Pool Cleaning Robot Mode Switching for Surface and Underwater Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing swimming pool cleaning robots cannot effectively adjust their position or depth in a liquid environment, limiting their ability to comprehensively clean the pool bottom, walls, and water surface.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning device with a mode switching member that allows it to switch between a position on the liquid surface and under the liquid surface, equipped with a filtering mechanism and a drive mechanism to perform underwater and water surface cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the cleaning robot is designed to clean only the bottom of the swimming pool, then the device structure is simple, but the application range is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning device is designed with multi-functional capabilities to perform bottom cleaning, wall cleaning, and water surface cleaning operations. The device can switch between different motion states (first motion state for bottom cleaning, second motion state for wall cleaning, third motion state for water surface cleaning) using a mode switching member, allowing a single device to handle multiple cleaning tasks that previously required different specialized devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cleaning robot operates only underwater, then the cleaning function for pool bottom is effective, but the water surface cleaning capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning device incorporates a mode switching member that enables dynamic transition between different motion states. The device can switch from underwater operation (first motion state) to wall cleaning mode (second motion state) and to water surface cleaning mode (third motion state), allowing adaptive response to different cleaning needs without requiring multiple separate devices.
3Productivity
If the cleaning robot cannot adjust position and depth, then the device structure is simple, but the operating efficiency is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning device employs a mode switching member that enables dynamic adjustment of the device's motion state and position. By switching between first motion state (underwater), second motion state (wall cleaning), and third motion state (water surface), the device can efficiently navigate and operate at different depths and positions within the swimming pool, significantly improving operating efficiency compared to fixed-position devices.
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 can comprehensively clean the pool by adjusting its position and depth, improving operating efficiency and reducing cleaning costs.
Implementation Method 1
a drive mechanism, configured to generate a suction force to form a first water flow path with the first water inlet, the filtering mechanism, and the liquid outlet portion
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a cleaning device. The cleaning device includes a cleaning device body, a drive mechanism, a filtering mechanism, a liquid inlet portion, a liquid outlet portion, and a mode switching member. The drive mechanism and the filtering mechanism are disposed on the cleaning device body. The liquid inlet portion includes at least a first water inlet. The first water inlet is provided on the cleaning device body. The liquid outlet portion includes at least a first water outlet. The first water outlet is provided on the cleaning device body. The first water inlet, the filtering mechanism, the drive mechanism, and the first water outlet sequentially communicate to form a first water path. The mode switching member is configured for the cleaning device to be switched between a position on a liquid surface and a position under the liquid surface.