Floating Charging Dock for Water Surface Cleaning Robots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water surface cleaning devices require manual battery replacement or charging, which is inconvenient due to the need to remove the device from the water surface.
Innovation Solution
A water surface cleaning and charging integrated system with a floatable charging base station that adapts to the up-and-down motion of the water surface, allowing wireless charging of the device without removing it from the water.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the water surface cleaning device is taken out of the water for charging or battery replacement, then the energy can be supplemented, but the operation convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The charging base station enables the water surface cleaning device to charge itself automatically when it returns to the base station. The device navigates to the base station, docks automatically through magnetic attraction, and receives wireless charging without human intervention, thus maintaining energy supplementation while significantly improving operation convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of taking the device out for charging with an automated wireless charging system. The mechanical action of removing and reconnecting the device is substituted by magnetic docking and wireless energy transfer, eliminating the need for manual intervention while ensuring continuous energy supplementation
2Device complexity
If the charging base station is fixed on land, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability to water surface motion deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The charging base station incorporates a floatable seat that can move vertically with water surface waves. This dynamic structure allows the base station to adapt to water surface motion while maintaining a relatively simple overall design. The floatable seat acts as a buffer between the fixed mounting structure and the water surface, absorbing wave motion without requiring complex active control systems
Solution Approach 2:
The floatable seat serves as an intermediary element between the fixed mounting structure on land and the water surface. It provides a transition zone that can accommodate both the simplicity of a fixed structure and the adaptability needed for water surface conditions, allowing the charging base station to remain relatively simple while effectively adapting to wave motion
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 convenient charging of the water surface cleaning device while it remains on the water, reducing the need for frequent manual intervention and enhancing user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic attraction structure, and the floatable seat is configured to float up and down as water raises and falls, so that a height of the wireless charging structure is matched with a height of the wireless charging module, and a height of the magnetic attraction structure is matched with a height of the magnetic attraction module
Implementation Method 2
the water surface cleaning device is provided with a wireless charging module and a magnetic attraction module, the charging base station includes a fixed mount and a floatable seat movably installed on the fixed mount, the floatable seat is provided with a wireless charging structure and a magnetic attraction structure
Implementation Method 3
the floatable seat is configured to float up and down as water raises and falls
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AI summary
A water surface cleaning and charging integrated system is provided. The water surface cleaning and charging integrated system includes a water surface cleaning device and a charging base station. The water surface cleaning device is provided with a wireless charging module and a magnetic attraction module. The charging base station includes a fixed mount and a floatable seat movably installed on the fixed mount. The floatable seat is provided with a wireless charging structure and a magnetic attraction structure. The floatable seat is configured to float up and down as water raises and falls, so that a height of the wireless charging structure is matched with a height of the wireless charging module, and a height of the magnetic attraction structure is matched with a height of the wireless charging module.