Steam Cleaner Utensil Sterilization Chamber for Contamination Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Steam cleaners currently fail to thoroughly clean and sterilize utensils, which can lead to the transfer of bacteria and contamination between different surfaces and objects, especially in environments requiring high cleanliness.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a tank or box within the steam cleaner that allows utensils to be cleaned and sterilized using steam generated by the device, with a steam hose connecting to the tank for thorough cleaning and sterilization, and optionally providing a permanent connection with a steam regulator for controlled steam introduction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If utensils are reused after cleaning artefacts, then productivity is improved, but contamination transfer occurs between artefacts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a disposable utensil system where cleaning tools are discarded after single use and replaced with sterile alternatives. This eliminates contamination transfer between artefacts while maintaining high productivity, as the steam cleaner can continuously generate steam for sterilizing replacement utensils or cleaning new ones without needing to sterilize the same utensil multiple times.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the sterilization function from the main cleaning process by providing a separate sterilization chamber or container. This allows utensils to be sterilized independently from the cleaning operation, ensuring that cleaning efficiency is not compromised while effectively preventing contamination transfer through dedicated sterilization procedures.
2Ease of operation
If utensils are cleaned by rinsing or brushing, then ease of operation is improved, but cleaning thoroughness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical cleaning methods (rinsing and brushing) with a steam-based thermal cleaning system. The steam cleaner generates high-temperature steam that thoroughly sterilizes utensils without requiring manual intervention, thus maintaining ease of operation while dramatically improving cleaning quality and eliminating contamination risks associated with manual cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the cleaning parameter from mechanical action (brushing, rinsing) to thermal action (steam temperature and pressure). By controlling steam parameters such as temperature and exposure time, the system achieves complete sterilization of utensils while requiring minimal user effort, thus improving both ease of operation and cleaning thoroughness simultaneously.
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
Ensures utensils are thoroughly cleaned and sterilized on-site, reducing the risk of contamination transfer and enhancing the cleaning capabilities of steam cleaners for a variety of surfaces and objects.
Implementation Method 1
steam generated with said steam cleaner
Implementation Method 2
steam generated with said steam cleaner
Data Source
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AI summary
Steam cleaner, comprising a water tank, heating means for forming steam, at least one connecting socket for a steam hose, a receiving tank for waste and a suction device for sucking waste into said receiving tank, wherein the receiving tank is provided with at least one inlet for steam into said receiving tank.