Robot Purifier with Dual-Axis Rotation for Directional Air Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Robot purifiers face challenges in adjusting the direction of air intake and discharge holes to effectively target areas with poor air quality and to efficiently circulate purified air within a space, as they need to move and adapt their air handling based on changing air quality conditions.
Innovation Solution
A robot purifier design that includes a purifying part capable of rotating 360 degrees horizontally and vertically, with adjustable air intake and discharge directions, utilizing a gear mechanism and ball bearing for autonomous driving and directional control, allowing for flexible air intake and discharge strategies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the robot purifier is fixedly installed at one site, then the structure is simple and stable, but the ability to adjust air intake and discharge directions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the purifying part rotatable both horizontally (360 degrees) and vertically (upward and downward directions) through gear mechanisms and ball bearings. This allows the air intake and discharge directions to be dynamically adjusted according to different air quality conditions and user needs, transforming a static fixed installation into a dynamic adaptable system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the purifying part can rotate 360 degrees horizontally and vertically, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional driving mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the rotation function into two independent parts: horizontal rotation (360 degrees) and vertical rotation (upward and downward). Each rotation is controlled by separate driving mechanisms (gears and ball bearings), allowing the system to achieve complex multi-directional air handling capability while maintaining manageable structural complexity through functional decomposition.
3Productivity
If the robot purifier moves to different locations, then the air purification coverage is improved, but the need to adjust air intake and discharge directions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service through autonomous driving capability combined with directional adjustment. The robot purifier can autonomously navigate to different locations and adjust its air intake and discharge directions according to detected air quality conditions, eliminating the need for manual operation and enabling the system to serve itself in optimizing air purification efficiency across different spaces.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the robot purifier to freely adjust air intake and discharge directions, enabling intensive air drawing from deteriorated areas and targeted air discharge to users or circulation within spaces, improving air purification efficiency and user flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
a ball bearing (221) which is fixed to the body (210)
Implementation Method 2
a gear (222) which is fixed on the ball bearing (221) to be rotatable and includes gear teeth
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AI summary
A robot purifier including: a purifying part which draws, purifies, and discharges air; and a driving part which is located at a lower end of the purifying part and is capable of autonomous driving, wherein the purifying part is capable of rotating 360 degrees horizontally, and the purifying part also is capable of rotating vertically such that an air intake direction and an air discharge direction in the vertical and horizontal directions is controllable.