Pet Grooming Device With UV Sterilizer And Detachable Head
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet care devices lack effective solutions for managing pet hair and skin health, particularly in addressing bacterial and viral issues, and often have design flaws that hinder efficient cleaning and tool interchangeability.
Innovation Solution
A pet care device with a detachable head and handle system, incorporating a sterilizer with UV light-emitting diodes and a light diffuser, which allows for targeted skin treatment and easy cleaning, along with interchangeable care tools and a base for charging, ensuring effective pet hair management and skin health maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pet care device integrates both grooming and skin treatment functions, then the device provides comprehensive pet care, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pet care device is divided into separate functional modules: a handle unit containing power supply and control electronics, and a head unit containing the grooming elements and light emitting device. These modules can be detached and reattached, allowing the device to provide comprehensive care while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The device integrates multiple functions into a single system: mechanical grooming through brushes/combs and skin treatment through UV or visible light emitting diodes. The handle unit can connect to different head units to provide various grooming functions, while the integrated light emitting device provides skin treatment, creating a universal pet care solution.
2Reliability
If the head unit includes integrated lighting and grooming components, then skin treatment effectiveness improves, but cleaning difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The head unit is designed as a detachable module that can be separated from the handle unit. The grooming elements (brushes, combs) are positioned to allow access for cleaning, and the light emitting device is integrated in a way that does not obstruct the cleaning of grooming surfaces, maintaining both treatment effectiveness and cleanability.
Solution Approach 2:
The light emitting device is integrated into the head unit but positioned to not interfere with the cleaning of grooming surfaces. The detachable head unit design allows the entire lighting and grooming assembly to be removed for cleaning, extracting the cleaning task from the permanent attachment to the handle.
3Reliability
If the device uses UV light emitting diodes for sterilization, then skin health treatment capability improves, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses light emitting diodes that can emit UV or visible light by changing electrical parameters. UV LEDs provide sterilization capability for skin health treatment, while visible light LEDs provide alternative treatment options. The controller can select between different light types and intensities, optimizing energy consumption based on the specific treatment needed while maintaining effective skin health capabilities.
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 device effectively treats pet skin with UV light, maintains skin health, and facilitates easy cleaning and tool interchange, addressing the limitations of existing devices by providing a comprehensive solution for pet grooming and hygiene.
Implementation Method 1
a sterilizer with UV light-emitting diodes
Implementation Method 2
UV light-emitting diodes and a light diffuser, which allows for targeted skin treatment
Implementation Method 3
UV light-emitting diodes and a light diffuser, which allows for targeted skin treatment
Data Source
AI summary
A pet care device may include a head having a sterilizer and a handle extending from the head. The head may be formed of an outer body and an inner body positioned in an inner region of the outer body. A first space may be formed between the outer body and the inner body in which the sterilizer is provided. The sterilizer may include at least one light emitting device, and a light device may cover the first space. A second space partitioned from the first space may be at least partially located inside the inner body. Hair and/or debris may be collected in the second space.