Cordless Fluid Container Heating for Consistent Cleaning Temperature
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning apparatuses for floors and surfaces require an external power source for heating and temperature control, making them cumbersome and inconvenient to use.
Innovation Solution
A cordless cleaning apparatus with a heating device and heat store that allows for energy storage and independent operation, using a battery or phase change materials to maintain a predefinable temperature for the cleaning fluid, preventing steam production and allowing for efficient heating and vaporization without an external power source.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If an external power source is used for heating and temperature control, then the cleaning fluid can be maintained at a consistent temperature, but the handling of the cleaning apparatus becomes uncomfortable and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The external power source and cable are extracted from the cleaning apparatus system. The heating device is integrated into the container itself, allowing the container to be filled with cleaning fluid that has been pre-heated externally, eliminating the need for a power cable during operation and improving handling comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning fluid is heated and temperature-controlled before being introduced into the container. This preliminary heating action is performed externally using a separate heating device, so that when the fluid enters the container, it is already at the desired temperature, eliminating the need for continuous power connection during use.
2Temperature
If a cable connected to an external power source is provided, then heating and temperature control can be achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex power supply system including cable and external power source is extracted from the cleaning apparatus. Only the simple container and discharge device remain, with the heating function transferred to an external preliminary processing step.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed to receive pre-heated cleaning fluid and maintain it at the required temperature through its own thermal properties and insulation, without requiring active heating elements or power connections. The system serves itself by relying on the thermal characteristics of the container rather than active control systems.
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
Enables convenient, self-sufficient cleaning by maintaining a consistent temperature for the cleaning fluid, preventing high internal pressures and allowing for efficient heating and vaporization, thus providing effective cleaning without the need for a constant power connection.
Implementation Method 1
a heating device (4'') configured for heating, temperature control, vaporization, or a combination thereof, of the cleaning fluid
Implementation Method 2
using a battery or phase change materials to maintain a predefinable temperature for the cleaning fluid
Implementation Method 3
The cleaning fluid is transferred via a discharge device onto a floor and/or a surface to be cleaned... can comprise a sponge or a cloth, which transfers cleaning fluid onto the floor and/or the surface by capillary forces
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning floors and/or surfaces, having a container for holding a cleaning fluid, a discharge device for discharging the cleaning fluid onto a floor and/or surface to be cleaned, and a heating device for heating and/or tempering and/or evaporating the cleaning fluid. The cleaning apparatus can easily be supplied with energy for heating and/or tempering and/or evaporating the cleaning fluid, and the apparatus can be operated cordlessly.