Wireless Vacuum Cleaner Controls Without Complex Wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning apparatuses with air suction require complex electrical wiring for controlling components like motors and lights, limiting design flexibility and increasing complexity.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a wireless communication and control system using radio frequency devices to control electrical components, eliminating the need for physical wiring and allowing for more flexible design and positioning of components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electrical wiring is used to control components, then reliable power transmission is achieved, but device complexity and design constraints increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical electrical wiring system with a wireless communication system. The wireless switch and relay communicate control signals without physical wire connections, thereby eliminating the complexity of electrical wiring while maintaining control functionality. This substitution directly addresses the contradiction by removing the mechanical connection requirement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces wireless communication signals as an intermediary medium to transmit control commands between the switch and the relay. Instead of direct electrical connection, the control information is transmitted through electromagnetic waves, serving as a mediator that enables control without physical wiring complexity.
2Ease of operation
If electrical wiring is required for control switches, then precise control is achieved, but design flexibility and component positioning freedom are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical constraint of wired connections with wireless communication, allowing components to be positioned freely without being bound by wire routing requirements. This enables greater design flexibility in component placement while maintaining precise control through wireless signal transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless control system allows for dynamic and flexible positioning of control switches and controlled components. The absence of fixed wiring enables the system to adapt to various design configurations and component arrangements, enhancing design versatility while preserving control functionality.
3Reliability
If hard wiring is used for control signals, then stable control connection is maintained, but overall design simplicity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes the mechanical hard wiring system with wireless communication, simplifying the overall design by eliminating the need for physical wire connections, connectors, and associated mounting hardware. This reduces design complexity while maintaining control connection stability through reliable wireless signal transmission.
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
This solution simplifies the design and manufacturing of cleaning devices by enabling wireless control of electrical components, such as motors and lights, allowing for more versatile and streamlined structural implementations.
Implementation Method 1
two or more wireless radio frequency communication devices configured to transmit and receive control instructions and responses
Data Source
AI summary
The principles and embodiments of the presently claimed invention related to a surface cleaning apparatus, such as a vacuum cleaner, having a wireless communication and control system including two or more wireless radio frequency communication devices configured to transmit and receive control instructions and responses to control the operation of various electrical components disposed within or attached to the surface cleaning apparatus.