Dual Suction Vacuum Head Layout for High Power and Low Noise

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Solution Overview

Problem

Vacuum cleaners face challenges in achieving high suction power, compact design, and low noise levels simultaneously.

Innovation Solution

The design incorporates two suction units arranged next to each other and at the same height as the filter device, with a common exhaust air space and straight exhaust air ducts, a flat pleated filter, and a filter cleaning device, along with insulating materials to minimize noise and enhance compactness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If multiple suction units are added to increase suction power, then the suction power is improved, but the device complexity and noise level increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuction powerVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple suction units are merged into a common housing structure with shared exhaust air space and common filter device, reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining high suction power through combined operation of multiple units

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Power

If multiple suction units are added to increase suction power, then the suction power is improved, but the noise level increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuction powerVSAvoidnoise level
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Exhaust air from multiple suction units is merged into a common exhaust air space that is acoustically insulated from the housing, allowing noise from multiple units to be contained and redirected through controlled exhaust openings rather than propagating directly to the environment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Volume of moving object

If a compact design is implemented, then the device size is reduced, but the space for exhaust air discharge and filter placement is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice sizeVSAvoidspace arrangement
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The exhaust air space is positioned in the vertical dimension above the suction units, utilizing vertical space rather than horizontal space, allowing compact horizontal footprint while providing adequate volume for exhaust air discharge and filter placement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

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

This configuration achieves high suction power while maintaining a compact design and reducing noise levels, with the filter cleaning device ensuring consistent performance and easy maintenance.

Implementation Method 1

with the help of which the dirt collection container can be subjected to negative pressure. This allows suction material to be picked up from a surface

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectNegative pressure: Pressure Gradient

Implementation Method 2

The suction air sucked in by the dirt collection container can be filtered by means of the filter device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFiltration: Filter (physical)

Implementation Method 3

the at least one suction unit is flow-connected via at least one exhaust air duct to at least one exhaust air opening

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFluid flow: Convection

Data Source

PatentEP2640247B1Vacuum cleaner with at least one suction aggregate
Publication Date: 2019.04.24 ALFRED KARCHER SE & CO KG
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AI summary

Vacuum cleaner (10) having a dirt collection container (12) and a suction head (14) which can be mounted on the dirt collection container (12), wherein the suction head (14) has at least one suction assembly (16, 8) which forms a flow connection with the dirt collection container (12) by means of a suction duct (30) and a filter device (32) and forms a flow connection with at least one waste air opening (84, 86) by means of at least one waste air duct (66, 68). In order to develop the vacuum cleaner (10) in such a way that it has a high suction power and a compact construction and operation of said vacuum cleaner is associated with a relatively low development of noise, the suction head (14) has two suction assemblies (16, 8) which are arranged next to one another, are positioned at the same level as the filter device (32) in the vertical direction and are surrounded by a common waste air chamber (52), wherein the waste air chamber (52) forms a flow connection with two waste air openings (84, 86) by means of a first and a second waste air duct (66, 68), and the filter device (32) is arranged between the two waste air ducts (66, 68).