Detachable Vacuum Cleaner Hose Layout for Slim Handheld Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vacuum cleaners designed for both upright and handheld use often have a bulky design, leading to increased weight and inefficiencies in transitioning between modes.
Innovation Solution
A vacuum cleaner design featuring a connecting hose and hose support system that allows for a slim exterior appearance and reduced weight by integrating the connecting pipe as a body component, with a handle and connector system that supports the hose internally, enabling a detachable second cleaning module for handheld use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a vacuum cleaner is designed with separate body and inlet nozzle connected by a pipe for handheld use, then versatility is improved, but device complexity and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting pipe is integrated into the body structure as a built-in component rather than a separate external hose. This merging of the connecting pipe with the body reduces the number of separate components while maintaining the ability to detach the inlet nozzle for handheld use, thereby improving versatility without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The body is designed to serve dual functions: as the main body during upright cleaning and as the handheld unit when the inlet nozzle is detached. The connecting pipe integrated into the body enables both upright and handheld modes, making the body a universal component that functions in both cleaning configurations
2Adaptability or versatility
If a vacuum cleaner includes a separate connecting hose and pipe system for handheld mode, then adaptability is improved, but weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting pipe is merged with the body structure as an integrated component rather than a separate detachable hose. This integration eliminates the weight of additional connecting components while preserving the functionality needed for handheld mode, thus improving versatility without increasing weight
Solution Approach 2:
Only the essential components needed for handheld operation are retained - specifically the inlet nozzle and its connection mechanism. Non-essential components such as separate connecting hoses are removed, leaving only the minimal necessary structure (the integrated connecting pipe) to enable mode transition, thereby reducing overall weight
3Adaptability or versatility
If a vacuum cleaner has a bulky design to accommodate all components, then functionality is maintained, but weight and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting pipe is combined with the body structure, eliminating the need for separate housing space dedicated to hose storage or management. This integration allows the vacuum cleaner to maintain full functionality in a more compact form factor, reducing overall size and weight while preserving all cleaning modes
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a vacuum cleaner including a first cleaning module to perform a cleaning of a floor and a second cleaning module detachably coupled to the first cleaning module and configured to perform a cleaning in a handheld manner while detached from the first cleaning module, wherein the second cleaning module includes a connecting pipe to deliver inlet force to an inlet of the first cleaning module while connected to the first cleaning module, a handle connected to one side of the connecting pipe, having an inside space, and provided in a shape in which a rear surface thereof is open, a connecting hose connecting the connecting pipe to a dust collector, and a connector having a hose support provided to support the connecting hose, and to connect the connecting pipe to the connecting hose, and the hose support is disposed to support the connecting hose rounded along an inner side of the handle in a state that the connector is coupled to an inside space of the handle.