Robot cleaner station
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Solution Overview
Problem
Robot cleaner stations face limitations in suction power and inlet area, making it difficult to efficiently collect both large and small dust particles, with increased suction power requiring a larger station volume and larger inlet area compromising suction force.
Innovation Solution
A robot cleaner station with a flexible connection hose connecting a guide portion to a collection chamber, allowing dust from the dust collector to be guided and collected, featuring detachable fasteners and a suction tube for optimized suction flow path and manual cleaning capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If the inlet area of the secondary suction port is increased to improve suction capability, then the suction power is enhanced, but the volume of the station must be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the rigid, fixed suction path into a flexible, three-dimensional adaptable path using a flexible hose. This allows the suction inlet to reach debris in various spatial positions without increasing the station's base volume, effectively adding dimensional flexibility to the suction system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a flexible hose that can dynamically adjust its position and shape based on the location of debris. This dynamic adaptation allows the secondary suction port to maintain effective suction capability for large debris without requiring a permanently enlarged inlet area or increased station volume.
2Power
If the station volume is increased to generate high suction power, then the suction capability is improved, but the space occupied by the station is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible hose acts as an intermediary element that extends the reach of the secondary suction port without requiring the station body to be enlarged. This mediator allows the suction system to access a larger effective volume while the station itself maintains a compact footprint.
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 flexible connection hose optimizes the suction flow path, enabling effective collection of dust particles of various sizes and allowing for manual cleaning functions, improving the overall cleaning efficiency and usability of the robot cleaner station.
Implementation Method 1
the connection hose formed of a material having flexibility
Implementation Method 2
a station suction device configured to generate a suction force to allow the dust of the dust collector to be sucked to the collection chamber
Data Source
AI summary
A robot cleaner station includes a cleaner docking portion to which a robot cleaner is docked and including an suction port in communication with a dust collector of the robot cleaner when the robot clear is docked to the cleaner docking portion, a collector including a collection chamber in which dust sucked from the dust collector through the suction port is collected, and a station suction device configured to generate a suction force to suck the dust from the dust collector to the collection chamber, and a connector configured to connect the suction port to the collection chamber. The connector includes a guide portion in communication with the suction port, a suction tube provided in the collection chamber to allow the dust which is guided by the guide portion to be sucked to the collection chamber, and a connection hose configured to connect the guide portion to the suction tube.