Air Conditioner Sanitizing Head With Jet-Suction Condensation Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sanitization methods for air conditioning systems are inefficient, time-consuming, and pose health risks to operators due to the need for manual disassembly and the use of high-pressure steam jets, which can cause condensation and increase energy consumption.
Innovation Solution
A device with a controlled delivery system for sanitizing fluid and suction means, featuring a compact delivering head with nozzles and a suction opening that allows precise targeting of sanitizing fluid jets and simultaneous suction of condensation, enabling safe and efficient sanitization without the need for protective housings or drop cloths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual disassembly and cleaning methods are used, then sanitization can be performed, but labor costs and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical cleaning operations with an automated system that delivers sanitizing fluid through nozzles and simultaneously removes condensation and contaminants through suction openings. This substitution eliminates the need for manual disassembly and cleaning, thereby maintaining sanitization effectiveness while dramatically increasing productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service sanitization by integrating both fluid delivery and contaminant removal functions into a single automated device. The device performs sanitization without requiring external manual intervention for disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly, thus resolving the contradiction between reliable sanitization and high productivity.
2Productivity
If high-pressure steam jets are used for sanitization, then sanitization speed increases, but condensation forms that can dirty surrounding areas and pose health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the sanitizing fluid delivery function with the condensation and contaminant removal function into a single integrated system. The suction openings are positioned to simultaneously remove condensation and contaminants at the same location where sanitizing fluid is delivered, thereby maintaining high sanitization speed while eliminating the harmful effects of condensation.
Solution Approach 2:
The suction system acts as an intermediary that captures and removes condensation and contaminants immediately after they are generated by the high-pressure steam jets. This intermediary function allows the system to maintain the benefits of high-speed sanitization while preventing condensation from damaging surrounding areas or posing health risks.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the entire unit is surrounded for sanitization, then operator safety is improved, but the complexity and time required for the process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by positioning suction openings at specific locations where condensation and contaminants are generated, rather than surrounding the entire unit. This localized approach provides adequate operator safety by targeting harmful factors at their source, while avoiding the complexity and time consumption of complete unit enclosure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device allows for quick, safe, and efficient sanitization of air conditioning system units, reducing labor costs and energy consumption while ensuring operator safety, even for non-skilled personnel, by precisely directing sanitizing fluid and suctioning condensation without surrounding the entire unit.
Implementation Method 1
suctioning means to generate at least one suction flow
Implementation Method 2
means for the controlled delivery of at least one jet of sanitizing fluid
Data Source
AI summary
A device for sanitizing a unit of an air conditioning system having a source of sanitizing fluid, means for the controlled delivery of a jet of sanitizing fluid, suctioning means to generate suction flow is provided. The device has suction opening shaped to direct the suction flow towards a determined direction with respect to the direction of the jet of sanitizing fluid. The suction opening is smaller than the unit of the air conditioning to be sanitized in order to be alternately moved from a first portion of the unit towards a second portion of the same unit.