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Device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping bodyRelated Patent Categories: Brushing, Scrubbing, And General Cleaning, Accessories, Mop WringersDevice for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060048330, Device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This application is a continuation of international application number PCT/EP2004/002320 filed on Mar. 6, 2004. [0002] The present disclosure relates to the subject matter disclosed in international application number PCT/EP2004/002320 of Mar. 6, 2004 and German application number 103 11 812.8 of Mar. 12, 2003, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and for all purposes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The invention relates to a device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body, which is mounted on a wiping head of a surface cleaning device, comprising a container which has a rinsing region and a spin dryer region, a wiping head mount being mounted rotatably in the spin dryer region, into which wiping head mount the wiping head can be inserted together with the wiping body and which wiping head mount can be driven rotationally about an axis of rotation by means of a drive device in order to remove moisture from the wiping body, and the rinsing region accommodating a cleaning liquid, and it being possible for the wiping head together with the wiping body to be inserted into the rinsing region. [0004] In order to clean a dirty surface, in particular a floor surface, use is frequently made of a wiping body, for example a wiping mop, a wiping pad or a wiping cloth mounted on a wiping head forming a wiping surface. To clean the surface, the wiping head is moved together with the wiping body along the surface to be cleaned, so that dirt can be picked up. The wiping body, which is mounted on the wiping head, can then be rinsed and wrung out. [0005] To wring it out, it is proposed, in WO 92/14394 A, to place the wiping head onto a wiping head mount which is subsequently caused to rotate, so that liquid is spun out of the wiping body because of the centrifugal forces in effect. A procedure of this type has the advantage that the user does not have to come into contact with the cleaning liquid. In the device described in WO 92/14394 A, the wiping head mount is disposed in a first container which can be positioned above a collecting container in which the liquid emerging from the wiping body can be collected. In addition, use is made of a further container in which the wiping head, which is mounted on the wiping body, can be rinsed out. [0006] U.S. Pat. No. 4,506,403 describes a device of the type mentioned at the beginning, in which a two-part container is used, a first container part surrounding a rinsing region, which accommodates a cleaning liquid for rinsing out the wiping body, and a second container part being able to be placed onto the first container part and surrounding the spin dryer region into which the wiping head together with the wiping body mounted thereon can be inserted. [0007] It is an object of the present invention to further develop a device of the type mentioned at the beginning in such a manner that it has a more compact form. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] This object is achieved according to the invention in the case of a device of the generic type by the fact that the container is configured in the manner of a bucket which surrounds the rinsing region and the spin dryer region, that the container forms below the spin dryer region a dividing wall which covers a drive compartment accommodating the drive device, and that the rinsing region extends laterally next to the spin dryer region and the drive compartment, the rinsing region forming an insertion section level with the spin dryer region and a liquid-accommodating region level with the drive compartment. [0009] The configuration of the container that is used according to the invention in the manner of a bucket permits simple handling of the device, with the latter being distinguished by a compact form. The rinsing region here has a relatively large volume, since it extends both along the spin dryer region and along the drive compartment and can therefore accommodate a considerable quantity of cleaning liquid, so that the wiping body can be thoroughly rinsed out in the rinsing region. [0010] In an embodiment which can be produced particularly cost-effectively, the container has a basic body which is of unitary configuration, surrounds the spin dryer region and the rinsing region and has a recessed formation which can be covered by a covering, the covering and the recessed formation surrounding the drive compartment. The basic body can be formed, for example, as a molded plastics part and can therefore be produced cost-effectively. In a configuration of this type, the device according to the invention can also be assembled very cost-effectively, since the covering permits easy access to the drive compartment, so that the drive device can be secured therein in a simple manner in the region of the recessed formation on the basic body. The covering can then be placed on, so that the drive compartment is completely encased by the region of the recessed formation of the basic body and the covering. [0011] It is particularly advantageous if the covering can be connected releasably to the basic body, since the drive compartment is thereby accessible at all times - for example for repair purposes. The covering can preferably be connected releasably to the basic body by means of a screw connection. [0012] It is advantageous if the covering forms a base plate of the container. [0013] A particularly compact configuration of the device can be obtained by the liquid-accommodating region extending further down than the spin dryer region. As a result, the rinsing region can be provided with a large volume which can be filled with cleaning liquid. This makes it possible additionally to improve the cleaning of the rinsing body within the rinsing region. [0014] It is provided, in the case of one preferred embodiment, that the container has laterally next to the drive compartment a bottom wall which is oriented obliquely with respect to the axis of rotation of the wiping head mount and covers a free space disposed below the bottom wall. Operating elements of the device according to the invention can be positioned within the free space. [0015] In order to obtain a particularly thorough cleaning of the wiping body within the rinsing region, it is provided, in the case of one advantageous embodiment, that the obliquely oriented bottom wall bounds the liquid-accommodating region and forms a rinsing plate against which the wiping body, which is mounted on the wiping head, can be placed in a planar manner and along which the wiping body can be moved. The rinsing plate is therefore disposed within the liquid-accommodating region, and the wiping body, which is mounted on the wiping head, can be moved along the rinsing plate while bearing in a planar manner against it. The rinsing plate therefore forms a type of washboard and permits a particularly thorough cleaning of the wiping body. The rinsing plate is oriented obliquely with respect to the axis of rotation of the wiping head mount and therefore obliquely with respect to the vertical in the position of use of the device according to the invention. This permits particularly simple handling of the device according to the invention when rinsing out the wiping body, since the latter can be moved along the obliquely oriented rinsing plate from top to bottom, for example. [0016] A particularly effective cleaning of the wiping body can be obtained by the rinsing plate carrying friction elements on its upper side. These friction elements can be configured, for example, in the form of projections, grooves or furrows. Provision may also be made for the rinsing plate to have a configuration in the form of a grid and therefore to form a friction grid onto which the wiping body mounted on the wiping body can be placed and along which it can be moved. [0017] The wiping head mount may be caused manually to rotate. For this purpose, the drive unit can have mechanical drive elements with a hand crank or a foot pedal actuable by the user. In addition, mechanical deflecting elements can be used in order to convert a translational movement of the foot pedal into a rotational movement of the wiping head mount. [0018] As an alternative, the drive device may have an electric motor. It is advantageous in this case if the drive device is associated with a control element which can be actuated by the user. In order to obtain a particularly compact configuration and the capability of handling the device in as simple a manner as possible, it has proven advantageous here if the control element is disposed in the region of the free space under the obliquely oriented bottom wall or in the drive compartment under the spin dryer region. [0019] It is advantageous if the control element comprises a foot switch. All that is then required in order to spin dry the wiping body mounted on the wiping head is for the user to insert the wiping head together with the wiping body into the wiping head mount and subsequently to actuate the foot switch, so that the drive device is set into operation and the wiping head mount together with the wiping head and the wiping body mounted thereon is therefore caused to rotate. [0020] In one preferred embodiment, the wiping head mount can be placed onto a drive shaft. This permits a particularly simple assembly of the wiping head mount. The wiping head mount can preferably be connected positively to the drive shaft. It is advantageous if the wiping head mount is mounted in an exchangeable manner in the spin dryer region of the container. [0021] The drive shaft may be disposed within the spin dryer region and may be coupled via coupling elements, for example via a magnetic coupling, to the drive unit disposed within the drive compartment. [0022] As an alternative, it may be provided that the drive shaft reaches through the dividing wall of the container, the dividing wall covering the drive compartment. It is preferably coupled within the drive compartment to a drive motor via mechanical coupling elements, for example via a belt drive. Continue reading about Device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body... Full patent description for Device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Device for rinsing out and spin drying a wiping body patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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