Vacuum Cleaner Dust Container with Single-Lever Opening and Separation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaners face difficulties in cleaning the filter holes due to clogging, and the dust collector's small space makes it challenging to separate and clean the dust container from the main body.
Innovation Solution
A cleaner design with a separable dust container that can be opened using a single operating member, featuring a handle unit with a movable operating member and a holding mechanism, allowing for easy access and cleaning of the filter by separating the dust container from the main body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the dust container is integrated with the main body, then the structure is compact, but the filter cannot be easily cleaned
Solution Approach 1:
The dust container is divided into separable parts: the container body and the cover. The cover can be opened independently by operating member 1000 to expose the filter for cleaning, while the entire dust container can be separated from the main body when needed. This segmentation allows filter accessibility without requiring full disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is extracted as a separate operable component from the dust container body. By removing the cover through the action of operating member 1000, the filter becomes accessible for cleaning while the dust container remains attached to the main body, providing selective access without full separation.
2Ease of operation
If multiple operating members are used for opening and separating, then each function is precise, but the operation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
Operating member 1000 is designed with multi-functionality to perform both opening the dust container cover and separating the dust container from the main body. The operating member can be moved to different positions: a first position to open the cover, and a second position to separate the container, consolidating multiple functions into a single component.
Solution Approach 2:
The functions of opening the cover and separating the dust container are merged into a single operating member 1000. This consolidation reduces the number of separate controls the user must learn and operate, simplifying the overall operation while maintaining precise control over each function through different positions of the same member.
3Ease of operation
If the dust container cover is always closed, then dust is contained, but the filter cannot be accessed for cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The dust container cover is designed to be dynamically openable through operating member 1000. The cover transitions between closed and open states based on the position of the operating member, allowing the filter to be accessed for cleaning when needed while maintaining dust containment during normal operation. This dynamic design provides both accessibility and containment.
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 convenient and easy cleaning of the filter by exposing it externally when the dust container is separated, simplifying the process of opening and closing the dust container with a single operating member.
Implementation Method 1
a cyclone unit that is disposed at the upper portion of the dust container to separate dust from air
Implementation Method 2
a suction unit that is coupled to the cyclone unit
Data Source
AI summary
A cleaner includes: a main body that forms an external shape; a dust container that is separably combined with the main body and stores dust separated from air; a dust container cover that is configured to open and close the dust container; a handle unit that is disposed behind the dust container; and an operating member that is configured to provide operation force to the dust container cover by moving in a first direction and to release a holding mechanism for preventing separation of the dust container from the main body by moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction.