Separable Dust Container Cover Mechanism for Easy Filter Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaners face difficulties in cleaning the filter due to its integration with the main body, making it hard to access and maintain, especially when the dust container is not easily separable.
Innovation Solution
A cleaner design that includes a separable dust container with a single operating member, allowing for easy opening and separation from the main body, featuring a handle unit, operating member, and a holding mechanism with elastic components to facilitate filter cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the dust container is integrated with the main body, then the structure is compact and stable, but the filter becomes difficult to access and clean
Solution Approach 1:
The dust container is divided into separable parts: the container body and the cover. The cover can be opened independently by pulling the operating member, allowing filter access without separating the entire dust container from the main body. This segmentation enables selective access to the filter while maintaining the integrated structure for stability.
2Ease of operation
If the dust container is separable from the main body, then the filter is easy to clean, but the operation becomes complex requiring multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The operating member integrates multiple functions: it serves as both the handle for opening the cover and the release mechanism for separating the dust container from the main body. By combining these functions into a single component, the system reduces operational complexity while maintaining ease of filter cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The operating member is designed as a multi-functional component that can: (1) pull to open the dust container cover, (2) release the holding mechanism to separate the dust container from the main body, and (3) serve as a handle for user grip. This universal design simplifies the user interface while providing comprehensive functionality.
3Device complexity
If a single operating member is used for both opening and separation, then the device is simpler to operate, but the mechanism for preventing separation must be reliable
Solution Approach 1:
The holding mechanism uses nested components where the operating member is received within the handle unit, and the release mechanism is integrated within the operating member structure. The snap fit mechanism is nested within the interaction between the operating member and the dust container, creating a compact and reliable system.
Solution Approach 2:
The snap fit mechanism incorporates curved surfaces and rounded edges that enable smooth engagement and disengagement. The operating member features curved operational surfaces that guide the user's pulling motion, while the snap's rounded geometry allows for reliable yet reversible connection to the dust container.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient and simple operation for users to open, close, and separate the dust container, allowing easy access and cleaning of the filter, improving user experience and maintenance efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member that provides elasticity to the movable member to keep the locking rib locked to the snap
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaner includes: a main body that forms an external shape; a dust container that is separably combined with the main body and stores dust separated from air; a dust container cover that is configured to open and close the dust container; a handle unit that is disposed behind the dust container; and an operating member that is configured to provide operation force to the dust container cover by moving in a first direction and to release a holding mechanism for preventing separation of the dust container from the main body by moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction.