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EP0269852A1
EP0269852A1 EP87115723A EP87115723A EP0269852A1 EP 0269852 A1 EP0269852 A1 EP 0269852A1 EP 87115723 A EP87115723 A EP 87115723A EP 87115723 A EP87115723 A EP 87115723A EP 0269852 A1 EP0269852 A1 EP 0269852A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/06—Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles, e.g. wire, fibre, rubber
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    • A46B7/02—Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body in an expanding or articulating manner

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  • the invention relates to a handle broom for cleaning both smooth and textile floors, consisting of a handle and an elongated bristle carrier attached to it, which has bristle trimmings with different stiffness on at least two mutually inclined surfaces.
  • brooms for cleaning smooth floors, such as stone, wood and plastic floors, brooms (brooms or hand brushes) with a relatively soft and dense bristle trim are used to obtain a closed and pliant cleaning surface with which even the smallest dirt particles can be swept up and picked up.
  • brooms are unsuitable for carpets, textile coverings, etc., because the bristles dodge, do not penetrate the textile structure and cannot collect coarse dirt particles.
  • Such floors are therefore worked almost exclusively with vacuum cleaners, but on the one hand that Long-term stress on textile material, on the other hand, it requires some effort for commissioning.
  • brushes and hand brushes are also used temporarily in order to be able to pick up at least small-scale dirt or larger dirt particles without a vacuum cleaner.
  • the fill of such brooms consists of much harder bristles, which penetrate better into the textile structure and push the dirt particles out of the surface.
  • these brooms have lost significant importance for the convenience of the vacuum cleaner. The rule today is therefore that, for textile floors, exclusively the vacuum cleaner, for smooth floors, however, the broom is still used to a large extent.
  • the working angle is the same in both positions and thus unfavorable for at least one position, while with an isosceles triangle there is the disadvantage that the working angle (angle between the stem and the surface of the ground) is for the two purposes are different, but only for one purpose, ergonomically is favorable, unless a compromise is made that is unfavorable for both positions.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a handle broom that meets both purposes and allows ergonomically optimal work with each use.
  • the bristle carrier is longitudinally divided into at least two carrier parts, each with a bristle trim and one of the two carrier parts is firmly connected to the stem, and that the two carrier parts are articulated on the longitudinal edges facing each other and adjustable in their angular position to each other are.
  • a double-acting broom is created, which can be used with its bristle trim of lower stiffness for cleaning smooth floors and with its bristle trim with greater stiffness for cleaning textile floors.
  • the handle only needs to be rotated 180 degrees around its own axis, which is easily possible with just one hand.
  • the stem is held so that the section of the bristle carrier with the desired trim runs approximately parallel to the floor.
  • the two bristle carrier parts are adjustable in their angular position relative to one another, so that in both working positions an ergonomically optimal angular position of the handle relative to the floor and also an optimal angular position of the bristles relative to the floor can be set for the intended purpose.
  • the front carrier part has the bristle trimmings with the greater rigidity, ie it is used for cleaning textile coverings, while the rear carrier part with the softer bristle trimmings is intended for cleaning smooth floors.
  • the handle is preferably attached to the rear support part in an optimal angular position for its use, while the front support part can be set in an optimal angular position for cleaning textile floors with respect to the handle then rotated about its axis.
  • Both carrier parts are expediently of equal length, but the front carrier part is advantageously narrower than the rear support part, since the volume of the bristle trim for cleaning textile floors can be smaller than that on the other support part for cleaning smooth floors.
  • the joint between the two carrier parts is preferably designed in a hinge-like manner in order to obtain a stable joint connection over the entire length of the bristle carrier.
  • the two carrier parts are connected on their upper side facing away from the bristles via a device for adjusting their angular position.
  • the setting can thus be made on the top of the bristle holder.
  • the adjusting device advantageously consists of an actuating member arranged on the front carrier part and a latching device arranged between the two parts.
  • the front support part can thus be adjusted by means of the actuating member connected to it.
  • the locking device ensures the determination of the angular position and can be determined and released in a particularly simple manner.
  • the latching device can consist, for example, of at least one component arranged on the actuating member and one on the rear support part. The latching device is thus integrated into the actuating member.
  • the actuating member is preferably formed by a U-shaped bracket which rises on the upper side of the front carrier part and which has one of the two components of the latching device on its legs. while the other component on the rear support part lies within the pivoting range of the legs of the bracket.
  • the one component of the latching device each having a resiliently supported latching nose arranged on each leg of the U-shaped bracket, and the other component comprising two cheeks rising at the top of the rear carrier part with several on a swivel radius of the arranged at the front carrier part arranged recesses.
  • the design is such that the U-shaped bracket encompasses the handle attached to the rear support part from the front to the rear by angled or curved its legs to the rear.
  • the bracket or its web is thus in the inner angle region between the handle and the rear support part, so that the actuating member can be operated in the position of the handle broom for cleaning smooth floors.
  • the handle can also form a stop for the web of the bracket, for example in a position in which both carrier parts lie in one plane, that is to say the angular position is 180 degrees.
  • the aforementioned embodiment gives in connection with the further feature that the behind the handle or the connecting this with the rear support member Housing extending web is designed as a handle or tread bar, especially in the latter variant, the advantage that in the normal working position for cleaning smooth floors by means of the foot by pressing on the tread bar, the angular position of the front support part for cleaning textile coverings is set can be so that the user does not have to bend down for the changeover.
  • the handle broom has a handle 1 of conventional length and a bristle support 2 which is connected to the handle 1 by means of a toggle handle 4 via a clamping device (not shown) accommodated in a handle housing 3.
  • the bristle carrier 2 consists of two carrier parts 5, 6, of which the rear carrier part 5 is connected to the handle 1, while the front carrier part 6 is articulated on the rear carrier part 5.
  • a hinge-like joint 7 serves as the bearing, which in the exemplary embodiment shown is formed by cylindrical bearing bodies 8 on the front carrier part 6 and surrounding partial cylindrical bearing shells 9 on the rear carrier part 5.
  • the front support part 6 can thus be pivoted relative to the rear support part 5 about the joint 7 and in different whose angular positions to it, as well as to the stem 1 are brought.
  • the rear carrier part 5 is provided with a bristle trim 10, which is formed from relatively soft bristles and is used for cleaning smooth floors. As can be seen from the drawing, the carrier part 5 is wider than the carrier part 6 located at the front and consequently takes up a larger number of fine bristles. In contrast, the front carrier part 6 has a bristle covering 11 made of stiffer and / or narrower bristles.
  • this setting device 12 consists of a bracket 13 and a latching device 14.
  • the bracket 13 also forms the actuating member.
  • the bracket 13 is U-shaped, the legs 15 are attached to the front support part 6 and angled backwards so that they grip the stem 1 or the stem housing 3 together with the web 16 connecting them from front to back.
  • the web 16 can be designed as a tread bar.
  • the latching device 14 consists of two latching noses 17, each of which is attached to one of the legs 15 of the bracket 13 and is resiliently or resiliently supported on the legs 15 via strips 18. Furthermore, the latching device 14 has a plurality of latching recesses 19 lying on a circular arc of the joint 7, which in the embodiment shown are provided on a sector-shaped cheek 20, which in turn is on the top of the support part 5 is arranged rising. By pushing or pulling on the kick strip 16, the latching lug 17 can be snapped into one of the latching recesses 19 and the carrier part 6 can be set in the desired angular position relative to the handle 1 or the carrier part 5.
  • the aforementioned embodiment has the advantage that only two components are required for the entire broom body, which can be produced, for example, by injection molding.
  • One component has the front support part 6, the strip-shaped bearing body 8 and the bracket 13 with the locking lug 17, while the other component consists of the rear support part 5 with the part-cylindrical bearing shells 9 of the joint 7 and the cheeks 20 with the locking recesses.

