Adapter Sleeve With Stepped Bore For Multi-Size Water Pipe Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional adapter sleeves are limited in their ability to accommodate water pipes of different sizes, requiring users to possess multiple adapters for various pipe types, which is inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
An adapter sleeve with a main body featuring a through opening with two distinct portions of different diameters, a step portion, and a ring groove, allowing it to fit various water pipe sizes, along with an outer threaded hole for securing the pipe with a screw.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional adapter sleeve is designed for a specific pipe size, then it provides a secure connection for that pipe type, but it cannot accommodate other pipe sizes requiring multiple adapters
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter sleeve is designed with a through opening that has a first portion and a second portion with different diameters, allowing it to accommodate multiple pipe sizes (1/2 inch, 5/8 inch, and 3/4 inch) within a single device structure, eliminating the need for multiple separate adapters
Solution Approach 2:
The through opening is segmented into distinct portions (first portion and second portion) with different diameters, each capable of receiving different pipe sizes, while the body remains a unified structure with threaded holes for securing pipes
2Ease of operation
If multiple adapter sleeves are used for different pipe types, then each pipe type can be securely connected, but it increases the number of components users must manage
Solution Approach 1:
A single adapter sleeve design with multiple diameter portions allows users to connect different pipe sizes (1/2 inch, 5/8 inch, and 3/4 inch) without needing to stock multiple specialized adapters, reducing component inventory and simplifying installation operations
Data Source
AI summary
An adapter sleeve includes a main body having a through opening formed therethrough, so as to be assembled to a water pipe, the main body having an outer threaded portion formed on an outer surface thereof, the through opening having a first portion and a second portion, a diameter of the first portion of the through opening larger than that of the second portion, a step portion defined by the connecting site between the first portion and the second portion, the first portion having an inner threaded portion formed on an inner surface thereof, the second portion having a ring groove formed around an inner surface thereof, a ring member positioned on the ring groove.