Steam Floor Nozzle Pivot Braking for Stable Under-Furniture Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing steam cleaning device floor nozzles have limited ergonomic handling, making it difficult to efficiently clean surfaces under furniture, and tend to lift off the surface when used with extension tubes, resulting in unsatisfactory cleaning results.
Innovation Solution
The steam cleaning device floor nozzle is designed with a tilting joint and coupling section that can rotate independently about two axes, combined with a braking mechanism to prevent the nozzle from lifting off the surface, allowing for improved ergonomic handling and effective steam application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the coupling section is connected to a hose or extension pipe, then the floor nozzle can be tilted to clean under furniture, but the nozzle body lifts off the surface due to steam pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The braking device applies a counteracting force to the tilting joint in advance to prevent the harmful effect of steam pressure causing the nozzle to lift off the surface. The braking element creates friction that opposes the pivoting movement, maintaining stable contact between the nozzle body and the surface during operation.
2Ease of operation
If the tilting joint allows independent pivoting about two axes, then ergonomic handling is improved, but the nozzle body becomes unstable and lifts off the surface
Solution Approach 1:
The tilting joint is designed with selective mobility: it allows dynamic adjustment about the rotation axis for ergonomic positioning, but constrains movement about the tilting axis through the braking device. This creates a dynamically stable system that adapts to user needs while maintaining operational stability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the coupling section is tilted sharply with extension tube, then access to hard-to-reach areas is enabled, but the nozzle body pivots off the surface
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting element is divided into functional sections: the coupling section for connection, the tilting joint section for controlled articulation, and the braking device for stability control. This segmentation allows the extension tube to be tilted for accessing hard-to-reach areas while the braking device independently maintains nozzle body contact with the surface.
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
This design enables efficient and ergonomic cleaning under furniture without lifting the nozzle, ensuring optimal contact with the surface and improved cleaning results by preventing the nozzle from pivoting off the surface due to steam pressure.
Implementation Method 1
a braking device interacting with the tilting joint for exerting a braking force or a braking moment on the tilting joint, counteracting the effect of which the coupling section and the nozzle body can be pivoted relative to one another about the tilting axis
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AI summary
The problem addressed by the invention is the improvement of the handling of a steam-cleaning device floor nozzle for a steam-cleaning device. Said steam-cleaning device comprises a storage tank for a liquid, a steam-generating apparatus having a fluid connection to the storage tank, for generating a liquid steam, and a connecting line, which has a fluid connection to the steam-generating apparatus, which steam-cleaning device floor nozzle comprises a nozzle body having at least one steam outlet opening and comprises a connection element, which is coupled, in particular in an articulated manner, to the nozzle body and defines a connection element channel and has a coupling segment, which coupling segment can be temporarily coupled or is permanently coupled to the particularly hose- or pipe-shaped connecting line, which has a fluid connection to the steam-generating apparatus. This problem is solved, according to the invention, in that the steam-cleaning device floor nozzle comprises a rotary joint that defines an axis of rotation, for rotating the coupling segment and the nozzle body in relation to each other about the axis of rotation, a pivot joint that defines a pivot axis extending transversely to the axis of rotation, for pivoting the coupling segment and the nozzle body in relation to each other about the pivot axis, and a braking apparatus that interacts with the pivot joint, for applying a braking force or a braking torque to the pivot joint, against the action of which braking force or braking torque the coupling segment and the nozzle body can be pivoted in relation to each other about the pivot axis. The invention further relates to an improved steam-cleaning device.