Adjustable Foot-Mounted Floor Cleaner for Different Footwear
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor washing devices do not allow for effective floor cleaning using leg movements, as they are not designed to be attached to a person's footwear.
Innovation Solution
A foot covering with a panel and adjustable coupler system that accommodates conventional footwear, featuring removably attached cleaning assemblies for floor cleaning, allowing users to clean surfaces with leg movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If floor washing devices are designed to be attached to footwear for use with leg movements, then cleaning efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The floor washing device is divided into separate modular components: a footwear attachment portion and a cleaning head portion connected by an adjustable coupling mechanism. This segmentation allows the device to adapt to different footwear types while maintaining cleaning functionality, resolving the contradiction between improved cleaning efficiency and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism between the footwear attachment and cleaning head incorporates adjustable elements that allow dynamic modification of the connection geometry. This dynamic adaptability enables the device to work effectively with various footwear sizes and shapes without requiring multiple specialized designs, thus improving productivity while controlling complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device accommodates different footwear sizes and types, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The footwear attachment device is designed with universal coupling mechanisms that can accommodate multiple types and sizes of footwear through a single standardized interface. The adjustable coupling system allows the same device to work with different footwear configurations, achieving versatility without requiring multiple specialized components, thus improving adaptability while minimizing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates adjustable parameters in the coupling mechanism that can be modified to match different footwear geometries. By changing the geometric parameters of the connection points and linkage arms, the device adapts to various footwear sizes and types without requiring structural redesign, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
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AI summary
A floor washing system includes a foot covering that with a sole, a heal end and a toe end. A panel has a bottom side, a top side and a peripheral edge. The panel includes a peripheral lip that is coextensive with the peripheral edge. The panel has a front edge, a back edge and a pair of lateral edges. The panel has a break therein extending through the lateral edges to define a first portion and a second portion of the panel. A coupler extends between and secures together the first and second portions at a selected length from each other. A plurality of cleaning assemblies is removably attached to the bottom side of the panel. The foot covering is positioned on a foot, the sole placed on the top side of the panel and the cleaning assemblies used to clean a floor.