Shower Hose Cleaning Tool with Detachable Nozzle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shower systems are inconvenient for bathroom cleaning as they require users to hold a shower head with one hand while using a cleaning brush with the other, leading to increased power consumption and extended cleaning times due to limited functionality when scales or dirt need to be removed from bathroom surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning tool that connects to the end of a shower hose after the shower head is removed, allowing tap water to be supplied to surfaces, enabling one-handed cleaning with a detachable cleaner that can be easily exchanged with the shower head, utilizing a handle with a water discharge system and a cleaner support structure for efficient cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a shower head is used to supply water while cleaning a bathroom surface, then water can be supplied to remove scales or dirt, but the user must hold the shower head with one hand and the cleaning brush with the other hand, leading to increased power consumption and extended cleaning time
Solution Approach 1:
The shower hose connection structure is designed to accommodate multiple functions: it can connect a shower head for bathing and a cleaner for cleaning operations. The connection portion includes a female screw thread that can receive different types of nozzles, allowing the same hose to serve both bathing and cleaning purposes, thereby enabling one-handed operation during cleaning
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning tool is designed as a detachable assembly consisting of a cleaner body with a cleaning member and a separate nozzle that connects to the shower hose. This segmentation allows the cleaner to be easily attached and detached from the hose, enabling quick exchange between shower head and cleaner without requiring tool changes or complex disassembly
2Reliability
If a shower head is rotated to fasten it to the shower hose, then the shower head can be securely connected, but the screw thread of the shower head may be broken causing water leakage
Solution Approach 1:
A connection portion with a female screw thread is introduced as an intermediary component between the shower hose and the shower head or cleaner. This female thread is formed on the connection portion of the hose itself, acting as a mediator that receives male screw threads from both shower heads and cleaners, distributing the threading stress and preventing damage to the shower head threads while maintaining secure connections
Solution Approach 2:
The female screw thread is pre-formed on the connection portion of the shower hose during manufacturing, before any shower head or cleaner is attached. This preliminary preparation of the connection interface allows for easy and reliable attachment of different components without requiring rotation or threading operations on the shower head itself, thereby preventing thread damage
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AI summary
A cleaning tool is connected to the end of a shower hose after a shower head has been separated from the end of the shower hose, and tap water can be supplied to a surface to be cleaned, such as a bathroom wall or floor, so that bathroom cleaning may be easily carried out even by a user's one hand in a convenient way, thereby minimizing the user's power consumption and shortening cleaning time, and further, the cleaning tool may be conveniently fastened and separated to and from the end of the shower hose by means of a single touch, so that a cleaner for cleaning the surface to be cleaned can be simply exchanged with the shower head, thereby improving the conveniences of use.