Hinged Mop Base for Secure Wringing in Narrow Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mop bases often compromise on ease of use, handling, and cleaning due to complex designs that neglect practicality, lack of attachment when raised from the floor, and difficulty in wringing without protruding parts, and fail to safely navigate narrow spaces.
Innovation Solution
A mop base with a hinged frame system and a kinematic release mechanism that allows easy attachment and detachment, wringing without protrusion, and safe operation in narrow spaces, featuring a pair of half-frames with parallel outer surfaces and an uncoupling element for stable grip and operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the mop base is designed with complex configurations to satisfy multiple user requirements, then the functionality and adaptability are improved, but the device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mop base is divided into two separate half-frames (first half-frame and second half-frame) that can independently articulate relative to each other. This segmentation allows each half-frame to perform specific functions while maintaining overall versatility, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity by distributing functionality across modular components.
Solution Approach 2:
The half-frames are designed with articulation capabilities that allow them to dynamically change their relative positions and orientations. The first half-frame can articulate relative to the second half-frame, enabling the mop base to adapt to different operational scenarios (wrapping around objects, navigating narrow spaces) without requiring a complex fixed structure.
2Ease of operation
If the mop base uses long-limbed profiles with curvatures to avoid interfering with objects, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using fixed long-limbed profiles with curvatures, the invention employs dynamically articulating half-frames that can adjust their configuration based on operational needs. The articulation between half-frames provides the necessary flexibility to avoid objects and navigate spaces without requiring complex predetermined geometric profiles.
Solution Approach 2:
The articulating half-frame structure serves multiple functions: it enables the mop base to wrap around objects, navigate narrow spaces, and maintain stability during operation. This universal design approach replaces the need for specialized complex profiles with a single versatile articulating mechanism.
3Ease of operation
If the kinematic release system is designed to be simple to activate, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of secure attachment may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The release system is designed to be actuated by the user's own actions during normal operation. When the user applies force to the trigger or releases the locking mechanism, the stored elastic energy automatically executes the release sequence, separating the simple activation input from the complex release mechanism execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic components are pre-loaded during the closing operation to store energy that will be released when activation is required. This preliminary action ensures that when the user activates the release system, the stored energy provides reliable and immediate release without requiring complex activation mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy handling and cleaning, secure attachment when raised, safe wringing, and navigation through narrow spaces without snagging, ensuring user safety and practicality.
Implementation Method 1
said elastic components pushing said two half-frames to close said mouth
Implementation Method 2
a pair of half-frames basically flat facing one another and hinged together roughly in their central part
Data Source
AI summary
Improved mop base capable of using both surfaces of a normal mop arranged parallel to one another.