Spindle Case Cleaning Device With Integrated Fluid Supply Paths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing glass sheet cleaning methods waste cleaning liquid due to inefficient supply methods, leading to increased labor and complexity in piping systems.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning apparatus with a housing storing cleaning liquid, spindle cases, and cleaning members that supply the liquid directly to the glass sheet through internal supply paths, reducing the need for complex piping and minimizing liquid waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If an independent pipe is connected to each cleaning member from a tank positioned away from the cleaning members to supply cleaning liquid directly, then cleaning liquid waste is reduced, but the number of pipes increases and the piping structure becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cleaning members share a common cleaning liquid supply path instead of each having an independent pipe from the tank. The supply path is integrated into the housing structure, allowing one or a few pipes to serve multiple cleaning members through distribution channels within the housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing acts as an intermediary structure that contains the cleaning liquid tank and supply paths. Instead of connecting pipes directly from the tank to each cleaning member, the housing serves as a centralized distribution hub that simplifies the piping architecture while enabling direct cleaning liquid delivery to cleaning members.
2Reliability
If cleaning liquid is supplied to the glass sheet with a shower nozzle, then the glass sheet can be cleaned, but the cleaning liquid is not efficiently supplied to contact portions between cleaning members and glass sheet, leading to waste
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning members are designed to supply their own cleaning liquid through integrated supply paths within the housing, rather than relying on external shower nozzles. The cleaning liquid is delivered directly to the contact portions between cleaning members and glass sheet through channels formed in the housing and cleaning member structures.
Solution Approach 2:
Cleaning liquid supply is localized to the specific contact portions where cleaning members touch the glass sheet. Supply paths are configured to deliver cleaning liquid precisely where it is needed at the interface between cleaning members and glass sheet, rather than using general shower nozzle distribution.
3Productivity
If the number of cleaning members is increased to improve cleaning coverage, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but the number of pipes required increases proportionally
Solution Approach 1:
A single cleaning liquid supply path structure serves multiple cleaning members simultaneously. The housing contains distribution channels that can deliver cleaning liquid to one or more cleaning members through a unified piping system, allowing the same supply infrastructure to support increased cleaning capacity without proportional increases in piping complexity.
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 reduces labor and waste of cleaning liquid while maintaining effective cleaning efficiency, preventing contamination and ensuring uniform liquid distribution.
Implementation Method 1
a first supply path formed in the each of the spindle cases so as to supply the cleaning liquid in the internal space of the housing to the internal space of the each of the spindle cases; and a second supply path formed in the spindle so as to supply the cleaning liquid in the internal space of the each of the spindle cases to the cleaning member
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaning apparatus for a glass sheet includes a housing in which a cleaning liquid is stored, a plurality of spindle cases fixed to the housing to face an internal space of the housing, a spindle rotatably held in each of the spindle cases to face an internal space of the each of the spindle cases, and a cleaning member mounted to a distal end portion of the spindle. The cleaning apparatus also includes a first supply path formed in the each of the spindle cases to supply the cleaning liquid in the internal space of the housing to the internal space of the each of the spindle cases, and a second supply path formed in the spindle to supply the cleaning liquid in the internal space of the each of the spindle cases to the cleaning member.