Mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing flat mop

Abstract

A mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop includes a bucket body and a squeezing device disposed inside the bucket body; the bucket body has a squeezing water section and a cleaning section, which are respectively at two different positions when used; when the mop head of the flat mop is removably inserted into the squeezing device, the squeezing device presses against the wiper on the mop head and scrapes the wiper on the mop head. A cleaning tool set is further provided. The mop bucket can clean and squeeze a wiper on the flat mop by integrating both functions of cleaning and squeezing together, provide better cleaning and squeezing effects, and realize a convenient and labor-saving squeezing operation and pleasurable user experience.

1 . A squeezer used for squeezing a flat mop, wherein the squeezer has a squeezing side, the squeezing side has a squeezing edge configured to squeeze a wiper on a mop head of the flat mop; and
 the squeezer is provided with one or more water ports configured to penetrate the squeezer, and an inlet of each of the one or more water ports is located on the squeezing side of the squeezer, wherein water squeezed out of the wiper by the squeezing edge is allowed to flow through the one or more water ports in a direction away from the wiper.   
     
     
         2 . The squeezer according to  claim 1 , wherein the squeezing edge of the squeezing side is an outermost edge in a horizontal direction of the squeezing side; and
 the squeezing side also has an upper end, and the inlet of each of the one or more water ports is formed in an area between the upper end and the squeezing edge.   
     
     
         3 . The squeezer according to  claim 2 , wherein the squeezing side of the squeezer is inclined from the upper end to the squeezing edge towards an outside of the squeezer, and the inlet of each of the one or more water ports is located in an inclined area of the squeezing side of the squeezer. 
     
     
         4 . The squeezer according to  claim 1 , wherein the squeezer is a squeezing strip, and the squeezing side of the squeezing strip is in an inclined flat shape. 
     
     
         5 . A flat mop squeezing device for a mop bucket, comprising a squeezer and a squeezing frame installed on the mop bucket; wherein
 the squeezing frame has a squeezing port for inserting the flat mop, and the squeezer is disposed adjacent to the squeezing port;   the squeezer has a squeezing side, and the squeezing side has a squeezing edge configured to expose out of the squeezing port, wherein the squeezing edge is allowed to squeeze the wiper on the mop head of the flat mop; and   the squeezer is provided with one or more water ports configured to penetrate the squeezer, and an inlet of each of the one or more water ports is located on the squeezing side of the squeezer, wherein water squeezed out of the wiper by the squeezing edge is allowed to flow through the one or more water ports in a direction away from the wiper.   
     
     
         6 . The flat mop squeezing device according to  claim 5 , wherein the squeezing edge of the squeezing side is an outermost edge in a horizontal direction of the squeezing side; and
 the squeezing side also has an upper end, and the inlet of each of the one or more water ports is formed in an area between the upper end and the squeezing edge.   
     
     
         7 . The flat mop squeezing device according to  claim 6 , wherein the squeezer is inclined from the upper end to the squeezing edge towards an outside of the squeezer, and the inlet of each of the one or more water ports is located in an inclined area of the squeezing side of the squeezer. 
     
     
         8 . The flat mop squeezing device according to  claim 5 , wherein the squeezer is a squeezing strip, and the squeezing side of the squeezing strip is in an inclined flat shape. 
     
     
         9 . A cleaning tool set, comprising a mop bucket and a flat mop, wherein the flat mop comprises a mop rod and a mop head rotatably attached to the mop rod, wherein a wiper is disposed on the mop head, and during squeezing, the mop head rotates to a squeezing state, so that the mop head is parallel to or approximately parallel to the mop rod;
 the mop bucket comprises a bucket body, a squeezing device is provided at an upper part of the bucket body, and the squeezing device comprises a squeezing frame and a squeezer;   the squeezing frame has a squeezing port for inserting the flat mop, and the squeezer is disposed adjacent to the squeezing port;   the squeezer has a squeezing side, and the squeezing side has a squeezing edge configured to expose out of the squeezing port, wherein the squeezing edge is allowed to squeeze the wiper on the mop head of the flat mop; and   the squeezer is provided with water ports configured to penetrate the squeezer, and an inlet of each of the water ports is located on the squeezing side of the squeezer, wherein water squeezed out of the wiper by the squeezing edge is allowed to flow through the water ports in a direction away from the wiper.   
     
     
         10 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 9 , wherein the squeezing edge of the squeezing side is an outermost edge in a horizontal direction of the squeezing side; and
 the squeezing side also has an upper end, and the inlet of each of the water ports is formed in an area between the upper end and the squeezing edge.   
     
     
         11 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 10 , wherein the squeezing side of the squeezer is inclined from the upper end to the squeezing edge towards an outside of the squeezer, and the inlet of each of the water ports is located in an inclined area of the squeezing side of the squeezer. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 9 , wherein the squeezer is a squeezing strip, and the squeezing side of the squeezing strip is in an inclined flat shape. 
     
     
         13 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 9 , wherein when the flat mop moves downwards, a lower end of the mop head is allowed to contact with a bottom of the bucket body, and a height of the bucket body matches a height of the mop head in the squeezing state, so that the wiper at an upper end of the mop head is allowed to be squeezed by the squeezing device. 
     
     
         14 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 13 , wherein the bucket body has a raised step protruding upwardly from a bottom of the bucket body, and the raised step is opposite to the squeezing port, thereby forming a water accumulating interlayer around the raised step at the bottom of the bucket body. 
     
     
         15 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 9 , wherein the mop head is rectangular in shape, an end of the mop rod is rotatably connected to a center of a front surface of the mop head, and the wiper is disposed on a rear surface of the mop head; and
 in the squeezing state, an axis of the mop head in a length direction is parallel to or approximately parallel to the mop rod.   
     
     
         16 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 15 , wherein the squeezing port comprises a first port for inserting the mop head and a second port for inserting the mop rod, wherein the first port and the second port are interconnected, and the squeezer is disposed adjacent to the first port, so that the squeezer is allowed to scrape the wiper. 
     
     
         17 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 9 , wherein the squeezer is installed on the squeezing frame, and the squeezing frame is installed on the bucket body. 
     
     
         18 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 17 , wherein the squeezing frame has an oblique slide rail, the squeezer is movably positioned in the oblique slide rail and the squeezing edge of the squeezing side exposed out of the squeezing port; and
 during squeezing, the flat mop inserts into the squeezing port, and the wiper is allowed to move relatively to the squeezer and be squeezed by the squeezing edge of the squeezing side, wherein the squeezer slides along the oblique slide rail and a width of the squeezing port is changed.   
     
     
         19 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 18 , wherein the oblique slide rail is inclined from top to bottom towards the squeezing port, wherein when the flat mop moves downwards, the squeezer is driven to move diagonally downwards along the oblique slide rail to decrease the width of the squeezing port, and when the flat mop moves upwards, the squeezer is driven to move diagonally upwards along the oblique slide rail to increase the width of the squeezing port. 
     
     
         20 . The cleaning tool set according to  claim 18 , wherein two protruded sliders are respectively disposed at both ends of the squeezer, the oblique slide rail is an inclined groove on the frame, the two protruded sliders are disposed in the inclined groove, and the squeezer is allowed to slide within the inclined groove.