Detachable Cyclone Dust Container for Easier Vacuum Emptying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vacuum cleaners face challenges such as difficulty in emptying the dust container due to its weight, complex structure, and poor dust separation efficiency, as well as unnecessary cleaning of the dust separator and filter, which affects user convenience and cleaning efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A vacuum cleaner design featuring a detachable dust container and dust separator with a cyclone unit and filter configured as a single assembly, allowing for easy separation and cleaning, with a dust discharge flow passage that reduces air flow resistance and noise, and a transparent design for easy contamination assessment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the dust container and dust separator are integrated as one unit, then the structure is simpler, but the weight increases making it difficult to empty
Solution Approach 1:
The dust container (200) and dust separator (300) are divided into separate detachable components. The dust container can be removed independently from the dust separator, allowing users to empty only the dust container without handling the entire integrated unit. This segmentation reduces the effective weight that users must manage during emptying operations.
2Ease of manufacture
If the dust container and dust separator are integrated, then manufacturing is easier, but cleaning becomes unnecessary yet time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The dust container (200) and dust separator (300) are designed as separate detachable components with standardized coupling interfaces. This segmentation allows the dust container to be removed and emptied independently without requiring disassembly or cleaning of the dust separator, eliminating unnecessary cleaning time while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The dust container (200) is extracted as a separate removable component from the dust separator (300). This extraction allows the dust container to be independently emptied and replaced without involving the dust separator or filter assembly, thereby eliminating unnecessary cleaning operations on components that do not require it.
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If a transparent dust container is used, then contamination assessment is easier, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dust container (200) is manufactured with a transparent or translucent material that allows visual inspection of dust accumulation levels and contamination state. This transparency enables users to assess contamination without opening the container, while the material selection maintains manufacturing simplicity through standard plastic molding processes.
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 user convenience by simplifying dust container emptying and cyclone unit inspection, reduces unnecessary cleaning, and improves cleaning efficiency by minimizing flow resistance and noise.
Implementation Method 1
a dust separator provided at one side of the fan mounting portion
Implementation Method 2
dust separator that draws air by a suction force of the fan to separate dust from the air
Implementation Method 3
a fan mounting portion configured to receive a fan mounted thereto
Data Source
AI summary
A vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, a vacuum cleaner having a dust container that holds dust, and a dust separator that separates the dust are provided. The vacuum cleaner may include a main body having a suction flow passage and a fan mounting portion configured to receive a fan drive mounted thereto, a dust separator having a bottom in communication with the suction flow passage and the fan mounting portion, and a dust container having an upper side with a dust discharge portion in communication with the dust separator. The dust discharge portion may include a dust discharge flow passage formed to discharge the dust in a tangential direction of the dust separator.