Floor-Track Disinfection Assembly for Germ-Safe Robot Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing disinfection robots face challenges in preventing the spread of germs through their moving devices, such as wheels, due to the difficulty in disinfecting these components effectively.
Innovation Solution
A disinfection apparatus with a disinfection assembly that includes multiple disinfection units positioned to cover the track formed by the moving device's floor contact points, ensuring thorough disinfection of both the path and the moving device components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a robot moves by itself to disinfect the environment, then the workload of personnel is reduced, but the moving device (wheels) becomes difficult to disinfect and may spread germs
Solution Approach 1:
The disinfection assembly is activated before the moving device contacts the floor to disinfect the track in advance. The UV disinfection lamp emits ultraviolet light to sterilize the floor area where the wheels will travel, preventing germs from being picked up during movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The disinfection assembly acts as an intermediary between the moving device and the floor environment. It creates a sterile zone ahead of the wheels, mediating the contact between potentially contaminated wheels and the floor surface.
2Reliability
If the disinfection assembly disinfects the track and floor contact points, then germ spread is prevented, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The disinfection assembly is merged with the moving device, integrating the UV disinfection lamp and controlling assembly directly into the robot body. This combination eliminates the need for separate disinfection equipment and reduces overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The moving device serves dual functions: it provides mobility for the robot and houses the disinfection assembly. The robot body simultaneously supports movement components and disinfection components, making the system more versatile without adding separate dedicated structures.
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AI summary
A disinfection apparatus is adapted to disinfect a floor and includes a body and a disinfection assembly. The body is adapted to move along a default path via a moving device. The moving device is positioned at a bottom of the body and includes at least two floor contact parts. The floor contact parts are adapted to contact with the floor and form floor contact points on the floor, and the floor contact points form a track with actuation of the floor contact parts. The disinfection assembly is installed at the bottom of the body and is adapted to at least disinfect the track. Therefore, the disinfection apparatus is prevented from polluting an environment during disinfection.