Nested Cyclone Bin Assembly for Tool-Free Vacuum Emptying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hand vacuum cleaners require disconnecting cleaning tools or accessories when emptying the cyclone bin, which is inconvenient and may lead to spillage during emptying.
Innovation Solution
A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus with a removably mounted cyclone bin assembly that nests within the body, allowing for easy removal and emptying without disconnecting tools or accessories, and maintaining a sealed unit to prevent spillage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the cyclone bin assembly is designed to be removable for emptying, then ease of maintenance is improved, but the cleaning tool must be disconnected first which reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The cyclone bin assembly is segmented as a separate removable component from the main body, allowing it to be detached and emptied independently. The mounting plate with release buttons enables the cyclone bin assembly to be separated from the body without removing the cleaning tool, resolving the contradiction by making the maintenance operation independent of the operational components.
2Ease of operation
If the cyclone bin assembly is made removable, then ease of emptying is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional mounting and detachment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The cyclone bin assembly is extracted as a separate removable unit with its own mounting plate and release mechanism. This allows the emptying function to be simplified and isolated from the main body, improving ease of emptying while containing the complexity within a dedicated removable component rather than integrating it throughout the entire device.
3Volume of moving object
If the cyclone bin assembly is nested within the body, then volume is reduced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase for proper fitting
Solution Approach 1:
The cyclone bin assembly is designed to nest within the body when mounted, with the mounting plate fitting into a recess in the body. This nesting arrangement reduces the overall volume of the portable surface cleaning apparatus while maintaining ease of removal through the release button mechanism, balancing volume reduction with manageable manufacturing precision requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables hassle-free removal and emptying of the cyclone bin as a sealed unit, maintaining cleanliness and convenience while allowing continued use of the cleaning tool without reconfiguration.
Implementation Method 1
a suction motor positioned downstream from the cyclone chamber and in communication with the cyclone chamber air outlet... an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone chamber
Implementation Method 2
a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body, the cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone bin assembly air inlet in air flow communication with the dirty air inlet when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, a cyclone chamber
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AI summary
A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be partially or wholly nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted to a lower surface of the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted as a sealed unit.