Dual-purpose spin dry mop bucket

Abstract

The present invention relates to mop buckets, including a housing, a spin basket mounted in the housing, and a driving mechanism rotating the spin basket. The present invention uses the driving mechanism to rotate an agitator for stirring and rubbing the mop head to remove dirt and solid matters and to synchronously rotate a spin basket for drying the mop head of the mop. Further, the present invention utilizes gears and one-way couplings to transfer driving force for rotating the agitator and the spin basket at the same time, saving much installation space and facilitating mop cleaning and drying operations.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to mop buckets and more particularly, to a dual-purpose spin dry mop bucket, which can clean the mop head as well as spin-dry the mop head.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Mop is a tool commonly used for floor cleaning. A mop bucket may be used with a mop for removing water from the mop. A conventional mop bucket uses squeezer means to squeeze water out of the cotton strips of the mop. FIG. 1 illustrates a mop bucket 50 constructed according to Taiwan Utility Model M338534. According to this design, the mop bucket 50 comprises a housing 51, a mount 52, and a rotating unit 53 which comprises a support device, a rotating shaft, a transmission mechanism and a push bar unit that are coupled to one another for rotating a spin basket 54 to spin-dry the cotton or micro-fiber mop head 61 of the mop 60 inserted therein. This design of mop bucket 50 has drawbacks. It simply provides a ver...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]It is another object of the present invention to provide a dual-purpose spin dry mop bucket, which utilizes gears and one-way couplings to transfer driving force for rotating the agitator and the spin basket at the same time, saving much installation space and facilitating mop cleaning and drying operations.

[0013]Thus, when compared to conventional spin buckets, the invention provides an additional agitator for stirring and rubbing the mop head to remove dirt and solid matters from the mop head. Further, the same power source for rotating the spin basket is utilized to rotate the agitator, saving much components and installation space. After cleaning of the mop head by the agitator, the mop head is spin-dried by the spin basket. Thus, cleaning and drying of the mop head can be done efficiently by the dual-purpose spin dry mop bucket.

Problems solved by technology

Rinsing the mop head 61 in this manner cannot remove dirt from it effectively.

Therefore, this prior art mop bucket design can simply spin dry the mop but cannot effectively clean the mop head.

Further, dirt deposited in the bottom of the vertical rinsing space of the mop bucket may be adhered to the mop head again during vertical movement of the mop head in the vertical rinsing space, causing the mop head to be contaminated again.

Further, the mechanism for rotating the spin basket is complicated, not convenient for smooth operation.

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