Suction accessory device
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional suction cleaners lack the necessary versatility and delicacy to effectively clean hard-to-reach places and delicate objects, as they often damage sensitive items due to high power and rigidity, and existing accessories do not provide efficient, punctual, and limited cleaning actions.
Innovation Solution
A suction accessory device with a flexible and lightweight hose connected to a brush tube, featuring interchangeable heads and a coupling reduction adapter, allowing connection to any vacuum cleaner for efficient and delicate cleaning of hard-to-reach and sensitive areas without requiring a special vacuum apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional suction cleaners with high power are used, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but delicate objects are damaged due to high power and rigidity
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the cleaning function into multiple segments: a controllable suction unit, interchangeable nozzle attachments, and adjustable power settings. This allows the high-power suction capability to be segmented from the direct contact with delicate objects, enabling effective cleaning while protecting sensitive items through proper attachment selection and power modulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables dynamic parameter changes by adjusting suction power levels and changing nozzle attachments based on the specific cleaning task. Users can modify the suction intensity and attachment type to match the delicacy of the object being cleaned, transforming a fixed high-power system into an adaptable one that prevents damage while maintaining cleaning effectiveness.
2Strength
If conventional rigid accessories are used, then structural strength is improved, but accessibility to hard-to-reach places deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates dynamic elements by making the hose and certain attachment components flexible rather than rigid. This allows the accessories to bend and reach into confined spaces while maintaining sufficient structural strength through the flexible material construction and secure connection points, resolving the contradiction between rigidity and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs flexible hoses and pliable attachment components that can conform to irregular shapes and reach into tight spaces. These flexible elements maintain adequate structural integrity through their material properties and design, enabling access to hard-to-reach areas without sacrificing the necessary strength for effective suction.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specialized vacuum apparatuses are acquired for different cleaning needs, then cleaning versatility is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by designing a single suction apparatus that can perform multiple cleaning functions through interchangeable attachments and adjustable settings. One base unit can handle delicate objects, hard-to-reach places, and various debris types by changing nozzles and power levels, eliminating the need for multiple specialized vacuums and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides dynamic adaptability through interchangeable attachments and adjustable power settings, allowing a single apparatus to transform its function based on the cleaning task. Users can dynamically reconfigure the system by swapping nozzles and adjusting suction power, achieving the versatility of multiple devices without the complexity and cost of acquiring separate apparatuses for each function.
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
Enables safe, comfortable, and efficient cleaning of hard-to-reach and delicate areas with greater control and precision, maintaining user comfort and avoiding damage to sensitive objects, while being versatile enough to use with conventional vacuum cleaners.
Implementation Method 1
suction apparatuses are those devices with the function of sucking debris by generating a vacuum through positive pressure
Data Source
Figure 1a
Figure 1b
Figure 2a
AI summary
The present invention relates to a suction accessory device for connection thereof with a vacuum suction apparatus, for picking up debris in hard-to-reach places and/or on delicate objects, comprising a flexible and lightweight hose (1), which includes a coupling reduction adapter terminal (1a) to connect to a vacuum cleaner or suction apparatus through an outlet ((4) and (5)), and which in turn has at the other end thereof a nozzle attachment terminal (1b) that is coupled to the terminal of a metal or plastic brush tube that is flexible or rigid (2) which also incorporates an attachment terminal (2a) at the other end thereof to be connected to the interchangeable suction head/nozzle (3).