Wipe'n Vacuum 硬質床用クリーナー by Yasemin Ulukan

Wipe'n Vacuum 硬質床用クリーナー by Yasemin Ulukan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2013 A' Design Award 金賞 in 家庭用電化製品デザイン Competition Category.

金家庭用電化製品· 2013

Wipe'n Vacuum 硬質床用クリーナー

by Yasemin Ulukan

Client: Senur Elektrik Motorları San AS, Brand Name: Arnica

A' Design Award 金賞 Winner in 家庭用電化製品 Category

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The Design

About Wipe'n Vacuum 硬質床用クリーナー

Wipe'n Vacuumは、掃く・拭く・シミを取り除く・乾かすという一連の作業を一度の工程で行う硬質床用クリーナーです。回転ブラシは電気モーターではなくエアエンジンで駆動するため、清浄な空気がブラシを動かし、汚れた空気はファンに触れません。1.5リットルの水タンクにより約25分間continuous に水を使用でき、モップが不要になります。吸引シリンダー、ホース、パイプ、バケツ型のタンクは取り外して洗浄可能です。また本機は水フィルター式掃除機としても使用できます。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金賞

Wipe'n Vacuum 硬質床用クリーナーは、まさに素晴らしく傑出した第一級のデザインに授与される、計り知れないほど権威ある評価である A' Design Award 金賞の受賞作品です。金賞の受賞作品は、きわめて革新的で、先見性に富み、きらびやかに輝く創造物であり、デザイナーの天才性、叡智、卓越した技量を映し出しています。Wipe'n Vacuum 硬質床用クリーナーは、最も称賛される、流行を牽引する記念碑的な発明であり、前例のない価値をもたらすことが期待されます。この A' Design Award 金賞を受賞したデザインは、壮観で尊敬されるプロジェクトであり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に大きく寄与し、それを前進させます。Wipe'n Vacuum 硬質床用クリーナーは、強い欲求を生み出し、情熱を呼び覚まし、創造性を促し、私たちを引きつけます。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Wipe’n Vacuum is an all-inclusive product that sweeps, wipes, removes stains and dries the floor, it provides the users with a new and efficient cleaning experience. It can also be used as a water filter vacuum cleaner. Moreover, since all of the parts that dirt and dust pass through have been designed in a removable way, the use and cleaning of Wipe’n Vacuum is practical and easy, which saves the user’s valuable time. An air engine is used to power the brush which eliminates the danger risks. This allows for the user’s hygiene needs and expectations to be completely met.
Dimensions & Packaging: Box dimensions approxiamately 40 x 60 x 60 cm
Tags: hard floor cleaning, all in one vacuum clenaer, water filter
Production Technology: All the plastic materials are marked with the type the of material so that all can be recyled.
Design Challenge: One of the most challenging area was the air engine.The air required to power the rotating brush is provided through a clean medium.This ensures the absorbed polluted air does not pass through the air engine, and the fan operating the engine remain clean.Keeping the polluted air from passing through the engine extends the life span of the product and prevents the suction from decreasing over time.The amount of the air sucked and the cycle of the air turbine as well as the gear system was very critical and challenging during design prosess.
Research: Wipe’n Vacuum was designed in accordance with the conventional sense of cleaning . Traditional cleaning methods are analayzed and hundreds of prototypes were made to be able to reach this level. Fan turbines of jet motors have been analayzed to develop the air engine which is used to power the rotating brush.
Inspiration: Existing floor cleaning methods require one to first sweep the floor with a vacuum cleaner, then wipe it (with a dust cloth, mop etc.), and lastly scrub and dry.Vacuum cleaners only clean up the dust and visible particles.Mopping the floor just moves the dust from one place to another and leaves the floor wet afterwards.Wipe’n Vacuum is a brand new product combining all of these floor-cleaning stages into one product eliminating the need for multiple products and steps as well as the problems associated with each.The Wipe’n Vacuum’s engine is powered by air instead of electricity, eliminating any safety issues related to electrical dangers.Unlike others, the air required to power the rotating brush is provided through a clean medium.This ensures the absorbed polluted air does not pass through the air engine, and the fan operating the engine remain clean.Keeping the polluted air from passing through the engine extends the life span of the product and prevents the suction from decreasing over time.
Additionally, while the telescopic metal pipes used within most vacuum cleaners cause corrosion and hygiene problems, the telescopic plastic pipe used in the Wipe’n Vacuum eliminates corrosion
Unlike other products on market, Wipe’n Vacuum’s clean water hose passes through the air suction hose. Therefore, eliminating any problems relating to the breakage, wearing or bending of the pipe.
The suction duct cylinder, hose, pipe and bucket-shaped reservoir in the Wipe’n Vacuum, can be removed entirely and washed, thus providing an extended product life
Project Duration: Project started in February 2011 in Istanbul. It will be launched into market in 2012 December.
Operation Flow: Integrating and developing the sense of cleaning comprised of sweeping-wiping-drying stages, Wipe’n Vacuum utilizes the water in an effective way in each stage of the cleaning, it consumes less water compared to the conventional methods and it eliminates the use of consumables ( such as mops).With its 1.5 litre capacity water reservoir, it can clean the entire house by allowing 25 minutes of continued water use. It has been designed in such a way that all parts can be easily removed, washed and used for over and over. It can also be used as a water filter vacuum cleaner.
Another prominent point is the vacuum lock. In competitors’ designs, such tanks are fixed to the body using locks, but thanks to new design in Wipe’n Vacuum, bucket shaped water reservoir and the clean water tank can be placed and removed in an easy way that no other locks are needed
Team Members: Yasemin Ulukan
Hasan Akın
Sıtkı Ozer
Fahrettin Guzeltepe