Cleaning Robot Mop Self-Cleaning Apparatus with Rib-Guided Liquid Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning robots with mop members face challenges of low cleaning rate and high water content due to inefficient self-cleaning functions.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning apparatus with a first cleaning component featuring at least one rib for contact with the mop member, incorporating a liquid storage tank and liquid outlet, where the cleaning liquid level is maintained to ensure continuous contact and flow, enhancing cleaning efficiency and reducing water content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing mop member self-cleaning function is used, then the mop member can be cleaned automatically, but the cleaning rate is low and water content remains high
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning component is divided into multiple independent ribs with distinct functions: some ribs are designed for scraping dirt while others are designed for squeezing water. This segmentation allows each rib to perform its specific function efficiently, thereby improving overall cleaning rate and reducing water content simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning component is designed to rotate during the cleaning process, creating dynamic relative motion between the ribs and the mop member. This rotational movement enhances the scraping and squeezing effects, improving cleaning efficiency and water removal compared to static cleaning mechanisms
2Ease of operation
If existing mop member self-cleaning function is used, then the mop member can be cleaned automatically, but the water content after cleaning is high
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning component is divided into multiple independent ribs with distinct functions: some ribs are designed for scraping dirt while others are designed for squeezing water. This segmentation allows each rib to perform its specific function efficiently, thereby improving overall cleaning rate and reducing water content simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning liquid level is maintained at a consistent height during the cleaning process, ensuring continuous contact between the cleaning liquid and the mop member. This continuous action prevents intermittent cleaning gaps, allowing water to be consistently removed throughout the entire cleaning cycle
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Improves the cleaning rate of the mop member by maintaining a consistent cleaning liquid level and flow, while reducing water content after cleaning, thus addressing the inefficiencies of existing self-cleaning functions.
Implementation Method 1
The first rib on the first cleaning component may scrape and squeeze sewage or dirt (such as hair) on the member to be cleaned
Implementation Method 2
the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage tank is updated by flowing through the liquid outlet
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a cleaning apparatus, including a liquid supply tank, a liquid storage tank, a first cleaning component, a first rib, disposed on the first cleaning component, for being in contact with a member to be cleaned; where the first rib has two opposite walls protruding above a top surface of the first cleaning component, and the two opposite walls extend along a length direction of the first cleaning component; and a liquid supply port, supplying cleaning liquid in the liquid supply tank to the first cleaning component, where the liquid supply port faces down toward a liquid input end of the first cleaning component; and where liquid injected from the liquid input end flows toward the member to be cleaned and cleans the member to be cleaned under a guidance of the two opposite walls, and is collected to the liquid storage tank.