Adjustable squeegee with scrubber bar
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window cleaning devices with fixedly positioned cleaning implements are limited in accessing non-uniformly shaped or hard-to-reach areas, restricting ease of use.
Innovation Solution
A multi-positional cleaning device with a pivoting assembly that allows the blade assembly to rotate and lock into multiple angular positions relative to the handle, enabling adjustable access and improved maneuverability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cleaning implement is fixedly positioned relative to the handle, then the device structure is simple and stable, but the ease of access to non-uniformly shaped or difficult to reach areas is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning implement is made adjustable relative to the handle through a telescopic mechanism with locking positions, allowing the user to change the position and angle of the blade assembly. This dynamic adjustment capability enables access to non-uniformly shaped or difficult to reach areas while maintaining structural stability when locked in position
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cleaning implement is made adjustable to access difficult areas, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning device is divided into separable components including a handle, a telescopic cleaning implement with multiple segments, and a locking mechanism. This segmentation allows the cleaning implement to be adjusted to different positions and angles relative to the handle, providing adaptability to various surface geometries while keeping the overall structure manageable through modular design
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
AI summary
A multi-positional cleaning device includes a handle body having a first longitudinal axis, a head configured to receive a blade, and a pivoting assembly to rotate the blade. A plane extending through a center of the head, parallel to the blade. The head is rotatable about a pivot axis relative to the head. An orientation of the plane of the head remains constant relative to the longitudinal axis as the blade moves along the path of movement.