Traveling floor cleaning machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor cleaning machines have a complex design that makes them bulky and difficult to maintain, with the suction unit and cleaning tool apparatus not optimized for compactness or easy accessibility.
Innovation Solution
The suction unit is integrated onto a holder that also supports the cleaning tool, allowing for a compact configuration and improved accessibility for maintenance, with the holder serving as a hood and minimizing the number of components needed. This holder includes a motor apparatus for the cleaning tool, enabling a friction drive for self-propulsion and optimizing the center of gravity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the suction unit is integrated onto the holder that also supports the cleaning tool, then the machine configuration becomes compact and component count is reduced, but the suction unit accessibility for maintenance may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed as a modular component that can be detached from the chassis, and the suction unit is integrated onto the holder. This segmentation allows the suction unit to be accessed by simply removing the holder from the chassis, maintaining ease of repair while achieving compact integration. The modular design reduces the need for additional fastening mechanisms and minimizes component count.
2Ease of repair
If the suction unit is directly arranged on the holder, then maintenance accessibility is improved, but the compactness of the machine configuration may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The suction unit is pre-integrated onto the holder in a position that is easily accessible when the holder is removed from the chassis. This preliminary arrangement ensures that maintenance personnel can access the suction unit without needing to disassemble the entire machine or reach into confined spaces. The holder itself is designed with sufficient clearance and open architecture to accommodate the suction unit in an accessible manner while maintaining overall compactness when assembled.
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 solution results in a more compact and efficient floor cleaning machine with improved maintenance accessibility, reduced component count, and optimized center of gravity, allowing for self-propelled operation without the need for operator force.
Implementation Method 1
the suction unit comprises a suction blower and a blower motor. By this means, a suction flow can be created for a negative pressure application, in order to be able by means of the aspiration apparatus which comprises, in particular, one or more vacuum beams, to be able to aspirate excess fluid (dirty fluid)
Implementation Method 2
the at least one cleaning tool and the motor apparatus are arranged and configured so that on contact of the at least one cleaning tool with the floor, a travel drive of the floor cleaning machine is provided. The cleaning tool brings about a 'friction drive' for the traveling floor cleaning machine
Data Source
AI summary
A traveling floor cleaning machine is provided, including a chassis, a cleaning tool apparatus which is arranged on the chassis with at least one cleaning tool and a holder for the at least one cleaning tool, and a suction apparatus which includes a suction unit and an aspiration apparatus, wherein the suction unit is arranged on the holder.