Fabric Cleaning Machine With Selective Fluid Flow and Pressure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fabric cleaning machines are unable to wash all types of fabrics optimally, leading to fiber degradation and color alteration, limiting their effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A machine with multiple fluid introduction means and an electronic control unit allows users to select and activate different wash settings, providing specific flow rates and pressures for various fabric types, ensuring thorough cleaning without damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single cleaning program is used for all fabric types, then the device complexity is reduced, but the cleaning effectiveness deteriorates causing fiber degradation and color alteration
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the cleaning parameters (temperature, solvent quantity, wash type) based on the selected fabric type through the operating unit. Different fabric types trigger different cleaning programs with optimized parameters, allowing the machine to transition from a static single-program system to a dynamic multi-program system that adjusts to specific cleaning needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes multiple cleaning parameters simultaneously based on fabric type selection: temperature (different washing temperatures for different fabrics), solvent quantity (adjusted according to fabric absorption properties), and wash type (various mechanical action modes). This coordinated parameter adjustment resolves the contradiction by providing optimized cleaning for each fabric type without requiring completely separate systems.
2Reliability
If multiple cleaning programs are implemented, then the cleaning effectiveness for different fabrics is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The operating unit serves multiple functions: it allows user selection of fabric type, determines the appropriate cleaning program, controls the introduction of cleaning fluids, and coordinates the washing cycle parameters. This multi-functional control interface reduces the need for separate control systems for each cleaning program, managing complexity while maintaining effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary selection of cleaning parameters through the operating unit before the actual washing process begins. Users select the fabric type in advance, allowing the system to pre-configure the optimal cleaning program (temperature, solvent quantity, wash type) before treatment starts, ensuring effectiveness without requiring complex real-time adjustments during washing.
3Power
If high temperature and high solvent quantity are used, then the cleaning power is increased, but the fabric damage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system adjusts temperature and solvent quantity parameters based on fabric type selection through the operating unit. Delicate fabrics receive lower temperatures and optimized solvent quantities, while robust fabrics can tolerate higher cleaning power. This parameter adaptation resolves the contradiction by matching cleaning intensity to fabric tolerance.
Solution Approach 2:
Different cleaning conditions (temperature, solvent quantity, wash type) are applied locally to different fabric types through the operating unit's selection mechanism. Each fabric type receives a customized cleaning regime appropriate to its specific properties, rather than a uniform high-power treatment that would damage delicate materials.
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 machine effectively cleans diverse fabrics without degrading them, using a single cleaning fluid with continuous recovery and filtration, ensuring optimal washing conditions for each type.
Implementation Method 1
the first introducing means are configured to release a predetermined flow of cleaning fluid into the containment compartment
Implementation Method 2
the second introducing means are configured to release cleaning fluid into the containment compartment at a predetermined pressure
Implementation Method 3
the drive unit comprises an electronic control unit, electrically connected to the introducing means for controlling the activation
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AI summary
Described is a machine for cleaning fabrics or the like, comprising: - a compartment (2) for containing fabrics that can be isolated with respect to an outside environment, - first means (3) for introducing a cleaning fluid into the containment compartment (2), which can be activated for a first type of wash; - second means (4) for introducing the cleaning fluid into the containment compartment (2), which can be activated for a second type of wash; - an operating unit (6), configured for allowing a user to selectively activate one of the introducing means (3, 4).