Cleaner Module Mounting Design for Tool-Free Sanitary Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaners require users to handle dust-laden components with their hands during maintenance, posing sanitation issues and risking dust transfer or spillage when disassembling or removing cleaning modules.
Innovation Solution
A cleaner design featuring a module mounting portion with a rotation driving portion and a holder that allows the cleaning module to be inserted or withdrawn linearly, with the cleaning member supported to rotate, preventing dust transfer and eliminating the need for tools during module removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users handle cleaning components directly with hands for maintenance, then ease of operation is improved, but sanitation conditions deteriorate due to dust exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a container as an intermediary device between the user's hand and the cleaning component. The container has a holding space that receives the cleaning component, allowing users to manipulate components without direct hand contact with dust. The container acts as a protective barrier that maintains sanitation while enabling easy maintenance operations.
2Ease of operation
If cleaning modules are removed for maintenance, then ease of operation is improved, but dust transfer to housing or floor occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The container serves as a mediator that captures the cleaning component during removal. The holding space within the container confines the component and any associated dust, preventing dust from transferring to the housing or floor. Users can safely remove and handle components knowing dust is contained within the container's holding space.
3Reliability
If tools are required to open caps and remove components, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed to be manually operable without requiring external tools. The cap can be opened and components removed through direct manual manipulation of the container itself, making the system self-sufficient for maintenance operations. This eliminates the need for separate tools while maintaining reliable component removal capability.
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AI summary
A cleaner includes: a cleaner body having therein a module mounting portion; a rotation driving portion disposed at one side of the module mounting portion; and a cleaning module detachably mounted to the module mounting portion through one side of the cleaner body, wherein the cleaning module includes: a holder linearly inserted into or withdrawn from the module mounting portion in a side direction of the cleaner body; and a cleaning member supported by the holder so as to be inserted or withdrawn into or from the module mounting portion, together with the holder when the holder is inserted thereinto or withdrawn therefrom, and the cleaning member rotated by a driving force provided from the rotation driving portion.