Squeegee-Compatible Liquid Collection Device with Ramp and Container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaning devices, such as dustpans and brooms, are unsuitable for collecting large quantities of liquid from floors, and existing solutions like wet vacuum cleaners and buckets with mops are inefficient for this purpose.
Innovation Solution
A portable device comprising a container with a ramp and handle designed to work with a squeegee, allowing for efficient collection and transport of liquids from floors by using the squeegee to guide the liquid onto the ramp and into the container, which is then easily emptied.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a wet vacuum cleaner is used to collect liquid, then the liquid can be collected, but the device is slow and requires plugging, reducing productivity and ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the liquid collection function from complex powered devices (vacuum cleaners) and simple tools (brooms), creating a dedicated device that combines a container for collection with a squeegee for rapid liquid transfer. This extracted design achieves both high productivity through the squeegee's rapid liquid movement and high collection capacity through the container, while requiring no power source.
2Quantity of substance
If a bucket with mop is used to collect liquid, then liquid can be collected, but it is too slow for large quantities, reducing productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The squeegee acts as an intermediary device that rapidly transfers liquid from the floor surface to the container. Instead of using the mop to slowly absorb and transfer liquid, the squeegee mechanically pushes large quantities of liquid directly into the container in a single swift motion, dramatically reducing the time required for liquid collection while maintaining high capacity.
3Quantity of substance
If the container is designed to hold large quantities of liquid, then collection capacity is improved, but portability and ease of transport are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates a removable lid that can transition between closed and open states, and a container design that allows for controlled pouring. These dynamic features enable the device to maintain large liquid capacity while remaining portable - the lid protects liquid during transport to prevent spills, while the pouring mechanism allows easy liquid discharge when needed, balancing capacity with portability requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the efficient collection and transport of large quantities of liquid, including mixed materials, by utilizing a squeegee to guide the liquid onto a ramp and into a container, preventing spillage and facilitating easy disposal.
Implementation Method 1
a ramp that extends from the opening of the container to a position generally levelled with the bottom; the ramp being adapted to receive the squeegee in a scraping movement thereon
Data Source
AI summary
A portable device for receiving a liquid from a floor via a squeegee or another scraping implement includes a container having a bottom and an opening that is distanced from the bottom, a ramp that extends from the opening of the container to a position generally levelled with the bottom, the ramp being adapted to receive the squeegee in a scraping movement thereon, and a handle portion that is more distanced from the bottom of the container than the opening thereof. The handle portion is adapted to receive a blade portion of the squeegee in order to move the device therewith.