C-Shaped Shower Hose Cleaning Brush for Full Surface Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning methods for shower hoses, such as using handheld flat brushes or rags, are inconvenient and fail to achieve all-around cleaning due to hose deformation and uneven surfaces, leading to hygiene issues.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning brush with an inwardly curved shell and bristle groups arranged in a C-shaped cavity, featuring convex rings and anti-slip ribs, allows for efficient cleaning by embedding the hose and moving the bristles along its axis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a handheld flat brush is used to clean the shower hose, then the cleaning action is simple, but it is very inconvenient to use due to hose twisting and deformation
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning brush adopts a curved C-shaped cavity structure that matches the curvature of the shower hose, allowing the brush to conform to the hose's twisted and deformed shape. This curved design enables the bristles to contact and clean the entire outer surface of the hose effectively, resolving the inconvenience of using flat brushes on curved surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The shell of the cleaning brush is designed as a flexible body that can adapt to the varying shapes and deformations of the shower hose. This flexibility allows the brush to maintain effective contact with the hose surface even when the hose is twisted or bent, significantly improving ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If a rag is used to wipe the shower hose, then the cleaning method is simple, but there will be hygiene dead angles due to uneven outer surface
Solution Approach 1:
The C-shaped curved cavity structure enables the bristles to wrap around and contact all areas of the hose's outer surface, including uneven and hard-to-reach areas. This eliminates hygiene dead angles that occur when using flat rags, ensuring complete cleaning coverage while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning brush incorporates multiple bristle groups arranged at intervals on the inner surface of the C-shaped cavity. This segmentation allows different sections of bristles to contact different areas of the hose simultaneously, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the entire outer surface without missing any spots.
3Reliability
If the shell is made as an inwardly curved soft body, then the cleaning effectiveness is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shell is manufactured as a flexible soft body that can be molded into the required C-shaped curved form. This approach allows the complex curved geometry to be achieved through flexible material forming processes, making the manufacturing more feasible while maintaining the cleaning effectiveness provided by the curved design.
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AI summary
A cleaning brush for shower hoses is disclosed, including a shell and a plurality of bristle groups. The shell is an inwardly curved soft body under a natural state, and a C-shaped cavity is formed in the shell to fit with a shower hose. The plurality of bristle groups are arranged intervals on an inner surface of the C-shaped cavity. The cleaning brush can brush the shower hose very clean, it is very easy to use and very efficient, and is suitable for homes, hotels and bath centers and other scenes.