Airclock An Air purifer combine with clock ,designed for better life quality. This project was designed for Product Innovation class in july,2015.The expectation was to go through the whole design process,from ideation to marketing, Most of the work was done by me.Besides me,3 people paticipated in research and one person participated in model making.
Research
allergic,athesma
ncreasing PM2.5,sand storm and factories pollution
Smoking/raising pets/sometimes make up powder will increase dust
Air quality has no doubt become one of the hot topics people discusse about enviroment. Air purifier could be an appliance of the new age,representing morden life also protecting our selves and person we love
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Research Which group have the most serious air problem? we did a survey foce on our friends and families.
11 vaild surveys of
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15 vaild surveys of
People with hign income and relitivly big houses
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People with little money and rent/share apartments with roomates of them think they won't
of them have owned a purifer/ express the willing of buying one
get one within 6 months
of them have own purifier
(too expensive/take up too much space)
of them express the desire of buying one
of them think its unnessery or its uesless to buy a purifier
Shirley 21 / student “Is this thing even working? i always doubt that air purifiers serve their function as they've been described.”
Cyan 23 / office lady “I've got mircowave or refrigerator to
Mr.Young 51 / White collar “I once got an air purifier in my
buy,air purifier is somthing i want but
office, didn't know how it works, i never
definitly not the first one i will buy on my
replaced it when it broke .”
list. ”
Compare to other group having desire for air cleaning.Elder people can't really accept the idea of 'Air cleaner'. Young people seens to have troubles of getting what they want.
Research Want have the market offered us? HEPA filter
APP Control
Space Efficiency
Easy to Use
Cadr
Attractive Appearrance
Price
Holmes Smart Wifi-Enabled WeMo True-HEPA Premium Air Purifier
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×
×
169
kind of
high
Holmes HEPA Type Desktop Air Purifier, 3 Speeds plus Optional Ionizer
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×
kind of
kind of
70
×
low
Honeywell Air-touch x
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×
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700
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high
stadler form VIKTOR
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×
×
×
75
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high
Balmuda airengine
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√
×
√
469
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high
Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link
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√
×
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667
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very high
Phlip car air purifier
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×
√
√
20
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low
Space effient purifiers are needed
Purifier can be designed to be more authentic
The price better be low
Purifier can be designed more easily to use
Another research on young group's consume habit ...
Market shows that only 37% fair quality purifier cost below 800 RMB(119USD)
The average income of young people in china is 8，482RMB （1,269.33USD)
it took them 2,000-5,000 RMB(299-748 USD)to pay rent and other chores (the higher paid areas have higher rent)
Research
The product must be ...
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Insight
Design for Young poeple I decide to design an air purifier for young group,so the design should be functional and simple to use,aesthetic beautiful,and space saving.
busy commute so they have no time to take care of themself carefully
long time setting in front of the computers so they need small area purifing
whether rent ofr share apartment,young poeple always change places,they need somthing that they can pack and move to their new houses .
Limited income so they need less expensive devices
Age 18-30,student/white coller,not very wealth but concern about life quality,eager to try new things
Research
The clock+purifer can serve its function together showing its decorative ability.I try to find the figure thati s widely accepted by young people,derive from their most common uesd products. The product should be blend perfectly into modern interior enviroment and working naturally and comfortably.
Sketch
Product
Simple control & APP Airclock can be controled in it's interface,it can also be controled in it's app within which conclude room
Purify Serves its main function as a purifier,the Airclock use HEPA filter to clean a 10-20 m² room.
Clock When hanged on walls,Airclock also plays the role of a wall clock,user can change the main screen for more information.
Filter alarm It also has one interface showing how long the filter will be needing change.
Weather report Airclock collect the outside weather info for users .
Product
AIr Detator An air detator installed inside the purifier is to serve the function of real time respond,users can know their room's air quality right away.
AIr Outtake The clrce shape outtake gurante fresh air around the room ..
Exploded
Screen Made from LED
Air Outtake Made from ABS plastic Injection Molded
Fan blades
HEPA Filter
Made from ABS plastic
Standard
Injection Molded
welding & cutting
Electronic Motor
Air Intake Made from ABS plastic
standard
Injection Molded
Metal & wires Standard
Front Plate Made from ABS plastic Injection molded
Air Quality Detector
Fan Housing
Main Housing
Metal & wires
Made from ABS plastic
Made from ABS plastic
Standard
Injection Molde
Injection Molded
Back Plate Made from ABS plastic Injection Molde
Interface
Model
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1. Glue the polyurethane foam board together.
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2. Cut the board into rough shape.
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3 .Polish the foam board.
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4. Wrap the model with putty.
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5. Polish the model with water and sandpaper
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6 .Spray painting
Model
APP
AIr Clock App The ideation of the logo for airlock is general changed color combines an clockshaped circle,indicated the product's mutiply use.The app,based on ios system,termed to help users with the devices as a controller also data analysis source.
APP Interface In order to fullfill the function of the purifier and serves better for customers,there are some useages app can achieve
Users are able to control the purifier on their phone
It's important for users to get feedback from their home's air quality data
Filters come with the product should be purchaseable
First step: sign up
Scan products to match your APP
Creat user account to acquire data and control
After matching,there will be a welcome page confirming user's logining
APP Interface Home:the data base
Historyďźšview your data
Air detector inserted in the purifier,combined with location weather report.The app provid the users with data such as AQI,PM,CO2,NO which users can check on
zoom downďźŒ detailing in hours
Product information and contacts to the company
lication helps you know your surrounding weather
Slide to see previous record viewing data
Message contains informations like filter's condition,weather and air quality
The data section aim to let people link their control or outdoor weather with the purifier,plus seeing how purifier improve the air quality can put down users conern.
APP Interface Setting:control your device
Setting:control your device
The setting section allow people to gian control of the purifier within long distance,people can easliy turn on or off users' device or change it's mode,or set the machine to work while users are still outside,the purifier will learn users life schedule;also the tips shows on the phone can be adjust
The “learn� mode is a mode that will adapt to users lifestyle and control the purifier (also adjuctable)
It has always been frustrate for purifier users to purchase and replace their filter,in the app platform i designed a shopping section where people can chose filter fit with the devices size to make the process convincent
OFF
00:00
Add to the shopping cart
04:00
Chose notification's content and whether they will bump into your screen
Detail page
clear the shopping cart
APP Interface
LOGIN
APP Interface
HOME
APP Interface
SETTING&HISTORY
APP Interface
SHOP