Mop frame and a mop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mop frames are cumbersome and time-consuming to attach and detach mops without hand contact, and they often become unbalanced when lifted, making handling difficult.
Innovation Solution
A mop frame design featuring a pivotable top part with a magnet for secure attachment, a spring for easy opening and closing, and a balancing element to maintain balance, allowing for hands-free operation and simplified handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a magnet and counterpart arrangement is used to hold the mop onto the plate, then the attachment security is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical fastening systems (screws, clips, or manual latches) with a magnetic attachment system. The magnet arranged on the plate and the magnetic counterpart on the mop head create secure attachment through magnetic attraction forces, eliminating the need for complex mechanical fastening mechanisms while maintaining reliable hold during cleaning operations.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the top part is made shorter than the plate, then the balancing is improved, but the handle arm attachment area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs asymmetric design by making the top part shorter than the plate, creating an unbalanced structure that is intentionally counteracted by positioning the magnet and counterpart strategically. This asymmetric configuration allows the center of gravity to be optimized for balancing when the mop is attached, while the reduced top part area is compensated by the magnetic attachment strength and strategic placement of the handle arm at the available attachment area.
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 easy, secure, and balanced attachment and detachment of mops without hand contact, improving usability and reducing the effort required for handling the mop frame.
Implementation Method 1
at least one pair of holding members, consisting of a permanent magnet and a cooperating counterpart, being arranged for holding the mop onto the plate
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mop frame comprising a plate (11) forming the bottom frame part onto which bottom side the mop (30) is located for cleaning, in which mop frame at one end of the plate (11) of the mop frame (10) a top part (12) is pivotably attached by a pivot (16), to which top part (12) a handle arm is attached. The top part (12) is shorter than the plate (11), advantageously the length of the top part (12) is 55 - 75 % of the length of the plate (11). At the other end of the plate (12) a balancing element (20), preferably a protrusion (20), is located for balancing the mop frame (10).