Cleaner Station Dust Bin Emptying Without Dust Scattering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaner systems, including handheld, stick, and robot cleaners, face issues with dust bin capacity, frequent emptying needs, dust scattering during emptying, health hazards from inhaled dust, and reduced suction force due to residual dust, as well as the inconvenience of manual dust compression.
Innovation Solution
A cleaner station with a dust removing system that automatically captures dust from the cleaner's dust bin using gravity and suction, featuring a coupling mechanism, fixing unit, and lever pulling unit to compress and remove dust without user intervention, preventing dust scattering and maintaining suction efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the dust bin capacity is increased, then the frequency of emptying is reduced, but the cleaner becomes heavier and less portable
Solution Approach 1:
A dust removal system with intermediate storage is introduced between the cleaner's dust bin and the final disposal location. The system includes a dust bin mounted on a cart that can receive dust from the cleaner and transport it to a dust collection bag, eliminating the need for frequent manual emptying while keeping the cleaner itself lightweight and portable.
Solution Approach 2:
The dust storage function is segmented into multiple components: a small dust bin on the cleaner for immediate collection, a larger dust collection bag on the cart for accumulated storage, and a dust removal system that transfers dust between them. This segmentation allows the cleaner to remain lightweight while providing large-capacity dust storage through the separate cart system.
2Quantity of substance
If manual dust emptying is performed, then the dust bin is cleared, but dust scatters into the air causing health hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The manual mechanical emptying process is replaced with an automated dust removal system that uses a dust removal motor and hose to suction dust from the cleaner's dust bin into the cart's dust collection bag. This substitution eliminates the need for manual handling that causes dust scattering and inhalation hazards.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service dust removal where the dust is automatically transferred from the cleaner to the cart without user intervention. The dust removal motor automatically activates to suction and transport dust, preventing user exposure to scattering dust while maintaining effective dust bin clearance.
3Stability of the object's composition
If residual dust remains in the dust bin, then the cleaner structure is maintained, but suction force deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The dust removal system operates continuously or periodically to prevent residual dust accumulation in the cleaner's dust bin. By maintaining continuous dust transfer to the cart, the system ensures the suction path remains clear and suction force is maintained without compromising the cleaner's structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
Residual dust is continuously extracted from the cleaner's dust bin and transferred to the cart's dust collection bag. This extraction prevents residual dust from accumulating and interfering with the suction path, thereby maintaining reliable suction force while preserving the cleaner's structural composition.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If automatic dust removal system is added, then dust scattering is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cart serves multiple functions: it provides large-capacity dust storage, houses the dust removal motor and control system, and acts as a mobile collection station. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional unit, the system prevents dust scattering without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The dust removal motor, control system, dust collection bag, and cart structure are merged into an integrated system. This consolidation combines multiple components into a unified device that prevents dust scattering while managing complexity through functional integration rather than separate distributed components.
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 system provides convenient and efficient dust removal, reducing user burden, preventing health hazards from dust inhalation, and maintaining cleaner performance by regularly clearing residual dust, thus enhancing user experience and safety.
Implementation Method 1
a suction module configured to generate a suction force to move the dust from the dust bin to the dust collecting part
Implementation Method 2
When the dust bin compression lever is moved downward by an external force, the compression member is also moved downward, thereby compressing the dust in the dust bin
Implementation Method 3
the lever pulling unit may include a lever pulling arm configured to be movable upward and downward, and a spring coupled to the lever pulling arm and configured to urge the lever pulling arm upward
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaner station and a method of controlling the same are provided, the method including: a dust bin fixing step of holding and fixing, by a fixing member of the cleaner station, a dust bin of a cleaner when the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station; a door opening step of opening a door of the cleaner station when the dust bin is fixed; a cover opening step of opening a discharge cover configured to open or close the dust bin when the door is opened; and a dust collecting step of collecting dust in the dust bin by operating a dust collecting motor of the cleaner station when the discharge cover is opened such that a dust passing hole is opened by detecting coupling of the cleaner without a user's separate manipulation and the dust in the dust bin is removed by operation of the dust collecting motor.