Cyclone Dust Collector Layout for Low-Height Robot Cleaners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cyclone type dust collectors in robot cleaners are typically high, making it difficult for the cleaners to access and clean spaces between the floor and furniture, as they increase the overall height of the robot, preventing effective navigation in low-clearance areas.
Innovation Solution
A low-height cyclone type dust collector configuration is implemented, where the cyclone and dust container overlap horizontally, allowing the air and dust to be separated efficiently while reducing the overall height of the cleaner, enabling it to navigate through tight spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the cyclone type dust collector uses a conventional vertical arrangement with the dust container below the cyclone body, then the dust collection function is effective, but the overall height of the cleaner increases, preventing it from entering low-clearance spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a vertical arrangement (dust container below cyclone) to a horizontal arrangement (dust container beside cyclone), utilizing the lateral dimension to reduce overall height while maintaining dust collection functionality. This dimensional change allows the cleaner to enter low-height spaces effectively
2Length of moving object
If the cyclone and dust container are arranged horizontally to reduce height, then the cleaner can access low-height spaces, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cyclone body and dust container into a compact integrated structure where the dust container is positioned horizontally adjacent to the cyclone. This combination reduces overall height while minimizing structural complexity through efficient spatial integration of components
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
This design maintains dust collection efficiency while allowing the cleaner to easily access and clean low-height spaces, such as those between furniture and the floor, by positioning the cyclone and dust container to overlap horizontally, thus reducing the height of the cleaner and enhancing its ability to maneuver in confined areas.
Implementation Method 1
a first cyclone body (112) that generates a cyclone flow around a flow axis extending in a vertical direction
Implementation Method 2
induces a cyclone flow around a flow axis which may allow the air and the dust to be separated from each other
Implementation Method 3
a first dust container (190) that communicates with the first dust outlet (115) and collects the dust
Data Source
AI summary
A cyclone type dust collector includes a first cyclone comprising a first cyclone body configured to induce a cyclonic flow of air around a first flow axis extending in a vertical direction, a first air inlet formed in the first cyclone body, a first dust outlet formed in the first cyclone body, and a first air outlet formed in the first cyclone body; and a first dust container configured to communicate with the first dust outlet and collect dust separated from the air, wherein at least a part of the first cyclone body is horizontally adjacent to the first dust container in a first horizontal direction that intersects with the first flow axis.