Flushable Layered Cleaning Pad for Hygienic Toilet Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning tools for toilets leave dirt on the brush or sponge, leading to sanitation issues and reluctance to wash them manually, and previous solutions for disposable cleaning tools were unsatisfactory in cleaning performance, operability, and shape stability.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning pad with a structure of water-degradable pulp sandwiched between water-degradable nonwoven fabric or water-soluble pulp paper layers, containing a detergent composition that enhances cleaning properties and stability, allowing for easy disposal and flushing after use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a brush or sponge is used for cleaning toilets, then cleaning function is provided, but dirt remains on the brush/sponge causing sanitation problems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a disposable cleaning pad that is used once and then discarded, eliminating the sanitation problem of reusable brushes and sponges. The pad is made from water-degradable materials that can be flushed away after use, ensuring no dirt accumulation and maintaining hygiene.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the material parameters of the cleaning tool by using water-degradable materials instead of traditional non-degradable brush or sponge materials. This parameter change enables the cleaning tool to dissolve in water after use, transforming it from a reusable object that accumulates dirt to a disposable object that eliminates sanitation concerns.
2Ease of operation
If water-soluble dustcloth is used for cleaning, then disposal is easy, but cleaning property and shape stability are unsatisfactory
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a composite structure consisting of multiple layers including water-degradable nonwoven fabric, water-soluble pulp paper, and detergent composition. This composite material provides both the ease of disposal (water solubility) and the required cleaning property and shape stability during use, resolving the contradiction between disposability and performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning pad is segmented into multiple functional layers: outer layers for structural integrity and shape stability, inner layers for detergent release and cleaning action, and water-soluble components for easy disposal. This segmentation allows each layer to contribute specifically to either performance or disposability.
3Strength
If resin or thick paper is used for holder and handle, then structure is durable, but cleaning tool complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cleaning function from the holder-handle structure by using a separate disposable cleaning pad. The holder and handle serve only as temporary carriers for the pad during use, simplifying their structural requirements while maintaining durability where needed.
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 cleaning pad effectively removes dirt from toilet surfaces with excellent operability and shape stability during use, and can be disposed of hygienically by flushing, addressing sanitation and usability concerns.
Implementation Method 1
an intermediate layer containing water degradable pulp and sandwiched between two layers made of water degradable nonwoven fabric or water-soluble pulp paper, and the pad contains a detergent composition
Implementation Method 2
water degradable pulp and sandwiched between two layers made of water degradable nonwoven fabric or water-soluble pulp paper
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaning pad is provided that is disposable into a toilet after cleaning. Also provided is a laminated body of cleaning pads, and a cleaning tool that holds the cleaning pad or the laminated body of cleaning pads. A cleaning pad is formed in such a manner that an intermediate layer containing water-degradable pulp is interposed between two layers of water-degradable nonwoven fabric or water-soluble pulp paper, and the cleaning pad comprises a cleaning composition. A laminated body of cleaning pads is provided by forming cleaning pads in layers, and a cleaning tool holds the cleaning pad or the laminated body of cleaning pads.