Wiping Device with Pivotable Clamps for Variable-Width Textiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wiping devices face challenges in securely attaching wiping textiles of varying widths due to limited fastening clamp width and reliability issues, leading to restricted compatibility and potential detachment during use, especially with wet textiles.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates pivotable fastening clamps on the transverse sides of the support body, allowing for wider fastening tabs and improved durability, with adjustable opening angles and latching stations for secure attachment and easy handling, accommodating a variety of textile widths and materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the fastening clamp width is increased to accommodate wider wiping textiles, then the versatility and compatibility with different textile widths is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening clamp is designed to be pivotable about a joint, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position and accommodate wiping textiles of varying widths. The clamp can pivot between an open position for insertion and a closed position for secure fastening, providing adaptability without requiring multiple fixed-width clamps.
Solution Approach 2:
The single pivotable fastening clamp serves multiple functions: it can fasten wiping textiles of different widths, provide secure retention during use, and allow easy release when needed. This multi-functional design replaces what would otherwise require multiple specialized clamps for different textile widths.
2Reliability
If the fastening clamp is made wider to secure broader textiles, then the reliability of attachment is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to reduced accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable design allows the clamp to open wide for easy insertion of the fastening tab, then close securely for reliable attachment. The dynamic movement provides both accessibility during operation and security during fastening, resolving the contradiction between clamp width and operability.
3Ease of manufacture
If a simple wiping cloth is used without additional attachment devices, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the reliability of attachment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A fastening tab is introduced as an intermediary element between the wiping cloth and the fastening clamp. This simple attachment device provides a dedicated interface for secure fastening without complicating the main wiping cloth structure, maintaining ease of manufacture while improving attachment reliability.
4Ease of operation
If the wiping textile is guided around the front longitudinal side of the supporting body, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of attachment deteriorates due to potential detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening function is extracted from the main body of the supporting device and implemented as a separate, dedicated fastening clamp mechanism. This specialized component provides reliable attachment specifically for the wiping textile, while the main body remains simple and easy to operate.
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AI summary
The device has a rectangular-shaped support (1) having a longitudinal axis (71) and two longitudinal sides and a transverse axis (72) and two transverse sides (4,5) to which a wiper textile (6) is fixed. A pivotal mounting clamp (7,8) is mounted around a hinge (11,12) for securing a corresponding transverse sides. The fastening tab (13,14) is arranged in the wiper textile. The pivotal mounting clamp in a pivot plane (73,74) which is located perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rectangular-shaped support is movable.