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Abstract

1. Broom for cleaning both smooth and textile floors, comprising a handle and an elongated bristle carrier fitted thereto and which has at least two surfaces inclined towards one another and having in each case a bristle system with different stiffness characteristics, characterized in that the bristle carrier (2) is longitudinally divided into at least two carrier parts (5, 6) with in each case a bristle system (10, 11) and one of the two carrier parts (5) is fixed to the handle (1) and that the two carrier parts (5, 6) are connected in articulated manner at the two facing longitudinal edges and are reciprocally adjustable in their angular position.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Stielbesen zum Reinigen sowohl von glatten, als auch von textilen Böden, bestehend aus einem Stiel und einem daran angebrachten, langgestreckten Borstenträger, der auf wenigstens zwei zueinander geneigten Flächen je einen Borstenbesatz mit unterschiedlicher Steifigkeit aufweist.The invention relates to a handle broom for cleaning both smooth and textile floors, consisting of a handle and an elongated bristle carrier attached to it, which has bristle trimmings with different stiffness on at least two mutually inclined surfaces.

Für das Reinigen glatter Böden, wie Stein-, Holz- und Kunststoffböden werden Besen (Stielbesen oder Handfeger) mit einem relativ weichen und dichten Borstenbesatz ver­wendet, um eine geschlossene und schmiegsame Reinigungs­fläche zu erhalten, mit der auch kleinste Schmutzpartikel zusammengekehrt und aufgenommen werden können. Solche Besen sind für Teppiche, Textilbeläge etc. ungeeignet, da die Borsten ausweichen, nicht in die textile Struktur eindringen und gröbere Schmutzpartikel nicht erfassen können. Solche Böden werden deshalb fast ausschließlich mit Staubsaugern bearbeitet, die aber einerseits das textile Material auf Dauer stark beanspruchen, anderer­seits einigen Aufwand zur Inbetriebnahme erfordern.For cleaning smooth floors, such as stone, wood and plastic floors, brooms (brooms or hand brushes) with a relatively soft and dense bristle trim are used to obtain a closed and pliant cleaning surface with which even the smallest dirt particles can be swept up and picked up. Such brooms are unsuitable for carpets, textile coverings, etc., because the bristles dodge, do not penetrate the textile structure and cannot collect coarse dirt particles. Such floors are therefore worked almost exclusively with vacuum cleaners, but on the one hand that Long-term stress on textile material, on the other hand, it requires some effort for commissioning.

