Cleaner Cyclone and Filter Nesting to Reduce Total Length
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaners with cyclone dust collectors and filters face challenges in minimizing their overall length while maintaining effective dust collection and filtration efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A cleaner design that incorporates a cyclone dust collector with a cylinder having an outlet and a filter located frontward to cover the cylinder's opening, optimizing the placement to reduce the overall length while maintaining filtration efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the cyclone dust collector and filter are arranged in a conventional configuration, then the dust collection and filtration functions are maintained, but the total length of the cleaner becomes excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The filter is positioned inside the cylinder of the cyclone dust collector, with the filter's opening covering the cylinder's opening. This nested arrangement allows the filter to be housed within the existing cyclone structure, eliminating the need for separate external housing and significantly reducing the overall length of the cleaner while maintaining both dust collection and filtration functions
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of arranging the filter linearly behind the cyclone dust collector (extending the length), the filter is repositioned to a radial/axial location within the cylinder structure. This spatial reconfiguration moves the filter from a longitudinal arrangement to a more compact three-dimensional integration, reducing the cleaner's total length while preserving functional effectiveness
2Reliability
If the filter is positioned to cover the cylinder opening, then the filtration efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cylinder of the cyclone dust collector serves dual purposes: it houses the cyclone separation mechanism and simultaneously provides the structural housing for the filter. The cylinder's opening serves as both the outlet for the cyclone and the mounting location for the filter, eliminating the need for separate housings and reducing overall structural complexity despite the enhanced filtration function
Solution Approach 2:
The filter structure is merged with the cylinder structure of the cyclone dust collector. The filter opening covers the cylinder opening, integrating the filtration function into the existing cyclone housing rather than requiring a separate filter assembly. This merging reduces the number of discrete components and simplifies the overall device structure
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 design achieves a shortened total length of the cleaner while ensuring effective dust collection and filtration, with the filter efficiently capturing fine particles and reducing the overall size increase, thus enhancing user convenience and storage capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
a cyclone dust collector having an outlet
Implementation Method 2
cyclone unit including a cyclone dust collector
Implementation Method 3
a filter located frontward from the suction port and covering the opening
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaner including a cyclone dust collector and a filter has a shortened total length. The cleaner includes a main unit including a suction port, a cyclone unit including a cyclone dust collector having an outlet and a cylinder located rearward from the outlet and having an opening larger than the outlet, and a filter located frontward from the suction port and covering the opening.