PC/ABS Stable Floor Cleaning for Liquid-Solid Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid-tight floor and base arrangements face challenges in maintaining structural integrity under dynamic and static loads while preventing environmental contamination from liquid and solid substances, particularly in stable environments where manure and urine mix, leading to ammonia formation and groundwater pollution.
Innovation Solution
A floor with a load-bearing surface made of Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (PC/ABS) and a cleaning arrangement that includes a liquid collection system, a spraying system, and a moveable cleaning unit with rinse-slide-suction facilities to separately collect and process liquids and solids, using urease inhibitors to prevent ammonia formation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a liquid-tight floor arrangement is constructed to prevent environmental contamination, then environmental protection is improved, but structural integrity under dynamic and static loads may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The floor arrangement is divided into modular floor panels that can be assembled together. Each panel is a self-contained liquid-tight unit, and multiple panels combine to form a complete floor system that maintains both structural integrity and liquid-tightness across the entire surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The floor panels utilize composite construction combining rigid structural materials for load-bearing capacity with liquid-tight sealing materials. This composite approach ensures the floor can withstand dynamic and static loads while maintaining its liquid-tight barrier against contamination.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a cleaning arrangement is added to collect and process liquids and solids separately, then environmental protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning arrangement integrates multiple functions into a single mobile cleaning unit that combines spraying, rinsing, and suction capabilities. This unified device collects liquids and solids simultaneously through integrated channels, reducing the need for separate systems while maintaining effective separation and processing of contaminants.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning unit is designed to be mobile and autonomously operable, allowing it to move across the floor panels and perform cleaning operations without requiring fixed infrastructure. The unit self-containedly provides spraying, rinsing, and suction functions, reducing overall system complexity while achieving effective contaminant removal.
3Adaptability or versatility
If floor panels are designed to be movable and reconnectable, then ease of relocation is improved, but liquid-tight connection reliability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The floor system is segmented into standardized panels with integrated connection elements. Each panel includes built-in reconnection means that enable straightforward assembly and disassembly while maintaining liquid-tight seals through standardized interfaces designed to preserve connection reliability during relocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection elements incorporate sealing mechanisms and alignment features that are pre-configured to ensure liquid-tight connections before use. This beforehand preparation of connection details ensures that when panels are reconnected after relocation, the liquid-tight integrity is automatically restored without requiring additional sealing steps.
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 effectively separates and processes liquids and solids, reducing environmental pollution by minimizing ammonia formation and ensuring a clean, safe environment.
Implementation Method 1
a cleaning unit that is independently moveable over the load-bearing surface of the floor and having a rinse-slide-suction facility and a container for collecting solid substances applied at the load-bearing surface of the floor
Implementation Method 2
a spraying system arranged for applying a cleaning liquid at the load-bearing surface of the floor
Implementation Method 3
a liquid collection arrangement situated sideways of the floor to which the load-bearing surface of the floor connects by a down slope for collecting liquid applied at the load-bearing surface of the floor
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AI summary
Floor comprising a load-bearing liquid-tight surface (2) having a liquid-tight layer of Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, PC/ABS, and a cleaning arrangement (26, 27) for collecting liquid and solid substances applied at the load-bearing surface during use. The cleaning arrangement includes a liquid collection arrangement (27), sideways of the floor, to which the load-bearing surface connects by a down slope (15, 16) and a spraying system for applying cleaning liquid to the load-bearing surface. Solid substances applied at the load-bearing surface are collected by a rinse-slide-suction facility of a cleaning unit (60) independently moveable over the floor. The cleaning arrangement equipped with a further spraying system, for additional cleaning of the floor by applying cleaning liquid thereon, the moveable cleaning unit (60) comprises a further suction facility for collecting cleaning liquid. A moveable cleaning unit (60) and a floor or base arrangement having a load-bearing surface made of PC/ABS are also provided.