Self-Cleaning Electrical Mop Base for Roller Scrubbing and Drainage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mops require complex manual cleaning operations, leading to hand stains and inconvenient usage, especially due to fixed cleaning parts that need to be turned upside down for thorough cleaning, and their large size causes high transportation costs.
Innovation Solution
A self-cleaning automatically-stored electrical mop with a rotatable roller and cleaning base assembly that includes a cleaning groove and scrubbing assembly, allowing the roller to rotate for self-cleaning and improving cleaning efficiency, while the mop rod is designed in detachable sections for reduced packaging and transportation size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual cleaning of mop heads is used, then cleaning function is provided, but operation complexity increases and hand stains occur
Solution Approach 1:
The mop head performs self-cleaning through automatic rotation in water. The motor drives the cleaning roller to rotate automatically, allowing the mop to clean itself without manual intervention, thus eliminating hand stains and simplifying the cleaning operation for users.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning roller is designed to rotate dynamically during the cleaning process. The motor drives the roller to rotate automatically when placed in water, enabling continuous self-cleaning action without requiring manual manipulation or flipping of the mop head.
2Productivity
If fixed cleaning parts are used, then structure simplicity is maintained, but cleaning effectiveness decreases due to inability to clean both surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning roller transitions from a fixed structure to a dynamically rotating component. The motor drives the roller to rotate automatically, allowing both surfaces of the roller to contact the cleaning water sequentially, thereby cleaning both sides effectively without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic rotation ensures continuous cleaning action on both surfaces of the roller. As the roller rotates, different portions of its surface continuously contact the cleaning water, maintaining constant cleaning effectiveness without interruption or manual repositioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If long mop rod is used, then cleaning coverage is increased, but transportation cost increases due to large size
Solution Approach 1:
The mop rod is divided into multiple detachable sections that can be separated for storage and transportation. This segmentation allows the long rod to be disassembled into smaller segments, reducing the overall size for shipping while maintaining the full length for cleaning coverage during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable sections of the mop rod can be nested or stored within each other when not in use. This nesting approach minimizes the storage volume and transportation space required, effectively reducing shipping costs while preserving the extended cleaning capability when assembled.
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AI summary
A self-cleaning automatically-stored electrical mop includes a mop rod assembly (1-3), a mop head assembly (4), and a cleaning base assembly (5) used for storing and cleaning the mop head assembly (4). The mop head assembly (4) is arranged at the lower end of the mop rod assembly (1-3) and includes a mop head shell (4a) which is provided with a rotatable cleaning roller (4b) and a motor (4c) used for driving the cleaning roller (4b). The cleaning base assembly (5) includes a shell part (5a). A cleaning groove (5aa) used for cleaning the cleaning roller (4b) is formed in the shell part (5a), and a cleaning assembly used for scrubbing the cleaning roller (4b) is arranged in the cleaning groove (5aa). The shell part (5a) is provided with a sewage discharge system used for discharging sewage. The self-cleaning automatically-stored electrical mop accommodates and cleans the roller (4b) through the cleaning base assembly (5), is novel in concept, reasonable in design and convenient to use, avoids complex operation of the prior art and contamination to hands, and has a good effect.