Detachable Cloth Container Structure for Hygienic Scanner Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cloth containers in stationary scanners are difficult to clean and maintain hygienic conditions due to their recessed design, making it hard to visually inspect and clean the inner surfaces, leading to overlooked stains and dirt.
Innovation Solution
A detachable cloth container design where the first component with a cloth storing space is attached to the outside of the support post, allowing easy cleaning and visual inspection, and can be detached for washing, using a configuration with convex and concave engaging portions for secure attachment and detachment without tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the cloth container is formed as a recess extending inward in the support post, then the cloth container can be integrated into the stationary scanner structure, but it becomes difficult to clean and visually inspect the inner surface, leading to hygiene problems
Solution Approach 1:
The cloth container is divided into two separate components: a container body that forms the recess in the support post, and a detachable cover that can be removed. This segmentation allows the inner surface to remain accessible for cleaning and inspection while maintaining structural integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is designed to be detachably attached to the container body, allowing it to be removed when cleaning or inspection is needed. This dynamic attachment/detachment mechanism provides access to the inner surface while maintaining integrated structure during normal operation.
2Device complexity
If the cloth container is formed as a recess in the support post, then the structure is simplified and integrated, but the inner surface becomes inaccessible for proper cleaning and visual inspection
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the cloth container into a fixed container body and a detachable cover, the design maintains structural integration while enabling reliable hygiene maintenance through accessible cleaning of the inner surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable cover is designed to be easily removed before cleaning operations, allowing preliminary preparation for thorough cleaning and inspection of the inner surface, ensuring hygiene reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the cloth container inner surface is not easily accessible, then stains and dirt are overlooked, but making it accessible requires additional structural complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The container is segmented into accessible components, with the detachable cover providing easy access to the inner surface for cleaning and inspection, achieving high accessibility without excessive structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The simple detachable cover design allows users to easily perform cleaning and inspection operations themselves without requiring complex mechanisms or specialized tools, enabling self-service maintenance.
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AI summary
The invention provides an easy-to-clean cloth container and a stationary scanner having such a cloth container. This cloth container is to be attached to a support post of a stationary scanner, and has a first component and a second component. The first component has a cloth storing space and a first engaging portion, and the second component has an attachment portion to be attached to the support post, and a second engaging portion. The first component is attached to the outside of the support post by detachably engaging the first engaging portion with the second engaging portion with the second component.