Es werden deshalb zeitweilig auch Bürsten und Handbesen verwendet, um zumindest kleinflächige Verschmutzungen oder größere Schmutzpartikel ohne Staubsauger aufnehmen zu können. Der Besatz solcher Besen besteht aus wesentlich härteren Borsten, die in die textile Struktur besser ein­dringen und die Schmutzpartikel aus der Oberfläche heraus­drängen. Diese Besen haben jedoch aus Gründen der Bequem­lichkeit, der der Staubsauger entgegenkommt, an Bedeutung erheblich eingebüßt. Die Regel ist deshalb heute die, daß für textile Böden, ausschließlich der Staubsauger, für glatte Böden hingegen nach wie vor in großem Umfang der Besen eingesetzt wird.For this reason, brushes and hand brushes are also used temporarily in order to be able to pick up at least small-scale dirt or larger dirt particles without a vacuum cleaner. The fill of such brooms consists of much harder bristles, which penetrate better into the textile structure and push the dirt particles out of the surface. However, these brooms have lost significant importance for the convenience of the vacuum cleaner. The rule today is therefore that, for textile floors, exclusively the vacuum cleaner, for smooth floors, however, the broom is still used to a large extent.

Es ist bei Holzschrubbern (DE-PS 867 237) und bei Besen und Bürsten (FR-PS 1 038 925, CH-PS 301 396) bekannt, dem aus Massivholz bestehenden Borstenträger einen pris­matischen Querschnitt in Form eines gleichschenkligen oder ungleichschenkligen Dreiecks zu geben und den Borsten­träger an zwei längsseitig aneinander grenzenden Flächen mit einem Besatz von Borsten unterschiedlicher Steifigkeit zu versehen, während an der verbleibenden Fläche der Stiel eingesetzt ist. Dabei dient das harte Borstenfeld in erster Linie zum Lösen stark haftender flächiger Verunreinigungen. Mit Geräten dieser Art lassen sich aber nur solche Böden bearbeiten, die im Sinne der Erfindung als glatt zu be­zeichnen sind. Bei Verwendung eines Borstenträgers, dessen Querschnitt von einem gleichschenkligen Dreieck gebildet ist, ist der Arbeitswinkel in beiden Positionen gleich und somit zumindest für eine Position ungünstig, während sich bei einem ungleichschenkligen Dreieck der Nachteil ergibt, daß der Arbeitswinkel (Winkel zwischen Stiel und Bodenoberfläche) für die beiden Einsatzzwecke zwar unter­schiedlich, aber nur bei einem Einsatzzweck, ergonomisch günstig ist, sofern nicht ein für beide Positionen ungün­stiger Kompromiß eingegangen wird.It is known in wood scrubbers (DE-PS 867 237) and in brooms and brushes (FR-PS 1 038 925, CH-PS 301 396) to give the bristle carrier made of solid wood a prismatic cross section in the form of an isosceles or isosceles triangle and to provide the bristle carrier with bristles of different stiffness on two surfaces adjoining one another on the longitudinal side, while the stem is inserted on the remaining surface. The hard bristle field primarily serves to loosen strongly adhering surface contaminants. With devices of this type, however, only those floors can be worked which can be described as smooth in the sense of the invention. When using a bristle carrier, the cross section of which is formed by an isosceles triangle, the working angle is the same in both positions and thus unfavorable for at least one position, while with an isosceles triangle there is the disadvantage that the working angle (angle between the stem and the surface of the ground) is for the two purposes are different, but only for one purpose, ergonomically is favorable, unless a compromise is made that is unfavorable for both positions.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Stielbesen zu schaffen, der beiden Einsatzzwecken gerecht wird und bei jedem Einsatz ein ergonomisch optimales Arbeiten ge­stattet.The invention has for its object to provide a handle broom that meets both purposes and allows ergonomically optimal work with each use.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß der Borstenträger in wenigstens zwei Trägerteile mit je einem Borstenbesatz längsgeteilt ist und eines der beiden Trägerteile mit dem Stiel fest verbunden ist, und daß die beiden Trägerteile an den einander zugekehrten Längskanten gelenkig verbunden und in ihrer Winkellage zueinander einstellbar sind.This object is achieved in that the bristle carrier is longitudinally divided into at least two carrier parts, each with a bristle trim and one of the two carrier parts is firmly connected to the stem, and that the two carrier parts are articulated on the longitudinal edges facing each other and adjustable in their angular position to each other are.

