Vacuum container and manual cyclone vacuum cleaner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cyclone vacuum cleaners face inefficiencies and user safety issues due to rigidly connected filter systems that require improper handling and cleaning, leading to decreased performance and increased risk of dust entering the drive unit.
Innovation Solution
A suction material container with a central filter and fine filter system where the central filter can be automatically separated from the fine filter, allowing for optimized cleaning without direct user contact with dirty parts, and a four-stage filtration system that prevents dust from entering the drive unit's intake area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the central filter and fine filter are rigidly connected, then the filter system structure is simple, but the user must manually separate the filters which increases the risk of incorrect cleaning and direct contact with dirty parts
Solution Approach 1:
The filter system is segmented into a central filter and a fine filter that are detachably connected rather than rigidly connected. The central filter can be removed independently from the housing while the fine filter remains in place, allowing separate cleaning operations without manual separation by the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter system is designed to automatically separate the central filter from the fine filter during the removal process. When the central filter is pulled out from the housing, the detachable connection automatically disconnects, eliminating the need for user intervention to separate the filters and reducing the risk of incorrect cleaning.
2Ease of repair
If the central filter is removed from the housing, then the central filter can be cleaned, but dust and particles may fall into the drive unit intake area
Solution Approach 1:
The filter system is divided into two separable components: the central filter that collects dust and the fine filter that protects the drive unit. When the central filter is removed for cleaning, the fine filter remains in the housing to continue filtering air and preventing dust from reaching the drive unit intake area.
Solution Approach 2:
The fine filter acts as an intermediary protective barrier between the central filter removal process and the drive unit. Even when the central filter is removed, the fine filter remains in place to intercept any dust particles that might otherwise fall into the drive unit intake area.
3Productivity
If the filters are user-separable, then the user can clean the filters more frequently, but the user must touch dirty filters which increases health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The filter system allows the central filter to be removed and cleaned separately from the fine filter. Users can clean the central filter which contains the bulk of the dust, while the fine filter remains in the housing and continues to protect the drive unit. This segmentation enables frequent cleaning of the heavily soiled central filter without requiring users to disassemble and handle both filters.
Solution Approach 2:
The central filter, which accumulates the majority of dust and debris, is extracted as a separate removable component. Users can remove and clean this heavily soiled filter without needing to touch the fine filter, thereby reducing direct contact with dirty parts while maintaining the ability to clean frequently.
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
Enhances filter performance, reduces incorrect cleaning risks, and extends the vacuum cleaner's lifespan by ensuring dust does not accumulate in the drive unit's intake area during central filter removal.
Implementation Method 1
a hand-held cyclone vacuum cleaner in which vortices and any turbulence are generated in an air flow entering the vacuum cleaner, whereby the suction material such as dust particles is pressed in a predetermined direction due to centrifugal force and separated will
Implementation Method 2
the suction material such as dust particles is pressed in a predetermined direction due to centrifugal force and separated will
Implementation Method 3
a pre-filter, in which the central filter is arranged, and a fine filter, which is arranged in the central filter
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AI summary
The invention relates to a collection container (1) for a handheld cyclone vacuum cleaner, comprising a housing (17), a central filter (2) arranged in the housing (17), and a fine filter (4) arranged in the central filter (2) and designed such that it remains in the housing (17) when the central filter (2) is removed. The invention further relates to a handheld cyclone vacuum cleaner comprising the collection container (1).