Vibrating mop and automatic cleaning device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cleaning robots are limited by their single-function designs, requiring separate devices for sweeping and mopping, which occupy more space and are less effective at cleaning areas with stubborn stains due to their passive cleaning mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A vibratile mop with a movable region connected to a fixed region by a flexible portion, allowing for reciprocating motion, integrated into an automatic cleaning apparatus with both dry and wet cleaning modules, enabling repeated cleaning of surfaces and improved stain removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single-function cleaning robot is used for either sweeping or mopping, then the device structure is simple, but more space is occupied and cleaning effectiveness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines sweeping and mopping functions into a single integrated cleaning robot. The cleaning assembly includes both a rotating brush for sweeping and a mopping mechanism with a mop head that can rotate and apply cleaning solution, allowing the device to perform both dry and wet cleaning operations simultaneously or sequentially on the same surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning robot is designed with universal cleaning capabilities that can handle both sweeping and mopping tasks. The cleaning assembly can be configured to perform sweeping through brush rotation and mopping through the mop head's rotational movement and cleaning solution application, making the device adaptable to various cleaning needs without requiring separate specialized devices.
2Device complexity
If a single-structure mop is used, then the device structure is simple, but cleaning effectiveness on stubborn stains is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The mop head is designed with dynamic rotational capability rather than being fixed. The mop head can rotate relative to the cleaning robot's body, allowing it to adapt its orientation and apply cleaning solution more effectively on stubborn stains. This dynamic movement enhances the cleaning action by enabling the mop to work the cleaning solution into difficult-to-reach areas through rotational motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning assembly incorporates vibrational or oscillating motion in the mop head mechanism. The mop head can perform high-frequency oscillations or vibrations during the cleaning process, which enhances the mechanical action on stubborn stains and improves cleaning effectiveness by disrupting and removing adhered contaminants more efficiently.
3Reliability
If separate sweeping and mopping robots are used, then each device is specialized, but space occupation increases and arrangement is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges sweeping and mopping robots into a single unified device. The cleaning robot integrates both a brush-based sweeping mechanism and a mop-based wet cleaning mechanism within one chassis, eliminating the need for separate sweeping and mopping devices and reducing the total space required for storing and operating multiple cleaning robots.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning robot provides universal cleaning functionality that replaces both specialized sweeping and mopping robots. By incorporating both dry cleaning (sweeping) and wet cleaning (mopping) capabilities in one device, it eliminates the need for multiple specialized devices, thereby reducing space occupation and simplifying the cleaning equipment inventory.
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 vibratile mop's reciprocating motion enhances cleaning efficiency on surfaces with stubborn stains, and the dual cleaning modules provide comprehensive cleaning capabilities within a single apparatus, improving space utilization and cleaning effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible connecting portion, wherein the movable region is capable of substantially reciprocating relative to the fixed region
Data Source
AI summary
A vibratile mop includes a movable region and a fixed region, the movable region and the fixed region are connected to each other by a flexible connecting portion, and the movable region is capable of substantially reciprocating relative to the fixed region.