Domestic Appliances Project Design for Philips

1. PHILIPS
DISH-WASHING
Sander Homs

2. CONSCIOUS CONSUMER
• Consumer awareness increasing
• We know things are going wrong, worrying about our
environment, global warming
• Save money!
• Asking
questions about production, use, end-of-life of
dishwashers

3. MADE IN CHINA

4. WATER
A valuable resource

5. TAP WATER-QUALITY

6. WHY USE DRINKING WATER
When sand and sea-water work fine?

7. AND MORE WASHING...
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
Continuously running tap water 30%
Giving washed dishes a final rinse 30%
Rinsing to remove remaining particles
Rinsing to remove foam (chemicals) 80%
50%
(Statistics from Stamminger et al, 2007, University of Bonn)

8. WHY STILL RINSING WHEN
USING A DISHWASHER?

9. WHAT’S HAPPENING?
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
People owning a dishwasher in Europe 30%
People saying they have not enough space
80%
No correlation between energy, water, detergent use and
cleaning performance

10. 3
Manual
2
2 Automatic
1
2,6 2,5
1,8
0
1,8
1,1
3 x 2 p.s. + p & p
6 x 2 p.s. 1,5
12 p.s.
12 p.s. normal
6 p.s. + p & p intensive
New design
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
(kWh)

11. 150
Manual
113
75
38
123,0
80,0
0 101,0 Automatic
3 x 2 p.s. + p & p
6 x 2 p.s.
12 p.s. 13,0 17,0
12 p.s. normal
6 p.s. + p & p intensive 20
New design
WATER CONSUMPTION
(L)

12. 110 Manual
83
55
28 105
65 Automatic
0 80
3 x 2 p.s. + p & p
6 x 2 p.s. 24
12 p.s.
12 p.s. normal 30
New design
TIME USED
(Min)

13. DISHWASHING FREQUENCY
31%
3,5%
After each meal 10%
Once per day
Twice per day
14% 24%
Every two to three days
As soon there are any dishes 18%
Before and after cooking

14. PROBLEMS & DISADVANTAGES
0% 15% 30% 45% 60%
Requires too much mechanical work
52%
Cleaning result sometimes insufficient
51%
Bulky items difficult to wash
40%
Water and energy consumption too high
34%
Ergonomic problems with height of sink
19%
Other problems
8%
No problems 3%

15. VISION
How to make the user have a comfortable experience
cleaning the dishes? Providing people with a simple device that
makes dishwashing by hand a breeze and fun to do!

16. GOAL
Design a hybrid way for cleaning the dishes
•Which is easier in use
•More convenient in terms of force and time needed
•More energy-, water- and detergent-efficient
•The new design should be cheaper than buying a dishwasher

17. AIM
• 50% water reduction
• 50% energy reduction
• 30% time reduction
• More human control
• Lower mechanical power
• Space and overall convenience

18. THE CONCEPTS
And the final decision

19. SONICLEAN
• Human powered, human
intelligence, human eyes
• replacable brush (joint
company)
• separate heat-pressure
unit
• generating steam
• Soniclean dishbrush

21. • waterpressure
• steam
• adding detergent automatically

22. EDEN AMBIENTE 1

23. LIKE A CARWASH

24. AMBIENTE 2
• Ease!
• Minimal human power
• Recycling water through
filter

25. • Manual pressure pump
• Decideyour own washing
program by pumping
HOW IT WORKS? •2 place settings and a pan.

26. HOW IT WORKS
• Water intake (valve)
• Water pump (motor)
• Spray arm
• Heater
• Drain hose

28. USAGE

29. Water reduction Energy reduction Time used Mechanical work Space
Convenience
0 8 15 23 30
SONICLEAN
SONICLEAN BRUSH 1
EDEN AMBIENTE 1
EDEN AMBIENTE 2
COMPARISON

30. BUSINESS CASE