Station and dust removal system including the same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vacuum cleaners, including hand, stick, and robot models, face issues with frequent dust bin emptying, dust scattering, reduced suction power due to residual dust, and odor generation from unemptied bins, requiring user intervention and causing inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A docking station with a dust removal system that allows for automatic emptying of dust bins by forming a predetermined angle with the ground, using a coupling body and separating unit to collect dust by gravity, and includes sensors and driving units for user convenience and efficient dust management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the dust bin capacity is increased, then the frequency of emptying is reduced, but the device size and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collection system is divided into two separate bins: a main dust bin for regular collection and a residual dust bin for remaining particles. This segmentation allows the main bin to be emptied frequently while maintaining a manageable size, and the residual bin to capture remaining dust automatically, effectively reducing the perceived frequency of emptying without requiring an excessively large single bin.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary dust removal actions through automatic residual dust collection mechanisms. A residual dust bin is positioned and configured to automatically collect remaining dust particles after the main bin is emptied, performing the dust removal function in advance and continuously without requiring user intervention for each small amount of dust.
2Loss of substance
If the dust bin is emptied manually, then dust can be removed, but dust scattering occurs which negatively affects user health
Solution Approach 1:
A residual dust bin serves as an intermediary component between the main dust bin and the external environment. This intermediate bin captures and contains residual dust particles that would otherwise scatter during manual emptying operations, providing a controlled pathway for dust removal that protects user health while maintaining effective dust collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service dust collection through automatic residual dust accumulation mechanisms. The residual dust bin automatically collects and holds remaining dust particles without requiring user intervention, eliminating the need for manual emptying operations that cause dust scattering and health concerns.
3Ease of operation
If the dust bin is not emptied frequently, then user convenience is maintained, but suction power is reduced due to residual dust
Solution Approach 1:
The dust collection system is divided into two separate bins: a main dust bin for regular collection and a residual dust bin for remaining particles. This segmentation allows the main bin to be emptied frequently while maintaining a manageable size, and the residual bin to capture remaining dust automatically, effectively reducing the perceived frequency of emptying without requiring an excessively large single bin.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service dust collection through automatic residual dust accumulation mechanisms. The residual dust bin automatically collects and holds remaining dust particles without requiring user intervention, eliminating the need for manual emptying operations that cause dust scattering and health concerns.
4Ease of operation
If the dust bin is not emptied frequently, then user convenience is maintained, but odors are generated by residual dust
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service dust collection through automatic residual dust accumulation mechanisms. The residual dust bin automatically collects and holds remaining dust particles without requiring user intervention, eliminating the need for manual emptying operations that cause dust scattering and health concerns.
Solution Approach 2:
The residual dust bin extracts and separates remaining dust particles from the main dust collection system. By removing and isolating these residual particles in a dedicated bin, the system prevents the conditions that lead to odor generation while maintaining overall system simplicity and user convenience.
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 system eliminates the hassle of frequent dust bin emptying, prevents dust scattering, maintains suction power, and reduces odors by automatically removing dust without user manipulation, enhancing user convenience and cleanliness.
Implementation Method 1
a coupling body to which the dust bin is coupled and forms a predetermined angle with a ground
Data Source
AI summary
A station and a dust removal system including the same are provided. The station according to one aspect of the present specification is a station to which a cleaner including a dust bin and a body cover selectively opening and closing a lower part of the dust bin is coupled, including a coupling body to which the dust bin is coupled and forms a predetermined angle with a ground; a separating unit which separates the body cover from the dust bin; and a dust storage unit which is disposed under the coupling body, the predetermined angle being between 20 degrees and 30 degrees, and the dust bin being slid by gravity and coupled to the coupling body.