Vacuum Cleaner Pivoting Housing for Easy Filter Access and Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dirt vacuum cleaners with obliquely inclined filters are difficult to maintain, as accessing and replacing the filters requires kneeling and disassembling the device, making it labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
The filter is housed in a pivoting housing that can be swiveled on a horizontal axis, allowing easy access and replacement without disassembling the vacuum cleaner, and enabling the integration of additional cleaning devices within the pivoting flap.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If the filter is arranged obliquely inclined in the housing to improve service life, then the filter service life is improved, but the filter becomes difficult to access and replace requiring kneeling and disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is designed with a pivoting section that can rotate between a closed position (during operation) and an open position (during maintenance). This dynamic structure allows the filter to remain obliquely inclined for optimal service life while enabling easy access by simply pivoting the housing section, eliminating the need for kneeling or disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is divided into separate sections with at least one section designed to pivot open. This segmentation allows the filter to maintain its oblique arrangement for improved service life while the pivoting section provides independent access to the filter without requiring disassembly of the entire housing.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If the filter is arranged obliquely inclined to improve service life, then the filter service life is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional housing structure
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of creating a completely new complex structure, the invention uses a simple pivoting mechanism integrated into the existing housing. This dynamic element allows the filter to be obliquely arranged for improved service life while adding minimal structural complexity through the pivoting section that can rotate between closed and open positions.
3Ease of operation
If the housing is made swivelable to improve filter accessibility, then the filter becomes easily accessible, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into a fixed portion and a pivoting portion connected by hinges. This segmentation allows the pivoting section to be opened independently for filter access without affecting the overall structural integrity of the housing, thereby improving accessibility while limiting the increase in device complexity to only the necessary pivoting mechanism.
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AI summary
1. Dirt vacuum cleaner (1) with a housing (2) which consists of a lower part (5) with a dirt container (12) and an upper part (6), wherein at least one filter (16, 26) is arranged in the housing (2). , through which a suction air stream can flow, the housing (2) having at least one swivel housing (7) in which the at least one filter (16, 26) is arranged.