Shaped Extractor Head With Adjustable Suction for Carpet Fluid Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional extractor heads for removing fluids from flooring surfaces, such as carpeting, require a single specific orientation during operation, leading to decreased fluid removal efficacy if deviated, and lack adjustable suction control mechanisms, making them inefficient for varied user operations and carpet types.
Innovation Solution
The extractor head features a squeegee function with dynamically positionable lips and a suction control device that allows for adjustable suction, enabling efficient fluid removal across different orientations and carpet types by varying the position of the lips and suction control lever, facilitating enhanced fluid control and removal efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional extractor heads use a fixed single orientation design, then the structure is simple, but fluid removal efficacy decreases when deviated from the specific orientation
Solution Approach 1:
The extractor head incorporates a squeegee mechanism with movable lips that can dynamically adjust their position and angle relative to the flooring surface. This dynamic structure allows the extractor head to maintain effective fluid removal across multiple orientations, resolving the contradiction between operational efficacy and orientation flexibility by enabling the components to adapt their configuration based on the operating angle.
2Productivity
If conventional extractor heads lack adjustable suction control, then the device structure is simpler, but efficiency decreases for varied user operations and carpet types
Solution Approach 1:
The extractor head includes a suction control device with adjustable openings that allow users to modify the suction parameters by changing the opening size. This parameter adjustment capability enables optimization of fluid removal efficiency for different carpet types and operating conditions, resolving the contradiction between productivity and device complexity by providing controllable variability in the suction flow rate.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional extractor heads have fixed squeegee position, then manufacturing is simpler, but fluid control is insufficient for different carpet types
Solution Approach 1:
The squeegee mechanism is segmented into movable lips that can be independently positioned and adjusted. This segmentation allows the lips to be configured for different carpet types and fluid conditions, providing adaptability across various applications. The segmented design achieves versatility while maintaining reasonable manufacturing complexity through modular component construction.
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 solution enhances fluid removal efficiency by allowing dynamic positioning of the extractor head and adjustable suction, accommodating different user orientations and carpet conditions, thereby improving the effectiveness of fluid extraction from flooring surfaces.
Implementation Method 1
Vacuum sources or pumps are frequently used to remove water or other fluids from flooring such as carpeting
Data Source
AI summary
A fluid extracting device with a shaped head and associated systems and methods of use and manufacture. In one embodiment, the device includes an extractor head that includes an extractor port housing having a cavity configured to be coupled to a vacuum source. The extractor port housing includes a recessed surface and individual openings extending through the recessed surface and in fluid communication with an interior suction cavity. The extractor port housing can further include first and second lips each adjacent to opposite sides of the recessed surface and each configured to provide a squeegee function. In another embodiment, the device includes a tubular member and a handle operably coupled to the tubular member and including a suction control device. The suction control device is configured such that a user can simultaneously operate the device to control the suction and operate the extractor to remove fluid from a flooring surface.