Integrated Mop Bucket Design for Flat Mop Cleaning and Squeezing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mop bucket designs fail to effectively integrate cleaning and squeezing functions for flat mops, leading to inconvenient and labor-intensive operations.
Innovation Solution
A mop bucket with a dual compartment design, featuring a squeezing device that can switch between a cleaning section and a squeezing water section, equipped with a squeezer mechanism to press against the mop head, allowing for efficient cleaning and squeezing without the need for additional mechanisms on the mop.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a foot-operated squeezing device with a squeezing basket and pedal is used, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the structure becomes complicated and the operation becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cleaning section and squeezing water section into a single integrated mop bucket, eliminating the need for separate squeezing devices. The squeezing device is integrated directly into the bucket body, merging multiple functions (cleaning, squeezing, water collection) into one unified structure, thereby simplifying the overall device while maintaining operational effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The mop bucket is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a cleaning container and a squeezing device. The bucket body simultaneously provides a cleaning section for washing the mop and a squeezing water section for extracting water, allowing a single device to perform multiple functions that previously required separate tools.
2Ease of operation
If a hand-operated rotary mop rod with bendable mop plate is used, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the structure becomes complicated and the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the squeezing function into the stationary mop bucket rather than requiring a complex hand-operated rotary mechanism on the mop itself. The mop remains simple while the bucket provides the squeezing capability through its integrated squeezing water section and squeezing device.
3Ease of operation
If a squeezing mechanism on the mop rod is used, then the squeezing function is achieved, but the operation becomes strenuous and the user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The squeezing device is designed to passively receive the mop head and automatically squeeze it through the integrated mechanism in the bucket body. The user simply places the mop into the squeezing water section, and the device performs the squeezing action without requiring manual manipulation or strenuous effort, thereby improving both ease of operation and cleaning efficiency.
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 design enables labor-saving, efficient cleaning and squeezing of flat mops, reducing user effort and improving user experience by integrating both functions into a single device.
Implementation Method 1
the squeezing device presses against the wiper on the mop head and scrapes the wiper on the mop head
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AI summary
A mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop, comprises a bucket body and a squeezing device disposed inside the bucket body; wherein, the bucket body has a squeezing water section and a cleaning section, which are respectively at two different positions when used; when the mop head of the flat mop is removably inserted into the squeezing device, the squeezing device presses against the wiper on the mop head and scrapes the wiper on the mop head. The present invention also discloses a cleaning tool set. The mop bucket of the present invention can clean and squeeze a wiper on the flat mop by integrating both functions of cleaning and squeezing together, provide better cleaning and squeezing effects, and realize a convenient and labor-saving squeezing operation and pleasurable user experience.