Mit der Erfindung wird ein doppelt wirkender Stielbesen geschaffen, der mit seinem Borstenbesatz geringerer Stei­figkeit für das Reinigen von glatten Böden und mit seinem Borstenbesatz größerer Steifigkeit für das Reinigen tex­tiler Böden, einsetzbar ist. Um den Einsatzzweck zu wechseln, braucht der Stiel lediglich um seine eigene Achse um 180 Grad gedreht zu werden, was mit nur einer Hand problemlos möglich ist. Der Stiel wird dabei so ge­halten, daß der Abschnitt des Borstenträgers mit dem je­weils gewünschten Besatz etwa parallel zum Boden verläuft. Um dies sicherzustellen, sind die beiden Borsten-Träger­teile in ihrer Winkellage zueinander einstellbar, so daß in beiden Arbeitslagen eine ergonomisch optimale Winkel­stellung des Stiels zum Boden und ebenso eine für den angestrebten Zweck optimale Winkelstellung der Borsten zum Boden eingestellt werden kann. So empfiehlt sich für kurzflorige Teppiche eine relativ geringe, für langflorige hingegen eine starke Abwinklung der Trägerteile bis zu etwa 60 Grad. Das Reinigen verschiedener Böden kann mit nur einem Gerät und ohne Unterbrechung des Arbeitsflusses erfolgen. Die verschiedene Steifigkeit der Borsten läßt sich durch deren Geometrie (Länge und/oder Querschnitt) und/oder deren Werkstoff einstellen.With the invention, a double-acting broom is created, which can be used with its bristle trim of lower stiffness for cleaning smooth floors and with its bristle trim with greater stiffness for cleaning textile floors. To change the application, the handle only needs to be rotated 180 degrees around its own axis, which is easily possible with just one hand. The stem is held so that the section of the bristle carrier with the desired trim runs approximately parallel to the floor. In order to ensure this, the two bristle carrier parts are adjustable in their angular position relative to one another, so that in both working positions an ergonomically optimal angular position of the handle relative to the floor and also an optimal angular position of the bristles relative to the floor can be set for the intended purpose. For short-pile carpets, a relatively small angle is recommended, for long-pile carpets, however, a large angle of up to about 60 degrees. Cleaning different floors can be done with only one device and without interrupting the work flow. The different stiffness of the bristles can be adjusted by their geometry (length and / or cross section) and / or their material.

Es ist zwar bei langstieligen Reinigungsgeräten, insbeson­dere Fensterwischern und Bodenwischgeräten bekannt (US-PS 953 729, 3 795 933), den Träger der Reinigungsorgane am Stiel gelenkig zu lagern, um die an verschiedenen Seiten des starren Trägers angeordneten Reinigungsorgane in eine jeweils günstige Arbeitsposition zu bringen. Dabei handelt es sich jedoch entweder um jeweils gleiche Reinigungsorgane für den gleichen Reinigungszweck, wobei mit der Verstell­barkeit nur eine gleichmäßige Abnutzung erreicht werden soll, oder um verschiedene Reinigungsorgane zur Vor- und Nachbehandlung der gleichen Fläche. Schließlich ist es bekannt, Kehrbesen quer zu ihrer Längserstreckung zu teilen und beide Trägerteile am Stiel anzulenken. Diese Maßnahme dient ausschließlich dazu, den Stielbesen bei Nichtgebrauch platzgünstig unterzubringen.It is known in long-handled cleaning devices, in particular window wipers and floor wiping devices (US Pat. No. 953,729, 3,795,933) to articulate the support of the cleaning members on the handle in order to move the cleaning members arranged on different sides of the rigid support into a respectively favorable working position bring. However, these are either the same cleaning elements for the same cleaning purpose, the adjustability of which is only intended to achieve uniform wear, or different cleaning elements for pre- and post-treatment of the same surface. Finally, it is known to divide sweeping brooms transversely to their longitudinal extent and to articulate both carrier parts on the handle. This measure is used only to accommodate the broom when not in use to save space.

In bevorzugter Ausführung der Erfindung weist das vorne liegende Trägerteil den Borstenbesatz mit der größeren Steifigkeit auf, dient also zum Reinigen textiler Beläge, während das hintere Trägerteil mit dem weicheren Borsten­besatz zum Reinigen von glatten Böden bestimmt ist. Dabei ist der Stiel vorzugsweise an dem hinten liegenden Träger­teil in einer für dessen Einsatz optimalen Winkelstellung befestigt, während das vordere Trägerteil in eine für das Reinigen von textilen Böden optimale Winkellage mit Bezug auf den dann um seine Achse gedrehten Stiel einge­stellt werden kann.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the front carrier part has the bristle trimmings with the greater rigidity, ie it is used for cleaning textile coverings, while the rear carrier part with the softer bristle trimmings is intended for cleaning smooth floors. The handle is preferably attached to the rear support part in an optimal angular position for its use, while the front support part can be set in an optimal angular position for cleaning textile floors with respect to the handle then rotated about its axis.

