Floating Frame Attachment for Multi-Tool Vacuum Floor Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional squeegee vacuums have limited filtering ability, require manual filter cleaning exposing users to dust, and lack an apparatus to securely attach multiple floor tools that can adjust to floor undulations, limiting their effectiveness and versatility.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus that attaches multiple floor tools to a wheeled vehicle's frame, allowing them to adjust independently to floor undulations and maintain a horizontal position, with a floating frame that secures to a mounting frame and includes pickup tubes for attaching to various vacuum and pre-separator frames, enabling efficient dust collection and extended filter life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the floor tool is rigidly attached to the vacuum frame, then the attachment is secure and stable, but the floor tool cannot adjust to floor undulations and loses contact with the floor surface
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting frame is designed to be movable relative to the vacuum frame, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position and orientation in response to floor undulations while maintaining secure attachment. This dynamic capability enables the floor tool to remain in contact with the floor surface despite variations in floor topology.
2Productivity
If multiple floor tools are attached to the vacuum frame, then dust collection coverage is improved, but the complexity of the attachment apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting frame is designed as a universal attachment apparatus that can accommodate multiple different floor tools through standardized interfaces. This multi-functional design allows the same mounting frame structure to securely attach various floor tools without requiring separate attachment mechanisms for each tool type.
3Device complexity
If the floor tool is held in a fixed horizontal position, then the structure is simple, but the floor tool cannot maintain contact with uneven floor surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment apparatus is segmented into multiple independent components: the vacuum frame, the movable mounting frame, and the floor tool. This segmentation allows the mounting frame to independently adjust its position relative to both the vacuum frame and the floor tool, enabling the floor tool to maintain contact with uneven surfaces while keeping each component's structure relatively simple.
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AI summary
An apparatus is provided for attaching floor tools to a wheeled vehicle. The apparatus includes a mounting frame configured to secure to a frame of the wheeled vehicle and a floating frame rotatably attached to the mounting frame. The apparatus also includes pickup tubes attached to the floating frame. The pickup tubes are configured to attach to the floor tools. The floating frame is configured to move relative to the mounting frame based on undulations in a floor surface over which the floor tools travel. In other embodiments, a method is provided for assembling the apparatus. In still other embodiments, a method is provided for using the above apparatus with the wheeled vehicle. In still other embodiments, a wheeled vehicle is provided that includes the above apparatus and the one or more floor tools attached to the wheeled vehicle with the apparatus.