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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vacuum cleaners face challenges in maintaining straightness and operability, especially when navigating uneven surfaces and narrow gaps, due to lack of effective yaw axis resistance and selective rotation control.
Innovation Solution
The vacuum cleaner incorporates a pitch member, yaw member, and roll member with anti-roll and anti-yaw assemblies that allow selective rotation, limiting unnecessary shaking and enabling easy operation by adjusting the main body's height and position, using elastic members and locking mechanisms to facilitate precise movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cleaner head rotates about the yaw axis for left-right steering, then operability is improved, but straightness deteriorates due to shaking on uneven floors
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaner head employs dynamic rotation control that adapts to operational conditions. The system can switch between yaw axis rotation (for general maneuvering and excellent operability) and roll axis rotation (for maintaining straightness on uneven surfaces), allowing the cleaning path to remain stable while preserving steering flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the main body is laid down to clean narrow gaps, then adaptability is improved, but shaking severity increases due to reduced weight stability
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaner dynamically adjusts its rotation axis based on body position. When the main body is laid down for cleaning narrow gaps, the system switches to roll axis rotation, which maintains cleaning effectiveness while reducing the severity of shaking caused by the reduced weight stability in this position.
3Ease of operation
If the cleaner head performs yawing for steering, then maneuverability is improved, but unnecessary user operations increase due to poor straightness
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaner dynamically selects the optimal rotation axis based on operational needs. For general steering, yaw axis rotation provides excellent maneuverability. When straightness is required to avoid unnecessary corrections, the system switches to roll axis rotation, thereby reducing the time lost to unnecessary user operations while preserving maneuverability when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a cleaner. Since the cleaner includes: a pitch member configured to rotate the main body about the pitch axis; a yaw member configured to rotate the main body about the yaw axis; and a roll member configured to rotate the main body about the roll axis, and limits a rotation of the roll member when the main body is in a first location, and allows a rotation of the roll member when the main body is in a second location, the cleaner secures excellent operability when the cleaner is in the first location which is higher, and excellent straightness when the cleaner is in the second location which is lower.