Solar Pool Cleaner Filtration Access Without Top Cover Opening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing swimming pool robots repeatedly opening the top cover to dump debris damage the solar panel, affecting its service life.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning device design that includes a filtering box mounted in an accommodating groove, allowing for pull-out without opening the top cover, and a fixed solar panel to prevent frequent exposure, along with a buoyancy mechanism for water surface operation and a moving mechanism for efficient cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the top cover is opened repeatedly to remove the filtering box for debris dumping, then the filtering box can be easily accessed and emptied, but the solar panel is exposed repeatedly and prone to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional modules: the filtering box is made detachable from the main body, allowing it to be removed independently through a side opening without affecting the solar panel assembly. This segmentation enables the filtering box to be accessed and emptied while the solar panel remains protected and stationary on the top surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering box is extracted as a separate removable component from the main cleaning device body. It can be taken out through the side opening for debris dumping, while the solar panel remains integrated with the main body and is not affected by this extraction operation.
2Ease of repair
If the filtering box is made detachable for easy debris removal, then maintenance becomes simpler, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering box is segmented as a separate module that can be detached through the side opening. This segmentation allows for simple maintenance operations while adding minimal structural complexity, as the detachment mechanism uses basic mechanical interfaces rather than complex systems.
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
Protects the solar panel from damage, extends its lifespan, and enhances cleaning efficiency by maintaining the solar panel's stability and energy supply while facilitating easy debris removal.
Implementation Method 1
an adjustment mechanism, including at least one buoyancy cavity, where the buoyancy cavity is provided in the cleaning device body and configured to adjust the cleaning device body to be at least partially located on a water surface
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a cleaning device, including a cleaning device body provided with an accommodating groove and an accommodating opening, an adjustment mechanism, a moving mechanism, a main cleaning mechanism including at least one filtering box which is provided with a debris inlet and assembled to the accommodating groove through the accommodating opening, a handle, a roller brush, and a solar mechanism including a solar panel. Along a forward direction, a ratio of a maximum length of the solar panel to a maximum length of a contour of the cleaning device body is greater than or equal to 0.7 and less than 1. Along a direction perpendicular to the forward direction, a ratio of a maximum width of the solar panel to a maximum width of the contour of the cleaning device body is greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than 1.