Zweckmäßigerweise sind beide Trägerteile gleich lang, jedoch ist das vordere Trägerteil mit Vorteil schmäler als das hintere Trägerteil, da das Volumen des Borsten­besatzes zum Reinigen von textilen Böden kleiner sein kann als dasjenige am anderen Trägerteil für das Reinigen von glatten Böden.Both carrier parts are expediently of equal length, but the front carrier part is advantageously narrower than the rear support part, since the volume of the bristle trim for cleaning textile floors can be smaller than that on the other support part for cleaning smooth floors.

Vorzugsweise ist das Gelenk zwischen den beiden Träger­teilen scharnierartig ausgebildet, um über die gesamte Länge des Borstenträgers eine stabile Gelenkverbindung zu erhalten.The joint between the two carrier parts is preferably designed in a hinge-like manner in order to obtain a stable joint connection over the entire length of the bristle carrier.

Zum Einstellen der Winkellage ist gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform vorgesehen, daß die beiden Trägerteile an ihrer den Borsten abgekehrten Oberseite über eine Ein­richtung zum Einstellen ihrer Winkellage verbunden sind. Die Einstellung kann somit an der Oberseite des Borsten­trägers erfolgen.To adjust the angular position, it is provided according to a preferred embodiment that the two carrier parts are connected on their upper side facing away from the bristles via a device for adjusting their angular position. The setting can thus be made on the top of the bristle holder.

Mit Vorteil besteht die Einstelleinrichtung aus einem am vorne liegenden Trägerteil angeordneten Betätigungs­organ und einer zwischen beiden Teilen angeordneten Rast­einrichtung. Das vorne liegende Trägerteil läßt sich also mittels des mit ihm verbundenen Betätigungsorgans ver­stellen. Die Rasteinrichtung sorgt für die Festlegung der Winkellage und läßt sich in besonders einfacher Weise feststellen und lösen.The adjusting device advantageously consists of an actuating member arranged on the front carrier part and a latching device arranged between the two parts. The front support part can thus be adjusted by means of the actuating member connected to it. The locking device ensures the determination of the angular position and can be determined and released in a particularly simple manner.

Die Rasteinrichtung kann beispielsweise aus wenigstens je einem am Betätigungsorgan und einem am hinten liegenden Trägerteil angeordneten Bauteil bestehen. Damit ist die Rasteinrichtung in das Betätigungsorgan integriert.The latching device can consist, for example, of at least one component arranged on the actuating member and one on the rear support part. The latching device is thus integrated into the actuating member.

Vorzugsweise ist das Betätigungsorgan von einem auf der Oberseite des vorne liegenden Trägerteils aufgehenden U-förmigen Bügel gebildet, der an seinen Schenkeln jeweils das eine der beiden Bauteile der Rasteinrichtung aufweist, während das andere Bauteil am hinten liegenden Trägerteil innerhalb des Schwenkbereichs der Schenkel des Bügels liegt. Durch Verschwenken des Betätigungsorgans wird die Winkellage des vorne liegenden Trägerteils gegenüber dem hinteren eingestellt und zugleich die gewünschte Winkel­lage über die Rasteinrichtung fixiert.The actuating member is preferably formed by a U-shaped bracket which rises on the upper side of the front carrier part and which has one of the two components of the latching device on its legs. while the other component on the rear support part lies within the pivoting range of the legs of the bracket. By pivoting the actuating member, the angular position of the front carrier part is set relative to the rear part and at the same time the desired angular position is fixed via the latching device.

In weiterer vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung ist vorgesehen, daß das eine Bauteil der Rasteinrichtung aus je einer an jedem Schenkel des U-förmigen Bügels angeordneten, nachgiebig abgestützten Rastnase und das andere Bauteil von zwei an der Oberseite des hinten liegenden Trägerteils aufgehenden Wangen mit mehreren auf einem Schwenkradius des vorne liegenden Trägerteils angeordneten Rastaus­nehmungen gebildet. Beim Verschwenken des Betätigungsorgans schnappen die Rastnasen nacheinander in die verschiedenen Rastausnehmungen ein, bis schließlich die gewünschte Posi­tion erreicht ist.In a further advantageous embodiment it is provided that the one component of the latching device, each having a resiliently supported latching nose arranged on each leg of the U-shaped bracket, and the other component comprising two cheeks rising at the top of the rear carrier part with several on a swivel radius of the arranged at the front carrier part arranged recesses. When pivoting the actuating member, the locking lugs snap one after the other into the various locking recesses until the desired position is finally reached.

