Three-Phase Laundry Detergent Wipe With Dual Rod Moistening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing laundry detergents, particularly liquid forms, lack the cleaning efficacy of heavy-duty detergents due to the absence of zeolites and fail to achieve a homogeneous distribution of washing active substances and solid components, leading to suboptimal cleaning power.
Innovation Solution
A three-phase heavy-duty laundry detergent wipe is developed by applying a dispersion of liquid washing detergent and a water insoluble additive, such as zeolites, to a substrate solid at ambient temperature using a dual moistening rod method for homogeneous distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If liquid washing detergent is used, then dosing is residue-free and convenience is improved, but cleaning power is insufficient due to absence of zeolites and solid components
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines liquid washing detergent with water-insoluble additives (zeolites, clays, silicates) to create a composite three-phase system. This allows the detergent to maintain the convenience of liquid application while incorporating solid components that provide enhanced cleaning power and dirt adsorption capabilities, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and cleaning effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention applies the dispersion to specific regions of the substrate (textile material) rather than uniformly throughout. The dual moistening rod system ensures localized application to the washing area, allowing the liquid detergent and solid additives to be distributed where needed while maintaining the benefits of both phases.
2Manufacturing precision
If multi-phase product is provided with carrier material and impregnating liquid, then homogeneous distribution is improved, but zeolites and essential additives remain missing
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the physical state parameters by incorporating water-insoluble solid additives into the liquid detergent dispersion. This creates a three-phase system where the solid components (zeolites, clays, silicates) maintain their structural integrity while being distributed throughout the liquid medium, enabling both homogeneous distribution and complete additive inclusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid washing detergent acts as an intermediary medium that carries and distributes the water-insoluble additives throughout the substrate. The dispersion formulation allows the solid components to be transported in the liquid phase, ensuring both homogeneity and completeness of additive distribution.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional moistening methods are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but homogeneous distribution of active substances is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces simple mechanical moistening with a dual moistening rod system that applies dispersion from both sides of the substrate simultaneously. This mechanical modification achieves homogeneous distribution of the three-phase dispersion while maintaining relative manufacturing simplicity through a straightforward dual-side application process.
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 solution enables a statistically uniform and stable distribution of washing active substances and solid components, enhancing cleaning power and incorporating essential additives like zeolites, which were previously absent in liquid detergents.
Implementation Method 1
a dispersion consisting of a liquid washing detergent and a water insoluble additive is applied to a substrate
Implementation Method 2
the substrate is moistened with the dispersion via direct contact with a first moistening rod which rests on one side of the substrate to be moistened and a second counter moistening rod which rests on the opposing side
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a three-phase heavy-duty laundry detergent wipe, comprising a substrate 1 which is solid at ambient temperature as a third phase and a dispersion applied to the substrate and consisting of a liquid washing detergent 5 as a first phase and a water insoluble functional additive 2 as a second phase; and a method for manufacturing same. In particular, the second phase, i.e., the additive 2, of the dispersion can be a zeolite. The substrate 1 can consist of fatty alcohols, viscose, polyethylene, polypropylene or polyester. Furthermore, the present invention discloses a homogeneous three-phase laundry detergent wipe and a method for manufacturing same, wherein the substrate is moistened with the dispersion via direct contact with a first moistening rod 3 which rests on one side of the substrate to be moistened and a second counter moistening rod 4 which rests on the opposing side of the substrate to be moistened such that the washing active substances and solid components of the dispersion 2, resp., are distributed homogeneously across the substrate after moistening.