Dual-Mop Coupling Assembly for Faster Large-Area Floor Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning mops are inefficient for large floor areas, requiring excessive time and effort to clean effectively.
Innovation Solution
A coupling apparatus that links two cleaning mops together, allowing their cleaning heads to be joined side by side, thereby doubling the cleaning surface area and enabling faster and more efficient cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single cleaning mop is used, then the device complexity remains simple, but the productivity is insufficient for large floor areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two separate cleaning mops into a single coupled assembly using a coupling apparatus that includes connecting bars, plates, and fasteners. This merging allows two mop heads to work simultaneously on large floor areas, doubling the effective cleaning width and improving productivity without requiring multiple operators.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling apparatus is designed as a segmented, modular system with separate coupling assemblies for each mop head. Each assembly includes independent connecting bars and fastening mechanisms that can be attached or detached individually, allowing flexible configuration and easy separation when needed, thus managing device complexity while enabling enhanced productivity.
2Area of moving object
If two cleaning mops are coupled together, then the cleaning surface area is doubled, but the ease of operation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling apparatus incorporates dynamic elements including pivot joints and adjustable connecting bars that allow the coupled mop assembly to adapt to different operating conditions. The mop heads can be positioned at various angles and heights, and the coupling mechanism can be quickly assembled or disassembled, maintaining ease of operation despite the increased cleaning surface area.
3Productivity
If a coupling apparatus is introduced to link two mops, then the productivity increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling apparatus is designed as a universal multi-functional device that can accommodate different mop types and configurations. The standardized plates, bars, and fastening mechanisms can be used with various mop heads, and the same apparatus can be quickly assembled or disassembled based on cleaning requirements, thereby improving cleaning speed without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A coupling apparatus for joining two cleaning mops together for quickly cleaning a given floor area. The cleaning apparatus has two assemblies mounted to two cleaning mops respectively, and an elongated bar connects to the two assembles. Each assembly has a top plate and a bottom plate secured to the cleaning mop using a pair of fasteners. Each assembly has a pot magnet secured to one of the two fasteners.