Cyclone vacuum cleaner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cyclonic separating vacuum cleaners require complex handling and multiple steps to empty the dust separation container, often necessitating a change in position from the suction mode, which is laborious and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A cyclonic separating vacuum cleaner design where the dust separation container is held in a form-fitting manner on the vacuum cleaner body in five directions and can be removed by pulling on a carrying handle in a sixth direction, allowing access and removal without additional unlocking mechanisms or position changes, ensuring the container remains accessible during suction operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the dust collection container is locked inside the vacuum cleaner body in the suction position, then the vacuum cleaner structure is compact and stable, but the dust container becomes inaccessible and requires position change or complex unlocking mechanisms for emptying
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying handle is extracted as a separate functional element from the dust collection container body. It is guided in a receptacle that allows it to be pulled out in the sixth direction of movement, enabling the user to remove the dust container by simply pulling the handle without any unlocking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is segmented into five directions of movement where positive locking is provided, and one direction (the sixth direction) where only frictional connection is provided. This segmentation allows the dust container to be securely held in the operating position while enabling easy removal by pulling in the specific removal direction.
2Reliability
If additional unlocking mechanisms or position changes are required to empty the dust container, then the dust container is securely locked during operation, but the emptying process becomes laborious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying handle is designed to be movable within the container housing, guided in a receptacle that allows dynamic movement between retracted and extended positions. This dynamic design enables the handle to be pulled out to initiate removal of the dust container, reducing the time and effort required for emptying operations.
3Shape
If the dust collection container is completely enclosed within the vacuum cleaner body, then the vacuum cleaner has a compact appearance, but the container cannot be accessed or removed during suction operation
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying handle is nested within the container housing during normal operation, with its leg guided in a receptacle that allows it to be stored compactly. When removal is needed, the handle can be pulled out from its nested position, maintaining the compact appearance during operation while providing accessibility when needed.
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
Simplifies the handling process by enabling the dust separation container to be removed and emptied in the same suction position, reducing the need for additional manipulations and allowing one-handed operation, maintaining continuous vacuum cleaning functionality.
Implementation Method 1
the dust collection container is positively locked to the vacuum cleaner body in five directions of movement and is held exclusively by friction in a sixth direction of movement
Implementation Method 2
the air flowing through such a separator, and especially the dust particles it contains, are accelerated by centrifugal force. At the air outlet of such a separator, the dust particles are flung into a dust collection chamber
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cyclonic separating vacuum cleaner (1) which enables intended vacuum cleaning operation in a suction position, with a vacuum cleaner body (2) and a dust separating container (3) which can be arranged on the vacuum cleaner body (2) in an operating position and which has a container housing (4) and a carrying handle (5 ), wherein the dust separator container (3) is held in the operating position on the vacuum cleaner body (2) in a form-fitting manner in five directions of movement (15, 16, 18) and is held exclusively in a force-fitting manner in a sixth direction of movement (19) used for removal from the vacuum cleaner body (2). , whereby the dust separation container (3) remains accessible from the outside in the suction position.