Product design
Hairfencer is a team(4 people) project in 2014.In which we redesign the Floor drain so that the drain is easy to clean & block more hair.
Research
Brainstorming sketching
We did a research on the scale of 7 people,including students,swimming pool cleaners and hotel manager.
1.curve plate might help bloking the hair,therefor make it easy to clean
We start our analysis with ● the drain itself ● filth in humanbody
3.two piece can easily get rid of the hair
● hair ● shampoo
2.Pull the
stick out to get rid of hair
● water filth
4.bladers circles and cut With the idea of
the hairs into pieces
● structure refinement
It's discusting and annoying to have to clean the hair that stucked on the Floor drain,espectially when people are getting busy these days.
● attach product
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I don't want get my hands dirty I like clean with efficience I don't like too much work
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I wish i don‘t have to hire somebody for the job I don't want to replace the drain cover too often
A methoud to clean efficiently without needing much help
● design the process
We developed 6 ideas
5.a ball connected to the blader and cut the hairs into pieces
6.The upper layer will help to clean the hair out by just pulling up the handle
Test After several tests,we design the slightly tilt surface to make sure the water flows down properly
we test 6 of the concepts by making prototypes with plastic,
The tilt alos garentee to bloking unfanced hair
silicon material paddel for comfortable use
metal tube and foam board,finally, we choose the
The Fence,Blocking the hair
most practical one and
When the drain is pushed down.the whole platform will be holding the hair on top of it, without sticking together, the hair and dirt can be moved easily.
polished it. The paddle Spring Fence
Water running through
Multiple holes for water running down
Support column
Tilt
Lower connection level