Electric Suction Cup Air Pipeline Cleaning With Detachable Filtration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electric suction cups used in dusty environments face issues with dust accumulation in the suction pipeline, leading to wear on precision components, air leakage, and reduced service life due to the difficulty in cleaning the air pipeline.
Innovation Solution
An electric suction cup design with a gas diversion device, air inlet and exhaust components, and a control module that allows for real-time pressure monitoring and automated cleaning, enabling the suction cup to form a vacuum state efficiently and facilitating easy maintenance by integrating a filter element and detachable components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the suction pipeline is sealed to prevent dust ingress, then dust accumulation is reduced, but cleaning access is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The suction pipeline is divided into sealed sections and detachable sections. The handle housing includes a detachable cover plate that segments the sealed suction pipeline from the accessible exhaust pipeline, allowing the exhaust pipeline to be cleaned while maintaining sealing integrity during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The exhaust pipeline is extracted from the sealed handle housing through a detachable cover plate, creating an accessible external section that can be removed and cleaned separately from the sealed suction pipeline, resolving the contradiction between sealing and cleaning access.
2Length of moving object
If the suction pipeline is made compact to reduce size, then portability is improved, but cleaning difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compact suction pipeline is segmented into sealed internal sections and detachable external sections. The detachable cover plate allows the exhaust pipeline to be accessed and cleaned without compromising the compact sealed structure of the suction pipeline, maintaining both compactness and cleanability.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle housing transitions from a static sealed structure to a dynamic structure with detachable cover plates. This allows the system to be sealed during operation for compactness and portability, then opened for cleaning access, resolving the contradiction between compactness and cleaning ease.
3Reliability
If manual cleaning is performed to remove dust, then pipeline cleanliness is improved, but maintenance time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service cleaning by allowing users to easily access and clean the exhaust pipeline through detachable cover plates without requiring disassembly of the entire suction cup or specialized tools. This simplifies maintenance and reduces time compared to traditional manual cleaning methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable cover plates are designed to be easily removable before cleaning is needed, allowing users to quickly access the exhaust pipeline for cleaning. This preliminary design feature reduces maintenance time by eliminating the need for complex disassembly procedures.
4Reliability
If precision components are protected from dust, then component life is extended, but sealing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing structure is segmented into simple sealed sections for the suction pipeline and open detachable sections for the exhaust pipeline. This segmentation protects precision components in the suction pipeline from dust while avoiding complex sealing requirements for the exhaust pipeline, reducing overall sealing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The exhaust pipeline is extracted from the sealed handle housing, allowing precision components to be protected by simple sealing on the suction side while the exhaust side remains open for cleaning access, reducing sealing complexity compared to a fully sealed design.
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
The solution ensures effective air distribution, prevents equipment damage, extends the service life, and reduces maintenance frequency and costs by allowing intelligent control and automatic cleaning of the air pipeline.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum pump component (13), used to create a vacuum state in the suction cup (2)
Implementation Method 2
an air inlet component (12), used to distribute inhaled air through a pipeline to the vacuum pump component (13)
Implementation Method 3
A filter element (125) is provided in the hollow inner cavity (1211) of the gas diversion device (121)
Data Source
AI summary
An electric suction cup is provided, which includes a housing, an air inlet component, a vacuum pump component, an air exhaust component, a gas diversion device, an air inlet pipe, a sealing cover, and an air outlet pipe. An open end of the gas diversion device is detachably connected to the sealing cover to form a hollow inner cavity, which can better replace or clean the gas diversion device directly. A cleaning control method for an air pipeline of the electric suction cup is further provided. The method is intelligently controlled and automatically maintained, which can improve the operating efficiency and reliability of the equipment and extend its service life.