Pool Cleaner Brush With Flexible Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pool cleaning technologies, such as those using radial arrangements of bristles, are inefficient in scrubbing pool surfaces due to limited contact area and tend to trap debris, while existing brushes for automatic swimming pool cleaners lack flexibility and adaptability for horizontal or vertical orientations.
Innovation Solution
A pool cleaning brush with a flexible, resilient attachment portion and double-sided brush assemblies featuring cylindrical projections that can rotate and move along the tail sweep hose, ensuring full contact with pool surfaces and easy attachment/detachment, manufactured through plastic injection molding for light-weight and efficient cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If radial arrangements of bristles are used, then the brush structure is simple, but the cleaning efficiency is poor and debris is trapped
Solution Approach 1:
The brush is divided into multiple independent cylindrical projections arranged in a pattern, where each projection acts as an independent cleaning element. This segmentation allows debris to pass through between projections rather than being trapped, while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular construction
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using traditional radial bristle arrangements, the invention inverts the approach by using cylindrical projections that extend outward from a central axis. This inversion creates spacing between cleaning elements, allowing debris passage while improving cleaning efficiency through the unique cylindrical geometry
2Stability of the object's composition
If rigid brush structures are used, then the brush maintains its shape, but it lacks flexibility for different orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The brush structure incorporates flexible elements that allow the cylindrical projections to move and adapt their orientation relative to the pool surface. This dynamic capability enables the brush to maintain effective contact regardless of whether the pool surface is horizontal or vertical, while the overall brush shape remains stable during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The brush design allows for changes in the spatial arrangement and orientation of cylindrical projections based on the pool surface conditions. The flexible structure enables parameter changes in projection positioning and angle, allowing adaptation to different orientations while maintaining shape stability through the cohesive brush body
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional brush designs are used, then the brush is easy to manufacture, but it cannot maintain full contact with pool surfaces of all orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The cylindrical projection design serves multiple functions: it provides cleaning contact, allows debris passage, and maintains structural integrity. The uniform pattern of projections creates a universal cleaning surface that can effectively contact various pool surface orientations (horizontal, vertical, angled) while remaining easy to manufacture through standardized molding processes
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The brush provides effective agitation and polishing of pool surfaces, maintaining contact regardless of orientation and reducing debris trapping, with a design that allows for easy replacement of worn-out components, enhancing cleaning efficiency and adaptability compared to prior technologies.
Implementation Method 1
at least the attachment portion is substantially flexible and resilient so as to permit deformation thereof such that a portion of a tail sweep hose can be movably received therewith
Implementation Method 2
the brush according to the present invention engages with the same to agitate, brush and/or polish the same as desired
Data Source
AI summary
A pool cleaning brush including an attachment portion and at least one brush assembly. The attachment portion is configured for removably connecting with a portion of a tail sweep hose of a swimming pool cleaner. The at least one brush assembly includes at least one cleaning element thereon. As the swimming pool cleaner automatically moves through the swimming pool to clean the same, the pool cleaning brush is carried along with the tail sweep hose and engages the swimming pool surface to agitate, brush and clean the same.