Cleaning devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wet and dry vacuum cleaners are bulky and heavy, making them difficult to maneuver, especially in non-open spaces, and have accessories that hinder rotation, complicating cleaning operations in tight areas.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning device design featuring a machine body with a floor brush and a cleaning liquid tank positioned above it, where the tank is integrated with the floor brush, reducing overall volume and weight, and allowing for easier navigation in tight spaces with a compact and lightweight structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the tank and floor brush are integrated into a single unit, then the overall volume and weight are reduced, but the cleaning liquid supply to the floor brush must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The tank and floor brush are merged into a single integrated unit, where the tank is positioned above the floor brush and they form one compact structure. This merging reduces the overall volume and weight of the cleaning device while maintaining the functional independence of both components through internal fluid pathways.
Solution Approach 2:
The floor brush is nested within or alongside the tank structure, with the tank serving as the outer housing and the floor brush positioned inside or adjacent to it. This nesting arrangement optimizes space utilization and reduces the overall footprint of the device.
2Ease of operation
If the machine body is made compact and lightweight, then ease of operation in tight spaces is improved, but the cleaning liquid tank capacity may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The tank is positioned vertically above the floor brush, utilizing the height dimension rather than extending horizontally. This vertical arrangement allows the tank to achieve sufficient capacity while keeping the horizontal footprint compact, enabling easy maneuverability in tight spaces without sacrificing cleaning liquid storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The tank is designed with optimized local geometry and distribution, concentrating the cleaning liquid storage in the vertical space above the floor brush. This localized quality approach ensures adequate capacity in a compact form factor by efficiently using the available vertical volume.
3Productivity
If accessories are added to the machine body for enhanced cleaning functionality, then cleaning efficiency is improved, but the rotation and maneuverability in non-open spaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tank and floor brush are merged into a single integrated unit, eliminating the need for separate accessory attachments. This integration maintains cleaning efficiency through the coordinated operation of the tank and floor brush while avoiding the rotation issues caused by multiple separate accessories.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated tank-floor brush unit serves multiple functions simultaneously: the tank stores and supplies cleaning liquid while the floor brush performs mechanical cleaning. This multi-functionality achieves enhanced cleaning efficiency without adding separate accessories that would hinder rotation and maneuverability.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a cleaning device. The cleaning device may include a machine body, a cleaning liquid tank, and a floor brush, wherein the floor brush may be connected to an end of the machine body, the cleaning liquid tank may be arranged above the floor brush, and the cleaning liquid tank may be configured to provide cleaning liquid for the floor brush or floor. When a user uses the cleaning device for cleaning work, the user may hold the machine body to control a moving direction of the floor brush. In the cleaning device, by setting a cleaning liquid tank on the floor brush, a volume and weight of the machine body can be reduced, which reduces an overall volume and weight of the cleaning device, thereby reducing a load and weight when the user operates the machine body and improving experience of the user during cleaning work.