Double-Sided Mop Universal Joint Design for Even Floor Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional double-sided mops have ineffective cleaning due to hollow slots on the mop head panels, which reduce floor contact and cleaning efficiency, and apply insufficient force, leading to poor mopping results.
Innovation Solution
A double-sided mop design featuring a mop pole, mop head with a universal joint, elastic parts, and a connecting rod that allows the mop head to rotate freely around the pole without slots, ensuring even floor contact and improved cleaning force through a torsional spring mechanism and counterweight block for efficient water squeezing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If slots are formed on the panel and pieces of cloth to allow the mop pole to rotate freely, then the mop pole can rotate smoothly, but the hollow slots reduce the effective cleaning area and floor contact
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the slots from the panel and pieces of cloth, eliminating the hollow areas that reduced cleaning effectiveness. Instead of having slots for rotation, the mop pole connects directly to the universal joint on the panel surface, maintaining full contact area while enabling rotation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a universal joint as an intermediary component between the mop pole and the panel. This universal joint enables the mop pole to rotate smoothly while maintaining continuous contact between the panel and the floor, solving the rotation problem without creating hollow slots.
2Force
If the panel applies force to the floor for cleaning, then cleaning effectiveness improves, but the conventional slot structure causes uneven stress distribution
Solution Approach 1:
By removing the slots from the panel and pieces of cloth, the invention eliminates the structural weaknesses that caused uneven stress distribution. The solid, continuous structure allows force to be distributed evenly across the entire cleaning surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the first panel and second panel into a unified, solid structure that clamps the mounting plate together, creating a continuous force transmission path to the floor without interruptions from slots.
3Productivity
If a double-sided mop structure is implemented with two panels and pieces of cloth, then cleaning effectiveness should improve, but the complexity of allowing free rotation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The universal joint serves multiple functions: it enables the mop pole to rotate in multiple directions, connects the mop pole to the panel, and maintains structural integrity. This single component handles all rotation requirements without adding complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic part automatically maintains the panels in a folded or unfolded state toward the mounting plate based on operational needs, eliminating the need for additional mechanisms to control panel configuration. The system self-adjusts during use.
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 cleaning effectiveness by allowing the mop head to apply consistent pressure to the floor and rotate freely, improving cleaning efficiency and simplifying operation, while eliminating the need for slots and ensuring even floor contact.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic part connecting to the first panel and the second panel so as to make the first panel and the second panel to be normally folded or unfolded toward the mounting plate
Implementation Method 2
The elastic part is a torsional spring. The torsional spring comprises a body, a first arm that stretches from the body and is provided on the first panel to apply a force to the first panel, and a second arm that stretches from the body and is provided on the second panel to apply a force to the second panel
Implementation Method 3
a universal joint that is provided on the mounting plate and connects to the mop pole and thus may run in a rotation travel so as to make the mop head rotate with respect to the mop pole
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AI summary
A double-sided mop according to this invention, being provided to solve the problems of a conventional mop on poor floor mopping quality, includes a mop pole, a mop head connecting to the mop pole, and a cleaning cloth provided on the surface of mop head. The mop head includes a mounting plate, a first panel, a second panel, a hinged shaft, a universal joint, and an elastic part, in which the mounting plate is provided between the first panel and the second panel, the mounting plate is hinged and connects to the hinged shaft together with the first panel and the second panel, the elastic part applies a force to clamp the first panel and the second panel, the universal joint is installed on the mounting plate by rotation, and the mop pole connects to the universal joint.