Wringing basket for soft and absorbing fringes of a mop
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mop wringing devices are inefficient and require significant user effort, as they are often specific to certain mop designs and struggle to effectively wring flexible and absorbent fringes of varying lengths and thicknesses, regardless of whether they are driven in rotation or fixed to a handle.
Innovation Solution
A wringing basket with a central protuberance and containment constriction that guides and compresses the mop fringes, combined with a centrifugal effect from rotating the mop head, allowing for easy and quick wringing of any type of mop, regardless of shape or size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a wringing basket with fixing and locking means is used to facilitate rotation of the mop head, then the ease of operation is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates because the basket is dedicated to operate only with mops comprising specific fixing means
Solution Approach 1:
The wringing basket is designed with a universal receiving cavity that can accommodate any type of mop head without requiring specific fixing means. The basket relies on the centrifugal effect of rotation rather than mechanical locking, making it compatible with various mop designs while maintaining ease of operation.
2Reliability
If a wringing basket with complex fixing means is used to secure the mop head, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the complex fixing and locking means from the wringing basket. Instead, it relies on the simple centrifugal effect during rotation to secure the mop head, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining reliability through the natural forces of rotation.
3Device complexity
If a wringing basket without fringe guidance structure is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the productivity deteriorates as wringing becomes time-consuming and requires prolonged user effort
Solution Approach 1:
The wringing basket includes a protuberance and confining constriction that preliminarily guide and position the mop fringes into the optimal location within the receiving cavity before rotation begins. This preliminary action ensures that the fringes are properly positioned to be compressed against the perforated wall during rotation, significantly improving wringing efficiency and productivity without adding complex mechanisms.
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 enables efficient and effortless wringing of flexible and absorbent mop fringes, reducing the time and effort required for the process while accommodating various mop designs and sizes, enhancing the wringing efficiency tenfold.
Implementation Method 1
The raised part of the bottom of the bucket further comprises a bearing for guiding the spinner basket in rotation when the mop head is placed in the spinner basket and a rotary impulse is exerted by the handle of the mop so as to drive the head of the mop in rotation
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
AI summary
The invention relates to a bucket for wringing the strands (47) of a mop (44) having flexible, absorbent strands, said bucket comprising a cavity (26) for receiving the strands of the mop (44) and a main opening (68) through which the strands can be inserted into and removed from the cavity (26). The bucket is characterised in that it comprises a projection (31) located opposite the main opening (68), said projection (31): extending towards the main opening (68), and being arranged to guide the strands (47) towards a peripheral side portion of the cavity (26) that extends between the projection (31) and the main opening (68). The bucket is also characterised in that the cavity (26) comprises a narrowed confinement section such that the strands of the mop can be confined in the cavity (26).