Vorzugsweise ist die Ausbildung so getroffen, daß der U-förmige Bügel den am hinten liegenden Trägerteil befestig­ten Stiel von vorne nach hinten umgreift, indem seine Schenkel nach hinten abgewinkelt oder gekrümmt sind. Der Bügel bzw. dessen Steg liegt also in dem Innenwinkel-­Bereich zwischen Stiel und hinten liegendem Trägerteil, so daß das Betätigungsorgan in der Position des Stiel­besens für das Reinigen von glatten Böden betätigt werden kann. Dabei kann der Stiel zugleich einen Anschlag für den Steg des Bügels bilden, beispielsweise in einer Posi­tion, in der beide Trägerteile in einer Ebene liegen, die Winkellage also 180 Grad beträgt.Preferably, the design is such that the U-shaped bracket encompasses the handle attached to the rear support part from the front to the rear by angled or curved its legs to the rear. The bracket or its web is thus in the inner angle region between the handle and the rear support part, so that the actuating member can be operated in the position of the handle broom for cleaning smooth floors. The handle can also form a stop for the web of the bracket, for example in a position in which both carrier parts lie in one plane, that is to say the angular position is 180 degrees.

Die vorgenannte Ausführungsform gibt in Verbindung mit dem weiteren Merkmal, daß der hinter dem Stiel bzw. dem diesen mit dem hinteren Trägerteil verbindenden Stiel­ gehäuse verlaufende Steg als Griff- oder Trittleiste aus­gebildet ist, insbesondere in der letzteren Variante den Vorteil, daß in der normalen Arbeitsposition für das Reinigen von glatten Böden mittels des Fußes durch Druck auf die Trittleiste die Winkellage des vorne liegenden Trägerteils für das Reinigen textiler Beläge eingestellt werden kann, so daß sich der Benutzer für die Umstellung nicht zu bücken braucht.The aforementioned embodiment gives in connection with the further feature that the behind the handle or the connecting this with the rear support member Housing extending web is designed as a handle or tread bar, especially in the latter variant, the advantage that in the normal working position for cleaning smooth floors by means of the foot by pressing on the tread bar, the angular position of the front support part for cleaning textile coverings is set can be so that the user does not have to bend down for the changeover.

Nachstehend ist die Erfindung anhand einer in der Zeichnung wiedergegebenen Ausführungsform beschrieben. In der Zeich­nung zeigen:

  • Figur 1 eine perspektivische, abgebrochene Teilansicht eines Stielbesens und
  • Figur 2 eine teilweise geschnittene Seiten­ansicht des Stielbesens gemäß Figur 1.
The invention is described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. The drawing shows:
  • Figure 1 is a broken perspective partial view of a broomstick and
  • FIG. 2 shows a partially sectioned side view of the broomstick according to FIG. 1.

Der Stielbesen weist, wie aus Figur 1 ersichtlich, einen Stiel 1 üblicher Länge und einen Borstenträger 2 auf, der über eine nicht gezeigte und in einem Stielgehäuse 3 untergebrachte Klemmeinrichtung mit einem Knebelgriff 4 mit dem Stiel 1 verbunden ist.As can be seen from FIG. 1, the handle broom has a handle 1 of conventional length and a bristle support 2 which is connected to the handle 1 by means of a toggle handle 4 via a clamping device (not shown) accommodated in a handle housing 3.

Der Borstenträger 2 besteht aus zwei Trägerteilen 5, 6, von denen das hintere Trägerteil 5 mit dem Stiel 1 ver­bunden ist, während das vordere Trägerteil 6 an dem hinteren Trägerteil 5 gelenkig gelargert ist. Als Lager dient, wie aus Figur 2 ersichtlich, ein scharnierartiges Gelenk 7, das beim gezeigten Ausfürungsbeispiel von zylindrischen Lagerkörpern 8 an dem vorne liegenden Träger­teil 6 und diese umgreifenden teilzylindrischen Lager­schalen 9 am hinten liegenden Trägerteil 5 gebildet ist. Das vordere Trägerteil 6 kann also gegenüber dem hinteren Trägerteil 5 um das Gelenk 7 verschwenkt und in verschie­ dene Winkellagen zu ihm, wie auch zum Stiel 1 gebracht werden.The bristle carrier 2 consists of two carrier parts 5, 6, of which the rear carrier part 5 is connected to the handle 1, while the front carrier part 6 is articulated on the rear carrier part 5. As can be seen from FIG. 2, a hinge-like joint 7 serves as the bearing, which in the exemplary embodiment shown is formed by cylindrical bearing bodies 8 on the front carrier part 6 and surrounding partial cylindrical bearing shells 9 on the rear carrier part 5. The front support part 6 can thus be pivoted relative to the rear support part 5 about the joint 7 and in different whose angular positions to it, as well as to the stem 1 are brought.

