Cyclonic Vacuum Dust Container Layout to Prevent Waste Recirculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bagless vacuum cleaners with cyclonic separation systems face challenges such as limited waste accumulation space, cumbersome transport of cyclonic separation systems, and risks of waste recirculation, particularly due to the need to transport and empty the entire assembly and the difficulty in cleaning fine dust containers.
Innovation Solution
A vacuum cleaner design featuring a first removable waste recovery container under the primary separator and a second independent container for fine dust, with separate compartments and a movable cover to reduce recirculation risks and facilitate easy cleaning and transport, including a connecting conduit with a diverging outer wall to prevent waste re-aspiration and escape during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the waste recovery container is integrated within the cyclonic separation system, then the separation and recovery functions are combined, but the device becomes bulky and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The cyclonic separation system is divided into modular components: the cyclone separator assembly and the waste recovery container are separate detachable units. This segmentation allows the container to be removed and transported independently from the separator, solving the transportability issue while maintaining functional integration during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The waste recovery container is extracted from the cyclone separator assembly as a separate removable component. This extraction enables independent handling and transport of the container to disposal locations without moving the entire separation system, directly addressing the bulk and transport difficulty problem.
2Quantity of substance
If the waste recovery container is made large to accommodate more waste, then the accumulation space increases, but the container becomes difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The waste recovery system is segmented into multiple containers of appropriate size rather than one large container. Each container maintains manageable dimensions for easy cleaning while the plurality of containers collectively provides sufficient waste accumulation capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The container design facilitates easy discarding of waste through removable lids and accessible openings. The container can be quickly emptied and cleaned without complex disassembly, enabling frequent maintenance while maintaining adequate capacity for waste accumulation between cleanings.
3Ease of operation
If the container lid is open during transport to the emptying point, then waste can be easily emptied, but waste may escape during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The container lid is designed to be dynamically adjustable - closed during transport to prevent waste escape, and easily opened at the emptying location. This dynamic state change allows the system to adapt to different operational phases, eliminating the need to choose between security during transport and ease of emptying.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is prepared in advance with easy-access lid mechanisms and wide openings that facilitate rapid opening and emptying at the disposal location. This preliminary design of the opening mechanism ensures that when the lid is opened, waste can be quickly and easily emptied without delay or difficulty.
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 design enhances waste collection efficiency, reduces the risk of waste recirculation, and allows for easier cleaning and transport of waste containers, improving user convenience and operational safety.
Implementation Method 1
a bagless vacuum cleaner in which the separation between the expelled air and the particles sucked in is essentially carried out by means of a system of cyclones
Implementation Method 2
the separation between the expelled air and the particles sucked in is essentially carried out by means of a system of cyclones
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a vacuum including a waste separation unit which includes: at least one first cyclonic separation stage (8) comprising a primary cyclone separator (10) having longitudinal axis ?, and a first removable waste recovery receptacle (20) located beneath the primary separator (10). According to the invention, the first removable waste recovery receptacle (20) is associated with a first movable lid (22), which defines a connecting channel (24) between the primary separator (10) and the first removable receptacle (20), the connecting channel (24) having an inlet section (34), at the connection thereof with the primary separator (10), which has an overall annular shape coaxial with axis ?.