Flexible Connector Plate for Compact Vacuum Dust Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connector plates for vacuum cleaner dust containers are not efficiently compatible with compact vacuum cleaners and do not provide easy handling or secure positioning, leading to potential dust-laden airflow entering the motor fan without proper separation.
Innovation Solution
A connector plate design featuring a flexible zone, handle, and adjustable angles to fit seamlessly into vacuum cleaner holders, with a closing mechanism to prevent dust leakage, made from materials like plastic, paper, or cardboard, ensuring secure positioning and easy handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the connector plate is made rigid for stable positioning, then positioning reliability is improved, but adaptability to compact vacuum cleaners deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connector plate incorporates a flexible zone that enables dynamic adjustment of the plate's angle and position. This flexibility allows the connector plate to adapt to different holder configurations in compact vacuum cleaners while maintaining secure positioning through the adjustable geometry that ensures proper alignment with the dust bag opening.
2Ease of manufacture
If the connector plate design is simplified for easy manufacturing, then ease of manufacture is improved, but handling ease deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connector plate is segmented into distinct functional zones: a rigid positioning zone for stable mounting, a flexible zone for adaptation, and a handle zone for user interaction. This segmentation allows each zone to be optimized independently - the rigid zone for manufacturing simplicity and the handle zone for ease of gripping and removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible zone acts as an intermediary element between the rigid connector plate and the holder. It provides the necessary compliance to facilitate easy insertion and removal by the user, while the rigid portions maintain manufacturing simplicity. The flexible zone mediates between the need for structural integrity and user-friendly handling.
3Volume of moving object
If the connector plate is made compact for space efficiency, then space utilization is improved, but positioning security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible zone is implemented as a thin, compliant region within the connector plate structure. This thin flexible film allows the plate to bend and adapt to compact spaces while the surrounding rigid zones maintain the structural integrity needed for secure positioning. The flexible film enables space-efficient design without compromising the security of dust bag attachment.
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 connector plate enhances compatibility with compact vacuum cleaners, ensures secure dust bag positioning, and facilitates easy handling while preventing dust leakage during removal and disposal.
Implementation Method 1
A flexible zone (7) is arranged between the opening (6) and the first surface (1). The flexible zone is flexible about an axis parallel to the first side surface (1).
Implementation Method 2
In a first position of the connector plate a beta angle between the first normal and the second normal is less than 170 degrees, preferably less than 150 degrees.
Implementation Method 3
The connector plate may be configured to have a handle arranged on the first surface.
Implementation Method 4
The third and fourth side both being adapted to slide in a holder (40) of a vacuum cleaner.
Data Source
AI summary
A vacuum cleaner dust container connector plate having a front surface having an opening for an airflow, a first side surface adapted to be inserted into holder of a vacuum cleaner, a second opposite side surface, the second side surface is arranged closer to the opening than the first side surface, a third side surface connecting the first and second side surfaces, and a forth side surface connecting the first and second side surfaces. The connector plate also comprises a flexible zone arranged between the opening and the first surface.