Pivoting Cleaner Handle for Under-Furniture Use and Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaners lack a design that allows for both convenient use under desks or beds and easy packaging, as they either only fold forward or backward, failing to satisfy both requirements simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A cleaner with a pivotable handle that can be positioned at the front or rear of the machine body, equipped with a lock catch assembly for easy pivoting and locking, allowing the handle to be adjusted for both use and storage, facilitating both cleaning under furniture and compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the handle is only capable of being folded forwards, then the cleaner facilitates use under a desk or a bed, but the cleaner does not satisfy a requirement of foldable package and is not convenient for the cleaner to be received in a cabinet by a user
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed to be dynamically reconfigurable, allowing it to pivot between a forward position (for cleaning under furniture) and a backward position (for compact packaging). This dynamic adaptability enables the handle to serve multiple functions depending on the operational context, resolving the contradiction between ease of use under furniture and foldable package capability
2Adaptability or versatility
If the handle is only capable of being folded backwards, then the cleaner satisfies the requirement of foldable package and is convenient for the cleaner to be received in a cabinet by a user, but the cleaner does not facilitate use of the cleaner under the desk or bed
Solution Approach 1:
The handle's dynamic design allows it to pivot between backward position (for compact packaging and cabinet storage) and forward position (for cleaning under desks or beds). This dynamic capability enables the cleaner to adapt to different operational scenarios, resolving the contradiction between foldable package capability and ease of use under furniture
3Adaptability or versatility
If the handle is pivotable between front and rear positions, then the cleaner satisfies both use under furniture and foldable package requirements, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The handle mechanism is segmented into modular components including a pivot connection between the handle and machine body, and a lock catch assembly with separate locking and unlocking states. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function independently, simplifying the overall structure while enabling multi-position functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The lock catch assembly is designed to automatically lock the handle in its pivotable positions without requiring additional fastening operations. The self-locking mechanism reduces structural complexity by eliminating the need for separate locking devices, while still providing stable multi-position support
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaner is provided. The cleaner includes a machine body and a handle, and the handle is disposed on the machine body and pivotable between a first position and a second position, in which the handle is located at a front side of the machine body when the handle is in the first position, and the handle is located at a rear side of the machine body when the handle is in the second position.