Intelligent Garbage Can Arc-Shaped Sealing and Bottom Ventilation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing intelligent garbage cans face issues with inadequate sealing, ventilation leading to dust pollution, entangled internal lines, wear on flip-up mechanisms, conveyor belt instability, and inefficient space utilization.
Innovation Solution
The design includes an end cap device with an arc-shaped connecting portion for improved sealing, a lighting device with a coaxial assembly for real-time illumination, a ventilation device with mesh holes on the bottom surface, a connecting device with baffle plates and a holding cavity, a snap device with a spring structure, and a holding device with mounting grooves to stabilize the conveyor belt, and a positioning device with reinforcing ribs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If vents are disposed on a side wall of the garbage can, then smooth ventilation in the garbage can is achieved, but external dust will fall into the inside of the garbage can and cause pollution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the ventilation opening location from the side wall to the bottom surface of the garbage can. This dimensional relocation allows ventilation to occur through the bottom rather than the side, preventing dust from falling in while maintaining air circulation efficiency.
2Ease of operation
If the end mechanism is turned up frequently, then the flip-up function is realized, but the end mechanism will be worn which shortens the life of the intelligent garbage can
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a damping structure between the end mechanism and the lower accommodating box. This damping element is pre-installed to cushion and absorb impact forces during the flip-up operation, reducing wear on the end mechanism and extending its service life while maintaining operational ease.
3Ease of manufacture
If the conveyor belt only relies on the support of a fixed point, then the installation is simple, but the conveyor belt will shake during movement affecting the smoothness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces multiple support points along the conveyor belt path rather than a single fixed point. Each support point provides localized stabilization, reducing shaking and improving smoothness while keeping the overall structure simple and easy to manufacture.
4Reliability
If the connection device is integrally formed with a main body, then the connection function is realized, but space is wasted and the device cannot be disassembled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the connection device into separable components rather than an integral structure. This segmentation allows the connection device to be detached from the main body, eliminating wasted space while maintaining the connection function through modular assembly and disassembly.
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AI summary
An intelligent garbage can includes an end cover rack of which the interior is hollow and the middle portion is horizontally provided with a support; a first member of which the middle portion is hollow and which is provided above the support; and a second member of which the middle portion is hollow and which is provided below the support; wherein one side of the second member is provided with an arc-shaped connecting portion extending outwards in a radial direction, and the arc-shaped connecting portion is bent upwards to form an arc-shaped surface. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the arc-shaped connecting portion is provided on the bottom surface of the end cover, so that the sealing of the connection position of a garbage can containing box and the end cover is enhanced, and user experience is improved.