Elastic Handle Cleaning Tool for Energy-Assisted Debris Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional brooms and sweepers lack significant improvements in performance, resulting in unimpressive increases in cleaning efficiency and effectiveness for clearing debris from floors.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning implement with an elongate handle containing an elastic element and a motion rod, allowing for enhanced mechanical energy storage and release through compression or extension, enabling more efficient dirt and debris removal with various tool attachments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional broom designs are used with minor variations, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but cleaning performance and efficiency remain unimpressive
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is divided into multiple functional segments: a proximal end cavity for housing the elastic element, a motion rod for transmitting motion, and a distal end for tool attachment. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic element (spring or elastomer) introduces dynamic motion to the otherwise static handle structure. When the user applies force to the handle, the elastic element compresses and releases, creating enhanced sweeping action that improves cleaning efficiency without requiring a completely complex mechanism.
2Power
If elastic elements and motion rods are added to the handle, then mechanical energy storage and release is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motion rod is concentrically secured within the interior cavity of the handle, and the elastic element is housed within the same cavity. This nested arrangement allows multiple components to occupy the same spatial envelope, adding functionality without significantly increasing the overall device volume or complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic element automatically stores and releases mechanical energy through compression and rebound cycles during normal use. The system serves itself by converting user input force into enhanced sweeping action without requiring external power sources or complex control mechanisms.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the motion rod is tightly fitted within the handle cavity, then structural stability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The guide washer is positioned at a specific location (distal end or intermediate position) within the handle cavity to provide localized guidance and spacing. This allows the motion rod to have a tighter fit in the critical area where guidance is needed, while other portions can have more relaxed tolerances, balancing structural stability with manufacturing feasibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The enhanced cleaning implement provides increased efficiency in clearing dirt, debris, and liquids by storing and releasing mechanical energy, leading to shorter and more efficient cleaning periods compared to standard tools.
Implementation Method 1
An elastic element can be secured within the interior cavity of the handle at the proximal end. The elastic element can include or can be a member selected from the group consisting of a spring, a pneumatic piston, a hydraulic piston, an elastomer, and combinations thereof.
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AI summary
A cleaning implement is described, which can have an elongate handle with a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior surface. The interior surface of the elongate handle can define an interior cavity of the elongate handle. An elastic element can be secured within the interior cavity of the handle at the proximal end. A motion rod can also be concentrically secured within the interior cavity of the handle, adjacent to the elastic element. The motion rod can have an exposed end protruding out of the elongate handle at the distal end, and the exposed end can have a tip with a tool attachment feature.