Hinged Vacuum Cleaner Filter Housing for Easier Filter Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vacuum cleaners with angled filters face difficulty in filter exchange, requiring significant effort and kneeling to access the filter, making it cumbersome and labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A vacuum cleaner design featuring a hinged housing with an angled parting plane on the top or bottom, allowing the filter to be easily accessed and exchanged by swinging the housing, and accommodating dedusting devices within the hinged flap, such as 3-way valves, for improved accessibility and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If the filter is arranged in a fixed housing behind which an angled folded filter is arranged, then the service life of the folded filter is improved, but the filter exchange becomes difficult and labor-intensive requiring kneeling on the floor
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is converted from a fixed structure to a hinged, movable structure that can be swung open to provide access to the filter. This dynamic element allows the filter to remain in its optimal angled position for extended service life while enabling easy access for filter replacement by simply swinging the housing open.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is divided into separable sections with a hinge connection, allowing the front section to be swung open independently. This segmentation enables access to the filter without requiring complete disassembly or kneeling, as the hinged section can be opened to provide direct access to the filter replacement area.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If the folded filter is arranged at an angle relative to the floor area, then the top part of the filter clogs slowest improving service life, but the operator must kneel on the floor to remove the filter from the housing
Solution Approach 1:
The hinged housing provides a dynamic access mechanism that eliminates the need for kneeling and reduces the time required for filter exchange. The housing can be quickly swung open to expose the filter, allowing rapid replacement without the time-consuming process of kneeling and working in a confined space.
3Reliability
If the cleaning device for the filter must be removed beforehand to exchange the filter, then proper cleaning is maintained, but the process is associated with a great deal of effort
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented with a hinged section that can be opened to provide access to the filter. This segmentation allows the filter to be accessed and replaced without requiring removal of the entire cleaning device, thereby maintaining proper cleaning functionality while significantly reducing the effort required for filter exchange.
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AI summary
A vacuum cleaner having a housing that consists of a bottom part with a dirt receptacle and a top part. At least one filter is arranged in the housing and an intake airflow can flow through it, and the housing has at least one hinged housing in which the at least one filter is arranged.