Golf Ball Cleaning Device with Backflow Prevention Filter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable golf ball cleaning devices struggle to effectively clean golf balls when a significant amount of dirt is collected, leading to poor cleaning performance and difficulty in removing the accumulated dirt.
Innovation Solution
A portable golf ball cleaning device featuring a housing with a cleaning member, a golf ball reciprocating member, and a backflow prevention filter. The device includes a bottom cap member that can be detached to remove collected dirt, and a cleaning member comprising first and second brushes with flexible core members and bristles for effective cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If the golf ball cleaning device is consistently used for long hours, then a large amount of dirt is collected therein, but the dirt collected in the golf ball cleaning device is entangledly mixed so that the golf ball is not cleaned well
Solution Approach 1:
The internal space is divided into multiple compartments by partitions, with each compartment collecting dirt from different areas of the cleaning device. This segmentation prevents dirt from different sources from becoming entangled and mixed, maintaining cleaning effectiveness even after prolonged use.
2Ease of operation
If it is desired to remove the dirt from the cleaning device, the cleaning device turns over to discharge the dirt to the outside, but it is hard to easily remove the dirt from the cleaning device due to cleaning brushes located in the cleaning device
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning brushes are made detachable from the housing, allowing users to easily remove them when discharging dirt. This extraction of the cleaning function enables straightforward dirt removal by turning the device over, while the brushes can be reattached when needed for cleaning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning brush structure transitions from a fixed state during cleaning operations to a removable state during dirt discharge. This dynamic configuration allows the device to adapt to different operational modes, facilitating easy dirt removal when required.
3Productivity
If the cleaning brushes are kept in the cleaning device for continuous cleaning operations, then cleaning function is maintained, but dirt removal becomes difficult when the device is turned over
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning brushes are designed to be dynamically removable and reattachable, allowing the system to switch between cleaning mode (brushes attached for continuous operation) and discharge mode (brushes removed for easy dirt removal). This dynamic design resolves the conflict between maintaining cleaning productivity and facilitating dirt discharge.
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 device ensures effective cleaning of golf balls even when a substantial amount of dirt is collected and allows for easy removal of the dirt, preventing backflow and maintaining cleaning efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a backflow prevention filter for defining an internal space portion formed on an underside of the housing, having a through hole formed on a central portion thereof in such a way as to pass the dirt therethrough, and preventing the dirt collected in the internal space portion from moving back to the housing
Implementation Method 2
a cleaning member; a golf ball reciprocating member for receiving and reciprocating a golf ball to allow dirt attached to the golf ball to be removed by means of the cleaning member
Implementation Method 3
The device includes a housing with a cleaning member, a golf ball reciprocating member, and a backflow prevention filter
Data Source
AI summary
A portable golf ball cleaning device, includes: a housing having a cleaning member; a golf ball reciprocating member for receiving and reciprocating a golf ball to allow dirt attached to the surface of the golf ball to be removed using the cleaning member; and a backflow prevention filter for defining an internal space portion formed on an underside of the housing, having a through hole formed on a central portion thereof in such a way as to pass the dirt therethrough, and preventing the dirt collected in the internal space portion from moving back to the housing.