Cleaning Sheet Holder Structure for 3D Fiber Sweeping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing cleaning tools with flat holding plates cannot efficiently utilize the sweeping-out function of fiber assemblies due to the sheet-like form of the cleaning elements, limiting their cleaning efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning tool design with a holder that inserts into a cleaning sheet, featuring an extending part with elastically deformable members to hold the sheet in a bulky three-dimensional form, enhancing the sweeping-out efficiency by making the central region thicker than the connection and tip regions, and ensuring the holder can be smoothly inserted and removed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cleaning element is held in a sheet-like form by flat holding plates, then the cleaning element can be easily held and positioned, but the sweeping-out function of the fiber assembly cannot be efficiently utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The holding plates are designed to be movable relative to each other, allowing the cleaning element to transition from a compressed sheet-like state during insertion to an expanded three-dimensional state during cleaning operations. This dynamic structure enables the fiber assembly to achieve its full sweeping-out capability while maintaining ease of handling during attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions the cleaning element from a two-dimensional sheet-like form to a three-dimensional bulky form by separating the holding plates. This dimensional change allows the fiber assembly to protrude and achieve effective sweeping-out contact with surfaces, resolving the contradiction between ease of holding and cleaning efficiency.
2Productivity
If the holding plates are separated to make the cleaning element bulky, then the sweeping-out function is enhanced, but the insertion and removal of the holder becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The holding plates are designed with movable connections that allow them to move closer together during insertion to facilitate easy attachment, and then separate to create the bulky three-dimensional form needed for effective sweeping-out during cleaning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding plates are preliminarily positioned in a closed state to facilitate easy insertion of the holder, and then separated after insertion to achieve the bulky form required for effective cleaning. This preliminary action resolves the contradiction between ease of insertion and sweeping-out efficiency.
3Device complexity
If the cleaning element is kept flat during holding, then the holder structure is simple, but the fiber assembly cannot effectively contact surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The holder structure incorporates movable holding plates that can transition from a closed flat configuration to an open three-dimensional configuration, enabling the fiber assembly to effectively contact surfaces while maintaining relatively simple holder construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a three-dimensional bulky form to the cleaning element by separating the holding plates, allowing the fiber assembly to protrude and effectively contact surfaces, while the holder structure remains relatively simple through the use of movable plate connections.
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 tool effectively enhances cleaning efficiency by allowing the fiber assembly to be used in a bulkier state, improving contact with surfaces and capturing dust or dirt more effectively, while preventing rotation and ensuring reliable holding during use.
Implementation Method 1
each of the elongate members comprises two elastically deformable elastic members, and the two elastic members are connected to each other at the connection part side and the tip part side
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AI summary
Provided is a cleaning tool with which a cleaning sheet can be efficiently used during cleaning. A cleaning sheet (140) is provided with holding spaces (180) through which a cleaning-body holder (110) is inserted. The cleaning-body holder (110) is provided with: cleaning-body holding parts (130) which are inserted into the holding spaces (180) to hold the cleaning sheet (140); and a handle part (120) which is connected to the cleaning-body holding parts (130), and which is to be held by a user. The cleaning-body holding parts (130) are provided with: base parts (132) connected to the handle part (120); tip parts (133) at an opposite side to the base parts (132); and intermediate parts (134) which extend from the base parts (132) towards the tip parts (133). In a state in which the cleaning-body holding parts (130) have been inserted into the holding spaces (180) to hold the cleaning sheet (140), sections of the cleaning sheet (140) corresponding to the intermediate parts (134) are configured so as to be thicker, in the thickness direction of the cleaning sheet (140), than sections of the cleaning sheet (140) corresponding to the base parts (132).