Bubble Sterilizing Cleaner With Microbubble And Aeration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning technologies for fruits and vegetables are inefficient, requiring excessive labor and time, and struggle to maintain effective sterilization due to reliance on manual removal of foreign matter and inconsistent water supply, leading to poor cleaning quality and potential health hazards.
Innovation Solution
A bubble sterilizing cleaner that incorporates a bubble supply unit for generating microbubbles and an aeration unit for creating a vortex in the cleaning water, along with a fluid supply system that adjusts water supply based on the water source's pressure and amount, including a fluid sensor to maintain optimal water levels and ensure continuous cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual cleaning is used to clean fruits and vegetables, then cleaning quality can be maintained through direct handling, but cleaning time is long and labor costs are excessively high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical cleaning with an automatic cleaning system that uses water flow, microbubbles, and aeration to clean fruits and vegetables. The cleaning tank with circulating water and bubble generation systems automates the cleaning process, eliminating manual labor while maintaining cleaning quality through multiple cleaning mechanisms working simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes hydraulic and pneumatic principles by introducing microbubbles and aeration into the cleaning water. The bubble supply unit generates fine bubbles that rise through the water, creating agitation and cleaning action on the produce surfaces. The aeration unit similarly introduces air bubbles to enhance water circulation and cleaning effectiveness, replacing manual mechanical action with fluid dynamics.
2Productivity
If a microbubbles generation device is used for cleaning, then some cleaning effect is achieved, but cleaning performance is insufficient and foreign matter removal requires manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cleaning mechanisms into a single integrated system: the bubble supply unit for microbubble generation, the aeration unit for air bubble introduction, and the water circulation system. These components work together synergistically to provide comprehensive cleaning that addresses both initial soil removal and foreign matter elimination, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous cleaning action through the ongoing operation of the bubble supply unit and aeration unit throughout the cleaning process. The continuous generation of bubbles and water circulation ensures that cleaning action is maintained constantly, preventing foreign matter from settling back onto the produce and ensuring complete removal without manual intervention.
3Reliability
If ionized gas is constantly supplied into cleaning water to maintain saturation, then sterilization effect is achieved, but gas usage is excessive and efficiency is deteriorated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs periodic bubble generation rather than continuous gas supply. The bubble supply unit and aeration unit operate in cycles, generating bursts of microbubbles and air bubbles at intervals. This periodic action maintains the sterilization effect by regularly replenishing dissolved oxygen and creating agitation, while significantly reducing overall gas consumption compared to constant saturation maintenance.
4Device complexity
If water supply is entirely dependent on water source amount and pressure, then system simplicity is maintained, but water level cannot be maintained and continuous cleaning is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback control system for water supply that monitors water level or flow conditions and adjusts the water supply rate accordingly. When water source pressure or amount varies, the system detects these changes and modulates the water supply to maintain appropriate water levels in the cleaning tank, ensuring continuous operation without requiring complex manual intervention.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The bubble sterilizing cleaner significantly reduces cleaning time, maintains effective sterilization and cleaning quality, and adapts to varying water source conditions, preventing deterioration of cleaning effects and ensuring continuous operation without manual intervention.
Implementation Method 1
a bubble supply unit for generating microbubbles and spraying the microbubbles into a cleaning tank
Implementation Method 2
an aeration unit for discharging water or air to a cleaning tank to create a vortex
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a bubble sterilizing cleaner capable of automatically sterilizing and objects to be cleaned to be cleaned, such as fruits and vegetables. The bubble sterilizing cleaner includes a bubble supply unit for spraying microbubbles into a cleaning tank and an aeration unit for discharging water or air to the cleaning tank to improve sterilizing and cleaning efficiency and reduce cleaning time, and includes a fluid supply means connected with a water inlet of the cleaning tank and the aeration unit to supply a fluid so that the water supply rate is adjustable in accordance with a condition of an installation location thereof.