Flat Mop Bucket with Integrated Cleaning and Squeezing Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mop bucket designs fail to effectively integrate cleaning and squeezing functions for flat mops, leading to inconvenient and labor-intensive operations, with existing solutions being costly and complicated in structure.
Innovation Solution
A mop bucket with a dual-function design that includes a bucket body with separate cleaning and squeezing water sections, equipped with a movable squeezing device that can switch between these sections, allowing for efficient cleaning and squeezing of the mop head without the need for additional mechanisms on the mop itself.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a foot-operated squeezing device is provided on a mop bucket, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the structure becomes complicated and the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cleaning and squeezing functions into a single integrated device. The mop head is cleaned and squeezed within the same bucket without requiring separate mechanisms, thereby simplifying the overall structure while maintaining operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The mop bucket is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a cleaning station and a squeezing device. The same bucket and mop head assembly handle both water absorption and water extraction, eliminating the need for specialized squeezing equipment.
2Ease of operation
If the mop fabric is detached and placed into the squeezing space, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the operation becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The mop head remains attached to the mop rod throughout the entire process. The squeezing action is performed on the mop head while it is still connected to the rod, eliminating the need for detachment and reattachment operations, thus saving time and improving convenience.
3Ease of operation
If a hand-operated rotary mop rod is used for centrifugal rotation, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the structure becomes complicated and the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the squeezing function into the stationary mop bucket rather than requiring a complex rotary mechanism on the mop itself. The mop head is pressed against the bucket wall to achieve squeezing through relative motion, eliminating the need for rotary components.
4Ease of operation
If the mop plate is designed as a bendable structure, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making the mop plate bendable to achieve squeezing, the patent inverts the approach by making the bucket the active element. The rigid bucket wall presses against the mop head to achieve squeezing, while the mop plate remains structurally simple and rigid.
5Ease of operation
If the squeezing mechanism is pushed manually with one hand, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the operation becomes strenuous and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mop head serves its own squeezing function by utilizing the rigid bucket wall as the squeezing surface. The user simply inserts the mop head into the bucket and applies light pressure, allowing the bucket structure itself to perform the squeezing action, thereby reducing user effort and increasing efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a convenient, labor-saving, and efficient method for cleaning and squeezing flat mops, reducing user effort and simplifying the mop's structure by integrating the functions within the bucket, ensuring better wringing and cleaning performance.
Implementation Method 1
the squeezer presses against the wiper on the mop head to scrape the wiper on the mop head
Data Source
AI summary
A mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop, includes a bucket body and a squeezing device disposed inside the bucket body; the bucket body has a squeezing water section and a cleaning section, which are respectively at two different positions when used; when the mop head of the flat mop is removably inserted into the squeezing device, the squeezing device presses against the wiper on the mop head and scrapes the wiper on the mop head. The embodiments also include a cleaning tool set. The mop bucket can clean and squeeze a wiper on the flat mop by integrating both functions of cleaning and squeezing together, provide better cleaning and squeezing effects, and realize a convenient and labor-saving squeezing operation and pleasurable user experience.