Mop Cleaning System With Pressurized Water Chamber
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mop basins face challenges in effectively cleaning mop strings due to dirty water circulation, difficulty in separating debris from clean water, and maintaining a supply of hot water, leading to incomplete cleaning and streaks on floors.
Innovation Solution
A mop cleaning system with a chamber in the mop basin that receives a continuous supply of clean, pressurized water, directed across the bottom to forcibly remove debris and grease from mop strings, ensuring clean water is maintained throughout the cleaning process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a mop bucket is used to clean floors, then the cleaning process can be performed, but the water in the bucket becomes dirty and debris accumulates, reducing cleaning effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the dirty water and debris from the mop bucket by draining it into a sink or floor drain. This removes the contaminated substance from the cleaning system, allowing fresh water to be added for continued effective cleaning without the degradation caused by accumulating dirt and debris
Solution Approach 2:
The patent discards the dirty water from the mop bucket into a drain system. By removing the contaminated water rather than attempting to clean or reuse it, the system maintains cleaning effectiveness by ensuring the mop strings are always rinsed in relatively clean water
2Ease of operation
If the mop is rinsed in the same bucket used for mopping, then the process is simple, but the mop strings become re-contaminated with debris from the dirty water
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the dirty water from the mop bucket before the mop strings are rinsed. By draining the contaminated water into a separate sink or drain area, the system prevents re-contamination of the mop strings while maintaining the simplicity of using the same bucket for both mopping and rinsing operations
3Reliability
If the sink is filled with clean water for rinsing the mop, then the mop can be cleaned, but the clean water becomes contaminated and the sink requires frequent cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the dirty water from the sink after the mop has been rinsed. By draining the contaminated water from the sink into the floor drain, the system maintains clean water in the sink for future rinsing operations without requiring frequent manual cleaning of the sink itself
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a separate drainage pathway for the sink that is independent from the mop bucket. This allows the sink to be refilled with clean water multiple times without the same water becoming permanently contaminated, effectively copying the drain function to serve both the bucket and sink
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 system efficiently cleans mop strings by maintaining clean, hot water flow, preventing debris re-deposition on floors, and simplifying the cleaning process, reducing the need for manual agitation and frequent basin cleaning.
Implementation Method 1
a water source connected to the water inlet adapted to pass water under pressure into the water inlet
Data Source
AI summary
A mop cleaning system has a mop basin having a floor and a drain, a chamber affixed to the mop basin in a location away from the drain, a water inlet opening within the interior volume of the chamber, and a water source connected to the water inlet. The water inlet is adapted to pass water in an area adjacent to a bottom of the chamber. The water source is adapted to pass water under pressure into the water inlet. The chamber is fixedly mounted to the floor of the mop basin. The chamber has an outlet located at above the water inlet.