Automatic cleaning apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic cleaning devices are complex in structure, leading to high production costs and maintenance challenges due to the inclusion of unnecessary elements and complex mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The automatic cleaning device features a mobile platform with an accommodating chamber that includes a first chamber and a second chamber, where the dust box is detachably assembled. The design simplifies the top surface structure by eliminating the flip cover, increasing design space, and stabilizing the dust box for improved performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional structures and functions (automatic charging, automatic dust removal, lifting and vibration) are added to cleaning robots, then the intelligence and functionality are improved, but the structural complexity and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dust box is divided into multiple detachable components including the dust collection chamber, filter assembly, and bottom cover that can be easily separated for cleaning and maintenance. This segmentation allows users to access and clean the filter without disassembling the entire robot, reducing maintenance complexity while preserving the automatic dust removal function.
Solution Approach 2:
The dust box is designed as a completely detachable unit that can be removed from the robot body without tools. The filter is further extracted as a separate removable component within the dust box. This extraction approach enables independent maintenance of the dust collection system without affecting other robot functions, thereby reducing overall structural complexity.
2Reliability
If the dust box structure is made more complex to improve dust collection performance, then the cleaning effectiveness is improved, but the ease of manufacture and assembly is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The dust box is segmented into standardized components (chamber, filter, bottom cover) that can be manufactured independently and assembled through simple snap-fit or screw connections. This segmentation maintains effective dust collection through proper filtration design while enabling easy manufacturing and assembly of individual parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter assembly is merged with the dust box structure through a unified design where the filter frame integrates with the chamber walls. This merging reduces the number of separate parts and fasteners needed, simplifying both manufacturing and assembly processes while maintaining effective dust collection performance.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an automatic cleaning device. The automatic cleaning device includes: a mobile platform configured to automatically move on an operation surface and including an accommodating chamber, the accommodating chamber including a first chamber and a second chamber; and a cleaning module comprising a dust box detachably assembled to the accommodating chamber. The first chamber and the second chamber are sequentially arranged next to each other in an advancing direction of the automatic cleaning device, and a depth of the first chamber is greater than a depth of the second chamber.