Flat mop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flat mops face challenges in securely clamping wiping cloths, leading to detachment during use, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A flat mop design featuring a mop head assembly with moving members that obliquely move outward and inward, forming a larger clamping space with increased friction, and a rotating drive mechanism to facilitate easy clamping and secure attachment of the wiping cloth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the side plates move horizontally to clamp the wiping cloth, then the structure is simple, but the clamping reliability is poor and the wiping cloth is prone to detach
Solution Approach 1:
The side plates are changed from horizontal movement to oblique downward movement, adding a vertical dimension to the clamping action. This dimensional change creates a larger clamping space and increases friction between the side plates and wiping cloth, thereby improving clamping reliability while maintaining structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The movement trajectory of the side plates is changed from horizontal to oblique downward, altering the geometric parameters of the clamping action. This parameter change increases the contact area and friction between the side plates and wiping cloth, enhancing clamping reliability without significantly increasing structural complexity
2Ease of operation
If the moving members move horizontally, then the mechanism is simple, but the clamping space is insufficient and friction is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The moving members are designed to move obliquely downward instead of horizontally, creating a larger clamping space in the vertical dimension. This increases the contact area between the side plates and wiping cloth, enhancing both ease of operation and clamping security through increased friction
Solution Approach 2:
The moving members are designed with dynamic oblique movement capability, allowing them to adjust their position and create optimal clamping space. This dynamic design improves ease of operation while the increased friction from oblique motion enhances clamping security
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 design ensures easier and more secure clamping of the wiping cloth, reducing detachment and enhancing stability during use, with improved friction and stability due to oblique motion and enhanced contact areas.
Implementation Method 1
the friction between the side plates and the wiping cloth is increased, and the wiping cloth is more easily clamped accordingly
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AI summary
Disclosed is a flat mop, including a mop rod assembly and a mop head assembly arranged at one end of the mop rod assembly. Moving members available for synchronously opening outwards or closing inwards are slidably mounted at two sides of the mop head assembly. The mop head assembly includes a mounting housing and a cloth clamping plate for clamping a wiping cloth; sliding chambers for sliding of the moving members are formed between the mounting housing and the cloth clamping plate, and side plates for cooperating with the cloth clamping plate to clamp the wiping cloth are arranged at lower ends of the moving members. The mounting housing is provided with guiding convex edges inclined downward, and the moving members are provided with avoiding grooves corresponding to the guiding convex edges. When the wiping cloth is replaced, the moving members drive the side plates to move outwards, and the guiding convex edges guide the moving members and the side plates to make oblique motion downward, so as to allow lower edges of the side plates to be lower than the cloth clamping plate, so that a cloth clamping space is formed by inner side ends of the side plates and an outer side end of the cloth clamping plate. The present disclosure provides a flat mop, which makes it easier for the side plates and the cloth clamping plate to clamp the wiping cloth, thus ensuring the wiping cloth to be clamped more firmly.