Mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing flat mop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for squeezing a flat mop are either costly due to complex structures, inconvenient due to the need for foot pedals or hand-operated rotary rods, or strenuous and impractical, resulting in low user experience.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning tool set comprising a mop bucket with a built-in squeezing device and a flat mop with a rotatable mop head, allowing for easy up-and-down movement to scrape water from the wiper, eliminating the need for additional squeezing 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 water can be squeezed from the mop fabric, but the structure becomes complicated and the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the squeezing function from the complex foot-operated device and integrates it directly into the mop bucket structure. The squeezing roller is mounted on the bucket wall, eliminating the need for separate pedals and squeezing baskets, thus simplifying the overall structure while maintaining the squeezing function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the squeezing device with the mop bucket structure. The squeezing roller is directly installed on the bucket wall, and the bucket body itself serves as part of the squeezing mechanism, combining multiple functions into a single integrated structure.
2Ease of operation
If a hand-operated rotary mop rod with centrifugal rotation is used, then water can be squeezed from the mop plate, but the structure becomes complicated and the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making the mop plate rotatable for centrifugal squeezing, the patent inverts the approach by making the squeezing roller rotatable while the mop plate remains stationary. The user simply presses the mop against the rotating roller, eliminating the need for complex bendable mop plate structures.
3Ease of operation
If a squeezing mechanism on the mop rod requiring manual pushing is used, then water can be squeezed from the wiper, but the operation becomes strenuous and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating squeezing roller automatically performs the squeezing action through its rotation, reducing the manual effort required. The user only needs to press the mop against the roller, and the rotation does the work, making the operation less strenuous and more efficient.
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 solution provides a labor-saving, convenient, and effective way to squeeze a flat mop, improving user experience and reducing operational complexity and cost.
Implementation Method 1
the flat mop in the squeezing state moves up and down relative to the squeezing device, thereby the water in the wiper is scraped off by the squeezing device
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AI summary
A mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop includes a bucket body and a squeezing device disposed inside the bucket body; 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. A cleaning tool set is further provided. The mop bucket 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.