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Das hinten liegende Trägerteil 5 ist mit einem Borsten­besatz 10 versehen, der aus relativ weichen Borsten ge­bildet ist und zum Reinigen von glatten Böden dient. Dabei ist das Trägerteil 5, wie aus der Zeichnung ersichtlich, breiter ausgebildet als das vorne liegende Trägerteil 6, nimmt infolgedessen eine größere Anzahl feiner Borsten auf. Hingegen weist das vorne liegende Trägerteil 6 einen Borstenbesatz 11 aus steiferem und/oder enger gesetzten Borsten auf.The rear carrier part 5 is provided with a bristle trim 10, which is formed from relatively soft bristles and is used for cleaning smooth floors. As can be seen from the drawing, the carrier part 5 is wider than the carrier part 6 located at the front and consequently takes up a larger number of fine bristles. In contrast, the front carrier part 6 has a bristle covering 11 made of stiffer and / or narrower bristles.

Zwischen den beiden Trägerteilen 5 und 6 ist eine Einrich­tung zum Einstellen der relativen Winkellage beider Träger­teile angeordnet. Diese Einstelleinrichtung 12 besteht beim wiedergegebenen Ausführungsbeispiel aus einem Bügel 13 und einer Rasteinrichtung 14. Der Bügel 13 bildet zu­gleich das Betätigungsorgan. Der Bügel 13 ist U-förmig ausgebildet, wobei die Schenkel 15 am vorderen Trägerteil 6 angesetzt und nach hinten abgewinkelt sind, so daß sie zusammen mit dem sie verbindenden Steg 16 den Stiel 1 bzw. das Stielgehäuse 3 von vorne nach hinten umgreifen.A device for adjusting the relative angular position of both carrier parts is arranged between the two carrier parts 5 and 6. In the exemplary embodiment shown, this setting device 12 consists of a bracket 13 and a latching device 14. The bracket 13 also forms the actuating member. The bracket 13 is U-shaped, the legs 15 are attached to the front support part 6 and angled backwards so that they grip the stem 1 or the stem housing 3 together with the web 16 connecting them from front to back.

Der Steg 16 kann dabei als Trittleiste ausgebildet sein.The web 16 can be designed as a tread bar.

Die Rasteinrichtung 14 besteht, wie aus Figur 2 ersichtlich, aus zwei, jeweils an einem der Schenkel 15 des Bügels 13 angebrachten Rastnasen 17, die über Leisten 18 nachgiebig bzw. federnd an den Schenkeln 15 abgestützt sind. Ferner weist die Rasteinrichtung 14 mehrere auf einem Kreisbogen des Gelenks 7 liegende Rastausnehmungen 19 auf, die bei der gezeigten Ausführungsform an einer sektorförmigen Wange 20 vorgesehen sind, die ihrerseits an der Oberseite des Trägerteils 5 aufgehend angeordnet ist. Durch Druck bzw. Zug an der Trittleiste 16 kann die Rastnase 17 in eine der Rastausnehmungen 19 eingerastet und das Träger­teil 6 gegenüber dem Stiel 1 bzw. dem Trägerteil 5 in die gewünschte Winkellage eingestellt werden.As can be seen in FIG. 2, the latching device 14 consists of two latching noses 17, each of which is attached to one of the legs 15 of the bracket 13 and is resiliently or resiliently supported on the legs 15 via strips 18. Furthermore, the latching device 14 has a plurality of latching recesses 19 lying on a circular arc of the joint 7, which in the embodiment shown are provided on a sector-shaped cheek 20, which in turn is on the top of the support part 5 is arranged rising. By pushing or pulling on the kick strip 16, the latching lug 17 can be snapped into one of the latching recesses 19 and the carrier part 6 can be set in the desired angular position relative to the handle 1 or the carrier part 5.

Die vorgenannte Ausführungsform hat den Vorteil, daß für den gesamten Besenkörper nur zwei Bauteile notwendig sind, die beispielsweise im Spritzgießverfahren hergestellt werden können. So weist das eine Bauteil das vordere Träger­teil 6, die leistenförmigen Lagerkörper 8 und den Bügel 13 mit der Rastnase 17 auf, während das andere Bauteil aus dem hinteren Trägerteil 5 mit den teilzylindrischen Lager­schalen 9 des Gelenks 7 und den Wangen 20 mit den Rast­ausnehmungen besteht.The aforementioned embodiment has the advantage that only two components are required for the entire broom body, which can be produced, for example, by injection molding. One component has the front support part 6, the strip-shaped bearing body 8 and the bracket 13 with the locking lug 17, while the other component consists of the rear support part 5 with the part-cylindrical bearing shells 9 of the joint 7 and the cheeks 20 with the locking recesses.

