Hand-Held Vacuum with Compact Form-Factor for Accessible Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vacuum cleaners occupy significant storage space and are often stored in inconvenient locations, making it impractical to use them for frequent cleaning tasks in nearby areas.
Innovation Solution
A hand-held surface cleaning device with a compact form-factor that includes a body with a motor, power source, and dust cup, allowing for easy storage and operation, and a docking system that integrates with robotic vacuums for convenient access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a full-size vacuum cleaner is used, then cleaning capability is sufficient, but storage space requirement increases and accessibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum cleaning system is divided into two distinct parts: a compact hand-held surface cleaning device for frequent use and a larger robotic vacuum for comprehensive cleaning. This segmentation allows the small device to be stored conveniently while maintaining adequate cleaning capability for its intended purpose.
Solution Approach 2:
The essential cleaning components (motor, power source, dust cup) are extracted from the large vacuum body and consolidated into a separate hand-held device. This extraction creates a miniaturized version that can be stored in accessible locations while the main vacuum remains in storage.
2Volume of moving object
If a hand-held cleaning device is used, then storage space is reduced, but cleaning power is insufficient for large areas
Solution Approach 1:
The hand-held device serves multiple functions: it can clean hard surfaces, be stored in convenient locations, and integrate with the larger robotic vacuum system. The docking station provides additional functionality by allowing the small device to dock for charging or debris transfer, maximizing its utility despite its compact size.
3Device complexity
If multiple components receive electrical power from one power source, then device complexity increases, but power distribution efficiency improves
Solution Approach 1:
The power source acts as an intermediary component that distributes electrical energy to multiple subsystems (motor, brush roll, lights). This centralized power distribution approach simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining efficient energy delivery to all components.
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
Enables efficient and convenient cleaning of small areas without the need for retrieving a full-size vacuum, optimizing storage and usability.
Implementation Method 1
a motor for generating suction to draw air into the dirty air inlet
Data Source
AI summary
In general, the present disclosure is directed to a hand-held surface cleaning device that includes a relatively compact form-factor to allow users to store the same in a nearby location (e.g., in a drawer, in an associated charging dock, on a table top) for easy access to perform relatively small cleaning tasks that would otherwise require retrieving a full-size vacuum from storage. A hand-held surface cleaning device consistent with aspects of the present disclosure includes a body (or body portion) with a motor, power source and dust cup disposed therein. The body portion also functions as a handgrip to allow the hand-held surface cleaning device to be operated by one hand, for example.