Cleaner Chassis and Dustpan Structure for Jumping Obstacles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaners are unable to navigate over obstacles due to their fixed and low-profile design, which causes them to become blocked by objects like pencils or small nails.
Innovation Solution
A cleaner with a movable chassis and a dustpan board mounted on long posts and springs, allowing the chassis to rise and the dustpan board to bend backward when encountering an obstacle, enabling it to jump over the obstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cleaner uses a fixed and low-profile design, then it can move normally on flat surfaces, but it becomes blocked by obstacles like pencils or small nails
Solution Approach 1:
The chassis is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to rise and fall dynamically in response to obstacles. The hollow post can move vertically within the sleeve, enabling the chassis to adapt its height automatically when encountering obstacles on the floor
Solution Approach 2:
The height parameter of the chassis is made variable through the movable hollow post mechanism. The chassis can change its vertical position from a low profile (0.3-0.5cm from ground) to a raised position, allowing it to clear obstacles while maintaining ease of movement on flat surfaces
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cleaner encounters a bigger obstacle, then it can jump over the obstruction, but the dustpan board must be bent backward which adds structural complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The dustpan board is designed with flexibility, mounted on long posts that allow it to bend backward when the chassis rises over obstacles. This flexible design enables the dustpan to clear obstacles without requiring complex rigid mechanical structures
Solution Approach 2:
Springs are incorporated into the mounting structure of the dustpan board to provide cushioning and restore the board to its original position after it bends backward during obstacle clearance, reducing stress on the structure
3Adaptability or versatility
If the hollow post moves up and down freely in the sleeve, then the chassis can adapt to obstacles, but the connection between the main body and chassis becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the hollow post and sleeve is designed to be dynamically movable rather than rigidly fixed. The hook element allows vertical movement while maintaining connection, enabling the chassis to rise and fall freely in response to obstacles
Solution Approach 2:
The hook element acts as an intermediary component between the hollow post and sleeve, providing a simple mechanical connection that allows vertical movement while maintaining structural integrity, avoiding the need for complex joints or fastening mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the cleaner to effectively clear obstacles by allowing the chassis and dustpan board to adjust and return to their original positions, ensuring continuous operation.
Implementation Method 1
springs (124)
Implementation Method 2
The hollow post and the sleeve are moveable with each other, such that the hollow post can move up and down in the sleeve freely
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaner having structures for jumping obstacles is provided. A lower portion of a main body of the cleaner is disposed with a movable chassis, and the center of the chassis is formed with a hollow post that is to be inserted in a sleeve of the main body of the cleaner and is hooked by a hook element. The hollow post and the sleeve are moveable with each other, such that the hollow post can move up and down in the sleeve freely. A movable dustpan board is mounted on a front periphery of the chassis by long posts and springs.