Accessory Part Capsule for Suction Bag Emptying Device Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing suction bag emptying devices require the use of cleaning agents, which can be inconvenient and wasteful, as they often necessitate separate supply systems and may not be used efficiently during the cleaning process.
Innovation Solution
An accessory part featuring a lid with a capsule containing a cleaning agent, such as liquid, gel, or disinfectant, that is designed to be easily integrated into the emptying device, allowing for non-contact dispensing and prolonged use of the cleaning agent through a throttled flow mechanism, ensuring uniform distribution during the emptying process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate cleaning agent supply system is constructed for the emptying device, then the cleaning function is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning agent container is integrated into the lid structure of the emptying device, combining the cleaning function with the existing lid component. This eliminates the need for a separate cleaning agent supply system while maintaining effective cleaning capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid serves dual functions: it closes the emptying device container and houses the cleaning agent container. This multi-functionality approach allows the same component to perform both containment and cleaning delivery roles.
2Ease of operation
If cleaning agent is dispensed freely during the cleaning process, then the cleaning coverage is improved, but the loss of substance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The plug is designed with specific geometric parameters (height, diameter, positioning) to control the gap size between itself and the container bottom. This parameter optimization throttles the liquid flow rate, ensuring adequate cleaning coverage while minimizing cleaning agent consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The plug acts as an intermediary element between the cleaning agent reservoir and the discharge point. It mediates the flow of liquid cleaning agent, creating a controlled throttling effect that balances cleaning effectiveness with substance conservation.
3Productivity
If the cleaning agent flows quickly through the system, then the cleaning speed is improved, but the duration of action decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By adjusting the gap dimensions between the plug and container bottom, the system achieves an optimal balance between flow rate and duration. The throttled flow extends the cleaning agent's action duration while maintaining sufficient cleaning speed through the continuous flow mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous flow of cleaning agent through the throttled gap, ensuring uninterrupted cleaning action throughout the emptying process. This continuous delivery extends the effective duration of the cleaning agent compared to intermittent or rapid discharge systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables easy and efficient cleaning of suction bag emptying devices without the need for separate cleaning agent supply systems, prolongs the usage of cleaning agents, and ensures thorough cleaning by uniformly mixing the agent with the flow, thereby enhancing the cleaning process.
Implementation Method 1
The container is closed with a plug, the plug being pressed near the bottom of the container, which results in the liquid level rising in a circular area in the container around the plug
Implementation Method 2
At the bottom of the container, in the area remaining under the plug, there may be ridges extending radially from the middle of the container towards the edges and ensuring that the plug cannot get too deep but that the gap is always open
Implementation Method 3
the gap between the plug and the bottom of the container throttles the flow to be suitably small
Implementation Method 4
The capsule is broken and the liquid agent begins to flow along the cylinder and its conical head, reaching, at the conical head, openings from where water or other liquid or gas is flowing. The liquid agent is mixed into the flow arriving from the openings and becomes thus uniformly dispensed into the flow.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an accessory part to be used in connection with cleaning a suction bag emptying device (13), the accessory part comprising a lid (25) for closing a container (15) in the emptying device (13), and a capsule containing agent to be used for cleaning the emptying device (13) in connection with the lid (25). The invention further relates to a suction bag emptying device (13).