Vacuum Cleaner Dust Container With Pressing And Wall Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vacuum cleaners face inefficiencies due to the large volume occupied by dusts stored in the dust container, requiring frequent emptying and issues with foreign materials getting caught between components.
Innovation Solution
A vacuum cleaner design that includes a dust container with a pressing member to compress dusts and a cleaning member to clean the inner surface, preventing foreign materials from being caught and maximizing dust storage capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If dusts are stored in the dust storage part without compression, then the dust container structure is simple, but the dusts occupy a significantly large volume with respect to its weight requiring frequent emptying
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member changes the physical state of dust from loose to compressed by applying mechanical pressure, increasing the density and storage capacity of dust in the dust storage part
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing member is configured to move between a pressing position (where it compresses dust) and a retracted position, enabling dynamic compression and emptying operations to optimize storage capacity
2Quantity of substance
If a pressing member is added to compress dusts, then the dust storage capacity is increased, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member serves multiple functions: compressing dust to increase storage capacity, and acting as a cleaning member to remove dust accumulated on the inner wall of the dust collection body, thereby reducing the need for separate cleaning mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning function is merged with the pressing member by attaching a cleaning member to it, so that one component performs both compression and cleaning operations, simplifying the overall device structure
3Quantity of substance
If the pressing member contacts the inner wall of the dust collection body, then the dust storage capacity is maximized, but foreign materials may be caught between the pressing member and dust collection body
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning member acts as an intermediary between the pressing member and the inner wall of the dust collection body, allowing the pressing member to contact the inner wall for maximum compression while the cleaning member prevents foreign material entrapment by removing accumulated dust
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 compresses dusts to increase storage capacity, allows for easy cleaning of the dust container's inner surface, and prevents foreign materials from getting caught, enhancing the vacuum's performance and usability.
Implementation Method 1
a pressing member for compressing the dusts stored in the dust collection body
Implementation Method 2
the cleaning member contacting an inner surface of the dust collection body to clean the inner surface of the dust collection body
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner main body and a dust container communicating with the cleaner main body, the dust container storing dusts separated from air. The dust container includes a dust collection body including a dust storage part for storing the dusts, a pressing member for compressing the dusts stored in the dust collection body, and a cleaning member contacting an inner surface of the dust collection body to clean the inner surface of the dust collection body.