Cleaning apparatus and method for detecting the area to be cleaned covered by a cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus, including a handle, a holder fixed to the handle, a device for detecting an area to be cleaned covered by the cleaning apparatus, and a detector which detects a relative position and/or relative movement of the cleaning apparatus with respect to the area to be cleaned. A mop is replaceably fixable to the holder. The detector is configured to use the relative position and/or relative movement detected by the detector to detect that the mop is being sent for replacement or for a rinsing process and the detector thereupon automatically resets the area determined by the device.

1 . A cleaning apparatus, comprising:
 a handle;   a holder fixed to the handle, wherein a mop is replaceably fixable to the holder;   a device for detecting an area to be cleaned covered by the cleaning apparatus; and   a detector which detects a relative position and/or relative movement of the cleaning apparatus with respect to the area to be cleaned,   wherein the detector is configured to use the relative position and/or relative movement detected by the detector to detect that the mop is being sent for replacement or for a rinsing process, and wherein the detector thereupon automatically resets the area determined by the device.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the detector resets the area determined by the device when the detector detects that the mop is being replaced. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the detector comprises at least one sensor assigned to the cleaning apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one sensor detects positional data. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one sensor detects movement data. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the sensor has an optical operating principle. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning apparatus is assigned to a cleaning trolley, wherein a detector is arranged on the cleaning trolley. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the holder is formed as a mop plate. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the mop plate is pivotable, and wherein two main faces are pivotable in the direction of the floor to be cleaned. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the detector is manually actuable. 
     
     
         11 . The cleaning apparatus according to sa  claim 1 , wherein the detector has a signalling device. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaning apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the mop is equipped with the detector. 
     
     
         13 . A method for detecting an area to be cleaned covered by a cleaning apparatus, wherein the cleaning apparatus comprises a handle and a holder fixed to the handle, wherein a mop is replaceably fixable to the holder, wherein the cleaning apparatus is equipped with a device for detecting the area to be cleaned covered by the cleaning apparatus, wherein a detector is provided which detects the relative position and/or relative movement of the cleaning apparatus, the method comprising:
 using the relative position and/or relative movement detected by the detector, the detector being configured to detect that the mop is being sent for replacement or for a rinsing process, and   automatically resetting the area determined by the device upon detecting that the mop is being sent for replacement or for the rising process by the detector.