Cyclone Vacuum Dust Container Lid Mechanism for Cleaner Emptying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cyclone type vacuum cleaners have complex dust collecting units that require complicated cleaning and emptying processes, necessitating improvements for easier and more convenient operation.
Innovation Solution
A vacuum cleaner dust container with a base body and cyclonic dust separation unit connection, featuring a lid with an actuating mechanism that allows controlled opening and closing, reducing dust swirl and allowing easy dust removal without touching dusty parts, and a design that positions the dust inlet at the top and discharge opening at the bottom for improved accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cyclone type vacuum cleaner uses a bagless dust collection chamber, then dust can be collected without a bag, but the cleaning and emptying process becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collection chamber is divided into separable components: a removable dust container that can be detached from the cyclone unit, allowing easy removal and emptying without disassembling the entire vacuum cleaner
Solution Approach 2:
The dust container is extracted as a separate removable component from the cyclone unit, enabling users to easily remove and empty the dust container without dealing with the complex cyclone separation mechanism
2Ease of operation
If the dust collecting chamber is made accessible for emptying, then dust removal becomes easier, but dust swirl and pollution during emptying increases
Solution Approach 1:
An actuating mechanism serves as an intermediary between the user and the dust container lid, allowing indirect controlled opening that minimizes direct user exposure to dust while enabling easy dust removal
Solution Approach 2:
The actuating mechanism enables controlled preliminary opening of the lid, allowing dust to be discharged in a controlled manner before full opening, reducing dust swirl and pollution during the emptying process
3Device complexity
If the dust container is integrated with the cyclone unit, then the structure is compact, but the emptying process becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated dust container and cyclone unit are segmented into two separate components: the cyclone separation unit and the removable dust container, maintaining compact overall structure while enabling simple independent removal and emptying of the dust container
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 solution simplifies the emptying process by reducing dust swirl and minimizing contact with dusty surfaces, enhancing user convenience and reducing dust pollution during emptying.
Implementation Method 1
cyclonic dust separation unit of a vacuum cleaner adapted and designed for separating dust from air flowing through the cyclonic dust separation unit
Implementation Method 2
cyclone type vacuum cleaners...cyclone dust separating units
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AI summary
Vacuum cleaner dust container and a vacuum cleaner The present application is directed to a vacuum cleaner dust container (1) and vacuum cleaner comprising such a dust container (1). The dust container (1) comprises a base body (2) accommodating a dust collecting chamber adapted to be coupled to a cyclonic dust separation unit, and comprising a lid (8) adapted to close a dust discharge opening (9) of the dust collecting chamber, and further comprising an actuating mechanism (12) coupled between the lid (8) and base body (2) and adapted for controlling opening and/or closing movements of the lid(8).