Cleaning Tool with Detachable Head for Low and High Place Adaptability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cleaning tools are inefficient for both low and high places due to inappropriate weight distribution, which affects user burden and cleaning efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A cleaning tool with a detachable bottom surface part that adjusts weight and center of gravity, allowing for easy attachment and removal to optimize cleaning on various surfaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the head part has a certain degree of weight to lower the center of gravity for cleaning low places, then cleaning of floor surfaces becomes easier, but cleaning of high places becomes more difficult due to increased weight

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of cleaning low placesVSAvoidweight of head part
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The head part is divided into two separate parts: a top surface part and a bottom surface part. The bottom surface part can be freely attached to or detached from the top surface part, allowing the user to segment the head part into a lighter configuration for high place cleaning and a heavier configuration for low place cleaning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The head part transitions from a static, fixed-weight design to a dynamic, adjustable-weight design. The bottom surface part can be attached or detached based on the cleaning task, making the weight of the head part changeable rather than fixed, thereby adapting to different operational requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Weight of moving object

If the head part is made lightweight for cleaning high places, then ease of operation improves, but cleaning efficiency on low places deteriorates due to insufficient weight

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveweight of head partVSAvoidcleaning efficiency on low places
Core Design Contradiction:
Weight of moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The head part is divided into a top surface part and a bottom surface part that can be freely attached or detached. This segmentation allows the user to attach the bottom surface part when cleaning low places to increase weight and improve cleaning efficiency, while detaching it for high place cleaning to reduce weight.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The weight parameter of the head part is made changeable rather than fixed. By attaching or detaching the bottom surface part, the user can change the weight parameter of the head part to match the requirements of different cleaning tasks, optimizing both lightweight and heavyweight performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Device complexity

If the cleaning tool is designed with a fixed weight configuration, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different cleaning locations deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure simplicityVSAvoidadaptability to different cleaning locations
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The head part is segmented into a top surface part and a bottom surface part that can be freely attached or detached. This simple segmentation provides adaptability to different cleaning locations without requiring complex mechanisms, achieving versatility through a straightforward modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The cleaning tool achieves multi-functionality through the attachable/detachable bottom surface part. The same top surface part can work with or without the bottom surface part, allowing the tool to adapt to both high place and low place cleaning tasks, thereby achieving universality across different cleaning scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP3643216B1Cleaning tool
Publication Date: 2021.04.28 DAIO PAPER CORP
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AI summary

The present invention includes: a head part (1) to which a cleaning sheet (P) is attached; and a handle part (2) which is connected to the head part (1) and which is for gripping by a user. The head part (1) comprises: a top surface part (11) which forms an upper surface side and to which the handle part (2) is connected; and a bottom surface part (12) which forms a lower surface side. The bottom surface part (12) is formed to be freely attachable/detachable with respect to the top surface part (11). Due to this configuration, it is possible to provide a cleaning tool which can easily clean both low places such as a floor surface and high places such as a ceiling and the upper part of a wall.