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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for removing pet stains from surfaces are cumbersome due to separate units for the cleaning solution and black light, requiring two hands and often necessitating repeated stain location processes, and lack integration for simultaneous detection and application.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser nozzle with integrated or detachable lights, including a UV light for detection and a white light for illumination, allowing for simultaneous identification and application of cleaning fluid, enabling one-handed operation and reducing the need for additional light sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate units for black light and cleaning solution are used, then detection and cleaning functions are provided, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the black light detection function and the cleaning solution dispensing function into a single integrated unit. The nozzle assembly includes both the light source for detection and the dispensing mechanism for cleaning solution, eliminating the need for separate flashlight and spray bottle units. This integration directly resolves the technical contradiction by reducing device complexity while maintaining both detection and cleaning functions, thereby improving ease of operation.
2Loss of time
If separate units are used for detection and cleaning, then specialized functions are provided, but loss of time occurs due to repeated stain location processes
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated nozzle assembly allows the user to detect the stain location and immediately apply cleaning solution in a continuous action without putting down or switching between separate units. The preliminary detection phase is seamlessly connected to the cleaning application phase within the same device, eliminating the time loss associated with retrieving a separate spray bottle after using a flashlight for detection.
3Ease of operation
If separate units are used, then specialized functions are provided, but ease of operation deteriorates requiring multiple hands
Solution Approach 1:
The single nozzle assembly performs multiple functions: it provides black light for detection, white light for illumination, and dispensing of cleaning solution. This multi-functional design allows one-handed operation where the user can detect, illuminate, and clean with a single device, eliminating the need to coordinate multiple separate units with different hands. The universal design integrates detection and cleaning capabilities into one operable unit.
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
Facilitates efficient and accurate detection and removal of pet stains with reduced complexity and effort, improving the ease of use by integrating light sources within the nozzle for simultaneous detection and cleaning.
Implementation Method 1
A variety of materials are known to fluoresce or glow under the presence of ultraviolet or black light
Data Source
AI summary
A nozzle comprising a first light and a second light, wherein one of the lights is used to detect certain materials, such as bodily fluids, pet messes and stains and the like, while the other light is used for illuminating an area to be cleaned. The lights may be integrally incorporate into a nozzle or removably detachable therefrom.