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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning devices, such as floor scrubbers, face challenges with integrated docking stations that are large in size, making them cumbersome for packaging and difficult to clean, especially the accommodation grooves where dirt accumulates, and exposed charging terminals that are prone to moisture damage.
Innovation Solution
A modular docking station design with a detachable tray and water-blocking ribs for the brushroll groove, along with a waterproof charging interface to protect electrical connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If an integrated docking station design is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but the size is large making packaging cumbersome and cleaning difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The docking station is divided into a stationary base and a detachable tray that can be separated for packaging and cleaning purposes, while maintaining structural stability during operation through precise positioning mechanisms
2Stability of the object's composition
If an integrated docking station design is used, then the structure is simple, but cleaning the accommodation groove is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The accommodation groove is segmented into a stationary base portion and a detachable tray portion, allowing the tray to be removed for easy cleaning of the groove while maintaining structural integrity during use
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable tray is extracted from the integrated structure, enabling separate cleaning of the accommodation groove without disassembling the entire docking station, thus improving cleaning accessibility
3Ease of operation
If charging terminals are exposed, then the charging interface is accessible, but the terminals are prone to moisture damage
Solution Approach 1:
The waterproof design proactively prevents moisture from reaching the charging terminals through sealed structures and waterproof materials, eliminating the risk of moisture damage before it can occur while maintaining charging accessibility
Data Source
AI summary
A docking station includes a station body and a detachable tray. The station body includes a base tray and a support base. The support base is disposed on the base tray and configured to support a device body of a cleaning device. The detachable tray is configured to be detachably connected with the base tray, where the detachable tray is connected with the base tray to form an accommodation groove, and the accommodation groove is configured to accommodate a cleaning base body of the cleaning device.