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Stielbesen zum Reinigen sowohl von glatten, als auch von textilen Böden, bestehend aus einem Stiel und einem daran angebrachten, langgestreckten Borsten­träger, der auf wenigstens zwei zueinander geneigten Flächen je einen Borstenbesatz mit unterschiedlicher Steifigkeit aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Borstenträger (2) in wenigstens zwei Trägerteile (5, 6) mit je einem Borstenbesatz längsgeteilt ist und eines der beiden Trägerteile (5) mit dem Stiel (1) fest verbunden ist, und daß die beiden Trägerteile (5, 6) an den einander zugekehrten Längskanten ge­lenkig verbunden und in ihrer Winkellage zueinander einstellbar sind.1.stick broom for cleaning both smooth and textile floors, consisting of a handle and an attached, elongated bristle carrier, which has bristle trimmings with different stiffness on at least two mutually inclined surfaces, characterized in that the bristle carrier (2 ) is longitudinally divided into at least two carrier parts (5, 6), each with a bristle trim, and one of the two carrier parts (5) is firmly connected to the handle (1), and that the two carrier parts (5, 6) are articulated on the mutually facing longitudinal edges connected and adjustable in their angular position to each other. 2. Stielbesen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das vorne liegende Trägerteil (6) den Borsten­besatz (11) mit der größeren Steifigkeit aufweist.2. Handle broom according to claim 1, characterized in that the front support part (6) has the bristle trim (11) with the greater rigidity. 3. Stielbesen nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekenn­zeichnet, daß beide Trägerteile (5, 6) gleich lang sind, das vordere Trägerteil (5) aber schmäler als das hintere (6) ist.3. handle broom according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that both carrier parts (5, 6) are of equal length, but the front carrier part (5) is narrower than the rear (6). 4. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Gelenk (7) zwischen den beiden Trägerteilen (5, 6) scharnierartig ausgebildet ist.4. handle broom according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the joint (7) between the two carrier parts (5, 6) is hinge-like. 5. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die beiden Trägerteile (5, 6) an ihrer den Borsten abgekehrten Oberseite über eine Einrichtung (12, 14) zum Einstellen ihrer Winkellage verbunden sind.5. handle broom according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the two carrier parts (5, 6) are connected on their bristle-facing top via a device (12, 14) for adjusting their angular position. 6. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einstelleinrichtung aus einem am vorne liegenden Trägerteil (6) angeordneten Betäti­gungsorgan (12) und einer zwischen beiden Trägerteilen (5, 6) angeordneten Rasteinrichtung (14) besteht.6. Handle broom according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the adjusting device consists of a lying on the front support part (6) arranged actuator (12) and between the two support parts (5, 6) arranged locking device (14). 7. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Rasteinrichtung (14) aus wenigstens je einem am Betätigungsorgan (12) und einem am hinten liegenden Trägerteil (6) angeordneten Bauteil (17, 20) besteht.7. Handle broom according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the latching device (14) consists of at least one on the actuating member (12) and one on the rear carrier part (6) arranged component (17, 20). 8. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Betätigungsorgan (12) von einem auf der Oberseite des vorne liegenden Träger­teils (6) aufgehenden U-förmigen Bügel (13) gebildet ist, der an seinen Schenkeln (15) jeweils das eine (17) der beiden Bauteile der Rasteinrichtung (14) aufweist, während das andere Bauteil (20) am hinten liegenden Trägerteil (5) innerhalb des Schwenkbereichs der Schenkel (15) des Bügels (13) liegt.8. handle broom according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the actuating member (12) is formed by a on the top of the front support member (6) rising U-shaped bracket (13) on its legs (15) each has one (17) of the two components of the latching device (14), while the other component (20) on the rear lying support part (5) within the swivel range of the legs (15) of the bracket (13). 9. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das eine Bautiel der Rasteinrich­tung (14) aus je einer an jedem Schenkel (15) des U-förmigen Bügels (13) angeordneten, nachgiebig abge­stützten Rastnase (17) und das andere Bauteil aus zwei an der Oberseite des hinten liegenden Träger­teils (5) aufgehenden Wangen (20) mit mehreren auf einem Schwenkradius des vorne liegenden Trägerteils (6) angeordneten Rastausnehmungen (19) gebildet ist.9. broom according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the one component of the locking device (14) from one on each leg (15) of the U-shaped bracket (13) arranged, resiliently supported locking lug (17) and that another component is formed from two cheeks (20) rising from the upper side of the rear carrier part (5) with a plurality of latching recesses (19) arranged on a swivel radius of the front carrier part (6). 10. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der U-förmige Bügel (13) den am hinten liegenden Trägerteil (5) befestigten Stiel (1) von vorne nach hinten umgreift, indem seine Schenkel nach hinten abgewinkelt oder gekrümmt sind.10. Broom according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the U-shaped bracket (13) on the rear support member (5) attached handle (1) from front to back by angled or curved backward legs are. 11. Stielbesen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der hinter dem Stiel (1) bzw. hinter dem diesen mit dem hinteren Trägerteil (5) verbindenden Stielgehäuse (3) verlaufende Steg (16) des U-förmigen Bügels (13) als Griff- oder Tritt­leiste ausgebildet ist.11. Handle broom according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the behind the handle (1) or behind this with the rear support part (5) connecting the handle housing (3) extending web (16) of the U-shaped bracket ( 13) is designed as a handle or tread bar.
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