Hinged Dust Box Filter Layout for Easier Tool Dust Disposal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dust collecting devices for electric tools, such as drills, face difficulties in discarding accumulated powder dust and cleaning the filter, as the filter is often fixed and cumbersome to access.
Innovation Solution
A dust collecting device with a removable dust box and a lid body hinged to the box body, where the filter is attached to the lid, allowing easy access for dust disposal and filter cleaning, and optionally featuring a pre-filter and attachment mechanism for enhanced convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the filter is fixed in the dust collecting case, then the dust collecting device is compact and simple, but it is difficult to discard powder dust and clean the filter
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collecting case is divided into a box body and a lid body that can be separated from each other. The filter is attached to the lid body, which can be removed independently from the box body. This segmentation allows the filter to be accessed and cleaned easily by simply removing the lid body, without needing to disassemble the entire dust collecting case.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter is extracted from the box body and attached to the lid body instead. This extraction allows the filter to be easily accessed by removing the lid body, making maintenance simple while keeping the box body structure intact and compact.
2Ease of repair
If the filter is fixed and integrated with the dust collecting case, then manufacturing is simpler, but maintenance becomes troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collecting case is segmented into a box body and a lid body with the filter attached to the lid body. This segmentation enables quick access to the filter by simply removing the lid body, significantly reducing maintenance time and effort compared to disassembling an integrated structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The filter is extracted from the box body and relocated to the lid body. This extraction allows the filter to be independently accessed and maintained by removing only the lid body, making maintenance faster and easier while keeping the box body structure intact.
3Ease of operation
If the lid body is provided with an opening and hinge mechanism, then dust disposal and filter cleaning become easier, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The lid body is designed as a separate component with a hinge connection to the box body, allowing it to open and close. This segmentation provides easy access to the filter and dust disposal opening while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure compared to fully integrated designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid body is made movable through a hinge connection, allowing it to open and close dynamically. This dynamic design provides easy access to the filter and dust disposal opening while maintaining a compact structure when closed, balancing operational ease with structural simplicity.
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
Facilitates easy disposal of powder dust and cleaning of filters, improving usability and extending the life of the main filter by allowing for easy replacement and maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
a vent channel equipped with a filter and constituting part of the dust collecting route
Data Source
AI summary
A dust box joined to a dust collecting device is formed of a box body, and a lid body that is joined to the box body by a hinge and can open and close an opening of the box body, and a main filter and a pre-filter are attached to the lid body.