Spring-Mounted Mop Wringer Basket for Variable Pressure Wringing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mop wringer machines are limited in their ability to effectively wring out mops of different shapes and sizes, with insufficient pressure for smaller mops and size limitations for both smaller and larger mops due to fixed roller distances.
Innovation Solution
A mop wringer machine with a floating wringer basket mounted on springs, operated by U-shaped flaps driven by a motor with reduction gears and cams, allowing for adjustable pressure and movement to accommodate various mop sizes and shapes, ensuring optimal wringing performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed roller distances are used in the wringer mechanism, then the structure is simple and stable, but the machine cannot accommodate mops of different sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The wringer basket is made movable rather than fixed, allowing it to adjust its position vertically according to the size of the mop. The basket can move up and down within the wringer mechanism, enabling the same mechanism to accommodate both small and large mops effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The distance between the rollers is made variable through the movable basket design. As the basket moves vertically, the roller spacing changes dynamically, allowing optimal contact and wringing pressure for mops of different dimensions without requiring multiple fixed configurations.
2Force
If the wringer pressure is increased for larger mops, then larger mops can be wrung out effectively, but smaller mops receive excessive pressure that may damage them
Solution Approach 1:
The wringing pressure is dynamically adjusted based on the mop size through the movable basket mechanism. When a smaller mop is inserted, the basket moves to a position that provides appropriate pressure. When a larger mop is inserted, the basket moves to accommodate the increased size while maintaining effective wringing force, preventing both insufficient pressure and excessive damage.
3Volume of moving object
If the roller distance is increased to accommodate larger mops, then larger mops can be inserted, but the wringing pressure becomes insufficient for smaller mops
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts both the roller distance and wringing pressure simultaneously through the movable basket. When accommodating larger mops, the basket moves to increase roller distance while maintaining adequate pressure. When smaller mops are used, the basket moves to decrease roller distance and concentrate pressure, ensuring effective wringing for all mop sizes within the same mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient wringing of mops of all sizes and shapes with consistent pressure, ensuring optimal performance and adaptability, while incorporating safety features like current limiting for the electronic circuit.
Implementation Method 1
The basket rests on the machine frame by means of a set of springs, preferably four, springs that in any case shall yield as necessary in accordance with the different sizes and types of mops. These springs exert an upward pressure.
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AI summary
Mop wringer machine that incorporates the classic wringer basket (2), mounted as a floating basket on its frame or base (1), by means of springs, therefore when a pair of flaps (4) in the shape of U puts pressure on the mop, after this is entered into the wringer basket (2), this basket is capable of being moved downward in a springing motion, in order to absorb different pressures caused by mops (5) of different shapes and/or sizes.