Waste-Receiving Device with Toothed Panel for Microfiber Mop Cleaning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional bristle brooms and dustpans are ineffective for sweeping dust, while microfiber mops are difficult to clean, often spreading airborne particles and requiring excessive water for washing.

Innovation Solution

A waste-receiving device with a chamber and panel featuring apertures and cleaning elements that engage with microfiber mops to separate dust from the cleaning component, facilitating easy cleaning and reducing particle dispersion.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If microfiber mops are used for sweeping dust, then dust and small particles can be effectively captured, but cleaning the mop becomes difficult and unsanitary

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedust capture capabilityVSAvoidcleaning ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The cleaning system is segmented into a reusable broom body and disposable cleaning components. The microfiber component is disposable and can be discarded after use, eliminating the need to clean it and avoiding the spread of airborne particles during cleaning operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The microfiber cleaning component is designed as a disposable, low-cost item that is discarded after single use. This resolves the cleaning difficulty by eliminating the need to launder or maintain the microfiber material, and prevents unsanitary conditions from developing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

2Ease of operation

If microfiber mops are washed in a washing machine, then the cleaning component can be cleaned, but a large amount of water is required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecleaning capabilityVSAvoidwater consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The microfiber component is designed as a disposable item that is discarded after single use rather than being laundered. This eliminates water consumption entirely for cleaning purposes, resolving the contradiction between cleaning capability and water usage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the microfiber component is detached and washed separately, then other items are not contaminated, but the cleaning process becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontamination preventionVSAvoidcleaning process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The microfiber component is designed as disposable and discarded after use, eliminating the need for separate washing processes and preventing contamination of other items. This resolves the contradiction by making the component itself the solution rather than requiring complex cleaning protocols.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Data Source

PatentUS10898050B2Sweeping devices, waste-receiving devices, and methods of using the same

Publication Date: 2021.01.26 HENAO ELVIS

AI summary

A waste-receiving device for use with a sweeping device, the waste-receiving device having a body comprising a chamber configured to receive waste therein and an opening coupled to the chamber, wherein the opening permits the sweeping device to enter the chamber. The device also includes a panel disposed at least partially within the chamber and having an upper edge with a plurality of teeth coupled to the upper edge of the panel that are configured to engage a sweeping device to facilitate separating waste from a cleaning component of the sweeping device.