Best way to gather things on the floor?

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The discussion centers on innovative methods for collecting small foam objects (3 in x 3 in) from the floor. Participants suggest various tools including claws, vacuums, sweeping brushes, and a unique box design featuring a one-way door for collection. A combination of vacuum and air flow is proposed, where a fan creates suction to gather items while blowing air directs them into the collection area. The effectiveness of these methods hinges on their ability to not only move but also capture the foam objects efficiently.

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  • Understanding of basic mechanical design principles
  • Familiarity with vacuum technology and airflow dynamics
  • Knowledge of material properties of foam objects
  • Experience with prototyping tools and techniques
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  • Research vacuum suction mechanisms and their applications
  • Explore airflow dynamics and their impact on object collection
  • Investigate mechanical design for one-way door systems
  • Learn about effective sweeping brush designs for small object collection
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This discussion is beneficial for product designers, engineers, and inventors focused on developing efficient cleaning tools and mechanisms for small object collection.

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Hi,

I was thinking what ways can we gather small foam objects ( 3 in x 3 in ) off the floor...

Claws? Vaccume? Claws can open and close... vacuum just sucks... but is hard.
 
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How about a sweeping brush?
 
that's a good idea.. but it needs to be able to catch the items in its palms as well, not just moving them.
 
How about a box with a one-way door on the front? Put wheels at the corners of the box with a flaper door(like a doggie door, but yours should only open inward hinged at the top) on the front of the device. You'd be able to move in all directions and the balls would simply collect inside of the box.
 
Flypaper :smile:
 
Or a combination vacuum and air flow, a partially open air circulator.

One has a fan that draws air (vacuum / suction side) to collect pieces, and a discharges air through a header (or headers) that gently blows the pieces toward the vacuum. Put vucuum overhead and blowing headers to the sides.
 
nice idea on the one way door,

and what exactly is an airflow effect in this case? could you ellaborate please?
 

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