Electric dusters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning tools, such as manual floor mops and vacuum cleaners, are inadequate for reaching difficult-to-clean areas and do not effectively utilize cleaning detergents.
Innovation Solution
An electric duster with a rotatable utility portion, driven by a motor and gear box, featuring extendible tubes and a removable brushing filament sock, designed to efficiently reach and clean hard-to-reach areas with improved weight distribution and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If vacuum cleaners are used to clean difficult to reach areas, then cleaning power is improved, but device size and bulk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electric duster is divided into separate functional components: a power unit with motor and battery that can be detached from the cleaning head. This segmentation allows the cleaning head to be small and maneuverable for reaching difficult areas, while the power unit provides sufficient cleaning power when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The heavy motor and battery components are extracted from the cleaning head and placed in a separate power unit. This extraction enables the cleaning head to maintain a compact, lightweight design for accessing tight spaces, while the power unit contains all the mechanical power generation components.
2Device complexity
If manual floor mops are used for cleaning, then device simplicity is improved, but cleaning effectiveness on various surfaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electric duster is designed with interchangeable cleaning heads and multiple attachment options that can handle various cleaning tasks including dusting, mopping, and reaching into tight spaces. The rotatable utility portion and extendible connecting portion provide versatility for different cleaning scenarios while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning device incorporates dynamic elements including a rotatable utility portion that can rotate about the longitudinal axis, and an extendible connecting portion with telescopic tubes. These dynamic features allow the device to adapt to different cleaning situations and reach difficult areas while maintaining a simple base operation mode.
3Power
If the chamber is positioned at the distal end of the connecting portion, then driving power transfer efficiency is improved, but user maneuverability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber containing the motor is strategically positioned to create a balanced weight distribution along the device. This counterbalancing allows the heavier power unit to be offset from the cleaning head, improving maneuverability while maintaining efficient power transfer through the connecting portion.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs a telescopic connecting portion with extendible tubes that can change length along the longitudinal axis. This dimensional adjustment capability allows the user to optimize the distance between the chamber and cleaning head based on the specific cleaning task, balancing power transfer efficiency with maneuverability requirements.
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 electric duster effectively rotates brushing filaments to clean tight spaces, allowing efficient access to difficult areas with the option to use cleaning detergents, enhancing cleaning efficiency and user maneuverability.
Implementation Method 1
The motor drives the gear box which in turn drives the axle head and then the utility portion
Implementation Method 2
brushing filaments enveloping the core member whereby in use rotation of the core member causes corresponding rotation of the brushing filaments
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is concerned with an electric duster. The electric duster has an elongate profile defining a longitudinal axis. The electric duster has a utility portion arranged at a distal end of the electric duster, a grip portion arranged at a proximal end of the electric duster and a connecting portion arranged between the utility portion and the grip portion. The utility portion is rotatable about the longitudinal axis and the electric duster is further provided with a chamber containing a drive mechanism for providing rotational drive to the utility portion.