Electric vacuum cleaning apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electric vacuum cleaners are inefficient for cleaning narrow areas and require additional time and labor to dispose of dust collected using cleaning implements like mops or brooms, as they lack a convenient method to switch between dust collection and accumulation functions.
Innovation Solution
An electric vacuum cleaning apparatus with a station that includes a first suction channel for the vacuum cleaner, a second suction channel for additional dust, a dust container connected to both channels, and a switching valve unit to manage airflow between them, allowing easy switching between dust collection and accumulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If an electric vacuum cleaner is used to clean narrow areas, then cleaning can be performed, but it is inefficient and time-consuming compared to using cleaning implements
Solution Approach 1:
The station is designed to accept both the electric vacuum cleaner and cleaning implements (mops, brooms, floor cleaning implements), allowing it to serve multiple functions. The dust container can receive dust from either source, making the system universal and eliminating the need for separate dust disposal processes for different cleaning tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The station acts as an intermediary between the cleaning implements and the dust container. Instead of directly disposing of dust from cleaning implements, the dust is transferred to the station's dust container through the dust receiving chamber, facilitating easy disposal without requiring additional tools or steps.
2Productivity
If cleaning implements are used for localized cleaning, then quick cleaning is achieved, but additional time and labor are required to dispose of the dust
Solution Approach 1:
The dust disposal function is merged with the station that is already present in the living room. By combining the dust receiving chamber and dust container into the station, the system eliminates the need for separate dustpan and disposal processes, making dust disposal as convenient as the initial cleaning operation.
3Ease of operation
If a station is placed in the living room, then convenience is improved, but the station structure becomes more complex to accommodate multiple functions
Solution Approach 1:
The station is segmented into distinct functional components: a dust receiving chamber for receiving dust from cleaning implements, a dust container for storing dust, and a suction channel connecting them. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining an overall simple and organized structure.
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
Enables efficient disposal of dust collected from narrow areas using cleaning implements, improving convenience by allowing quick switching between dust collection and accumulation functions, reducing the time and labor required for localized cleaning.
Implementation Method 1
an electric blower that applies a negative pressure to the first suction channel and the second suction channel through the dust container
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AI summary
An electric vacuum cleaning apparatus 1 that offers a high degree of convenience is provided that is capable of easily switching between a function that empties dust from an electric vacuum cleaner 2 by moving dust collected by the cleaner 2 to a station 21 and accumulating the dust at the station 21, and a function that accumulates dust that is swept up together after quickly performing localized cleaning using an cleaning implement other than the cleaner at the station 21. An electric vacuum cleaning apparatus 1 includes: a dust transfer pipe 22 that is connected to an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner 2, and that sucks in dust collected by the cleaner 2; a suction passage 61 that sucks in other dust that is different to dust collected by the cleaner 2; a secondary dust container 28 that is connected to the pipe 22 and the suction passage 61; an electric blower 29 that applies a negative pressure to the pipe 22 and the suction passage 61; and a switching valve unit 72 that is capable of switching a channel that is connected to the dust container 28 so as to allow either one of, and block the other of, flowing between the pipe 22 and the dust container 28 and flowing between the suction passage 61 and the dust container 28.