Floor Cleaner Carrying Handle With Top and Side Grip Options
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor cleaning machines are not easily operable and usable by a single operator, lacking efficient carrying and storage solutions.
Innovation Solution
The floor cleaning machine features a multifunctional handle that can be gripped from the top or the side, allowing for easy carrying and storage, along with a design that includes a bracket and handle recesses for enhanced usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional single-function handle is used, then the structure is simple, but the ease of operation and carrying options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as a carrying handle when the machine is not in use, a guide handle during operation, and provides hanging options for storage. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle structure extends in multiple spatial dimensions, providing grip options from the top side and transverse side of the housing. This dimensional approach allows the same structural element to serve multiple carrying orientations and functions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate handles are provided for different functions, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single handle structure is designed to provide multiple carrying options (top grip, side grip) and storage options (hanging from ceiling, door hooks). This universal design achieves high versatility without increasing the number of components, directly resolving the contradiction.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying handle, guide handle, and hanging function are merged into a single integrated handle structure. This consolidation provides multiple functions and carrying options while minimizing the number of separate components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the handle structure is made more complex to provide multiple carrying options, then the adaptability is improved, but the ease of manufacture decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed as a universal multi-functional component that can be manufactured as a single integrated part. This approach provides high usage flexibility (multiple carrying and hanging options) while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through design integration rather than assembly complexity.
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AI summary
Floor cleaning machine comprising a rod assembly (60) with a proximal end (68), a guide handle (72) which is arranged on the rod assembly (60) in the region of the proximal end (68) and serves to guide the floor cleaning machine over a floor (52) to be cleaned, a floor head (12), at least one cleaning roller (16) which is mounted on the floor head (12) and is driven to rotate about a rotational axis (18) during cleaning operation of the floor cleaning machine, a blower assembly (102) for generating a suction flow, and a housing (58) in which the blower assembly (102) is located, wherein the rod assembly (60) and the housing (58) are connected to each other and wherein the housing (58) or the rod assembly is connected to the floor head (12), characterized in thatthat the housing (58) has a top (66) facing the guide handle (72) and a transverse side (138) oriented transversely to the top (66) and bordering the top (66), and that a carrying handle (108) for carrying the floor cleaning machine is arranged on the top (66) and on the transverse side (138).