摘要 |
A cleaning device (14) for cleaning mop material (33) which freely depends from a holder, the cleaning device (14) having a opening (15) in which the freely depending mop material (33) is receivable, characterised in that the cleaning device (14) includes a pair of bristle carrying parts (22, 24) each carrying a plurality of bristles, each of the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) being rotatable about a respective axis of rotation (22a, 24a) by at least one motive device, the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) being rotatable in opposite senses of direction such as to draw the hanging mop material (33) introduced into the opening, between the bristle carrying parts (22, 24), whereby bristles carried by the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) engage the mop material (33), wherein the cleaning device (14) further includes a wringer mechanism (50) and the wringer mechanism (50) is configured such that operation of the wringer mechanism 50 ceases the operation of the or each motive device of the bristle carrying parts (22, 24). |