Pool Cleaning Robot Filtration for Surface and Underwater Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing swimming pool cleaning robots cannot effectively adjust their position and depth in a liquid environment, limiting their ability to comprehensively clean the bottom, wall surfaces, and water surface, thereby restricting their application range and operating efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning device that can be flexibly switched between a position on a liquid surface and under the liquid surface, equipped with a filtering mechanism and drive mechanism, allowing it to perform underwater and water surface cleaning by adjusting its attitude and using multiple inlets and outlets to optimize cleaning efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
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 robot is designed with multiple cleaning mechanisms including a bottom cleaning roller brush, wall cleaning brush assemblies, and a water surface cleaning assembly. The robot can switch between different cleaning modes (bottom cleaning, wall cleaning, water surface cleaning) to perform multiple functions with a single device, thereby expanding application range without requiring separate dedicated devices for each cleaning task.
Solution Approach 2:
The robot employs a mode switching mechanism that allows dynamic transition between different cleaning states. The control system can switch the operating mode based on detected conditions, enabling the robot to adapt its cleaning behavior dynamically. This includes switching between bottom cleaning, wall cleaning, and water surface cleaning modes, as well as adjusting buoyancy to change position in the water column.
2Device complexity
If the cleaning robot operates under water surface only, then the device structure is simple, but the cleaning coverage is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The robot integrates multiple cleaning assemblies including bottom cleaning roller brush, wall cleaning brush assemblies with extendable arms, and water surface cleaning assembly. This multi-functional design enables comprehensive cleaning of different pool surfaces (bottom, walls, water surface) with a single device, significantly expanding cleaning coverage beyond what a water-surface-only robot could achieve.
Solution Approach 2:
The robot utilizes vertical positioning and mode switching to operate in different spatial dimensions within the pool environment. By adjusting buoyancy and switching between cleaning modes, the robot can effectively clean the bottom (lower dimension), walls (vertical dimension), and water surface (upper dimension), achieving three-dimensional cleaning coverage.
3Device complexity
If the cleaning robot cannot adjust position and depth in liquid environment, then the device structure is simple, but the operating efficiency is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The robot incorporates a mode switching mechanism and buoyancy adjustment system that enables dynamic adaptation to different operating conditions. The control system can switch between different cleaning modes based on detected conditions, and adjust buoyancy to change vertical position, allowing the robot to optimize its operating efficiency by adapting to the specific cleaning task and environmental conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The robot includes a detection system that monitors the cleaning environment and provides feedback to the control system. Based on this feedback, the control system can automatically switch between different cleaning modes and adjust operating parameters, enabling the robot to respond to environmental conditions and optimize its cleaning performance in real-time.
4Device complexity
If the cleaning robot cannot switch between water surface position and underwater position, then the device structure is simple, but the cleaning versatility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The robot employs a mode switching mechanism that allows dynamic transition between different cleaning states including water surface cleaning mode and underwater cleaning modes. The control system can switch the operating mode based on detected conditions, enabling the robot to adapt its cleaning behavior dynamically. This includes switching between bottom cleaning, wall cleaning, and water surface cleaning modes, as well as adjusting buoyancy to change position in the water column.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning robot is designed with multiple cleaning mechanisms including a bottom cleaning roller brush, wall cleaning brush assemblies, and a water surface cleaning assembly. The robot can switch between different cleaning modes (bottom cleaning, wall cleaning, water surface cleaning) to perform multiple functions with a single device, thereby expanding application range without requiring separate dedicated devices for each cleaning task.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device enhances cleaning efficiency and expands its application range by enabling comprehensive cleaning of swimming pools and other liquid environments, reducing cleaning costs through improved operational flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
a drive mechanism including at least a main water pump. Under an action of the main water pump, when the cleaning device performs underwater cleaning, at least a part of liquid sequentially flows through the first water inlet, the filtering box opening for underwater cleaning, the filtering box, the main water pump, and the first water outlet
Data Source
AI summary
This application provides a cleaning device, including a cleaning device body, a liquid inlet portion including at least a first water inlet and a second water inlet, a liquid outlet portion, a filtering mechanism including at least a filtering box, and a drive mechanism. The filtering box includes at least a filtering box opening for underwater cleaning in fluid communication with the first water inlet and a filtering box opening for water surface cleaning in fluid communication with the second water inlet. The cleaning device body includes a filtering box roller brush assembly disposed at the filtering box opening for water surface cleaning and a filtering box opening cover plate for water surface cleaning rotatably disposed at the filtering box opening for water surface cleaning and configured to be opened to expose the filtering box opening for water surface cleaning or cover the filtering box opening for water surface cleaning.