Extendable Bathroom Cleaning Head With Rigid Force Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bathroom cleaning devices often have short handles that require users to bend or enter wet areas, and long handles that limit storage options, while swiveling couplings reduce cleaning efficiency by mitigating applied force.
Innovation Solution
A bathroom cleaning device with an extendable handle system featuring a head with resilient members that securely holds a cleaning utility, allowing force to be transmitted effectively to conform to remote surfaces, and a locking mechanism for adjustable length and angle configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a short handle is used, then the device is easy to store, but the user must bend over or enter wet areas to use it
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is divided into multiple telescopic segments that can be extended or retracted. When stored, the segments are retracted to a compact size. When in use, the segments extend to provide a longer handle, allowing the user to reach remote surfaces without bending or entering wet areas.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a swiveling coupling is used to attach the handle to the cleaning tool, then the device is more flexible, but force applied for cleaning is mitigated
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism is segmented into interlocking components with gear teeth that engage to create a rigid, non-swiveling connection. This segmented gear-based coupling transmits force efficiently from the handle to the cleaning tool while still allowing for assembly and disassembly.
3Productivity
If a scrub brush is used as the cleaning tool, then the device can clean surfaces, but the user must repeatedly move the tool over the surface
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning tool incorporates a vibrating mechanism that oscillates the cleaning head at high frequency. This vibration agitates the cleaning utility against the surface, significantly enhancing cleaning effectiveness and reducing the time required for repeated manual movements.
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 cleaning of distant surfaces while allowing for compact storage, maintaining maximum force transmission to the cleaning utility for effective scrubbing and conforming to various surface shapes without swiveling, improving user safety and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
The head includes at least one resilient member disposed parallel to the head plane... Force applied to the extension is transmitted to the cleaning utility via the head to conform the cleaning utility to a remote surface
Data Source
AI summary
A device for bathroom cleaning applications includes an extension, a head, and a cleaning utility. The extension defines an extension axis and including a first extension component and a second extension component. The head is fixedly coupled to the extension, and defines a head plane transverse to the extension axis. The head includes at least one resilient member disposed parallel to the head plane, and a receiving surface configured to receive the cleaning utility. Force applied to the extension is transmitted to the cleaning utility via the head to conform the cleaning utility to a remote surface to be cleaned.