Adjustable Eccentric Mixing Device for Custom Motion Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing experimental mixing devices lack the ability to adjust the eccentric distance or swing angle without separating components, making them difficult for users to customize mixing motions according to experimental requirements.
Innovation Solution
An experimental mixing device with a driving source, eccentric member, control member, and mixing member that allows adjustable eccentric distance and tilt angle, enabling various mixing motions such as orbital, see-saw, and crank motions without separating components, using a control member to adjust the eccentric axle and support structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the eccentric distance is adjusted by separating components, then the mixing motion can be customized, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to component separation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The eccentric member is designed with a movable control member that allows dynamic adjustment of the eccentric distance while maintaining a unified structure. The control member can be positioned at different locations along the eccentric member's length, enabling continuous variation of the eccentric distance without separating any components. This dynamic adjustment mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing mixing motion customization through a simple, integrated design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the eccentric distance is adjusted by separating components, then the mixing motion can be customized, but the device complexity increases due to additional assembly and disassembly steps
Solution Approach 1:
The control member is integrated with the eccentric member as a single unified component rather than being a separate part. The control member is positioned within the hollow interior of the eccentric member and secured by a fastening member, merging the adjustment mechanism with the driving component itself. This integration eliminates the need for separate adjustment components and reduces overall device complexity while maintaining full customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The control member serves multiple functions: it acts as both the adjustment mechanism for changing eccentric distance and as a structural element of the eccentric member itself. The same control member that adjusts the mixing motion also forms part of the rotating assembly, eliminating the need for dedicated adjustment components and reducing overall device complexity.
3Device complexity
If the mixing member is fixed without adjustment capability, then the device simplicity is maintained, but the adaptability to different experimental requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing device transitions from a fixed configuration to a dynamic, adjustable configuration through the movable control member. The control member can be repositioned along the eccentric member's length to change the eccentric distance, allowing the same simple device structure to adapt to different experimental requirements without adding complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables customizable mixing motions to meet experimental needs, improving user ease of use and device functionality by allowing adjustments without component separation, enhancing the versatility and effectiveness of mixing operations.
Implementation Method 1
an eccentric member (2) connected to the driving source (10) and having an eccentric axle (20) formed eccentric with an axial center of the driving axle (12)
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AI summary
An experimental mixing device may comprise a driving source, an eccentric member, a control member and a mixing member. The control member may be selective installed in the experimental mixing device and be configured to adjust the mixing member, thereby providing various operational motions of the mixing member, for example an orbital motion, a see-saw motion, a 3-D twist motion, or a crank motion. The use of the control member may eliminate the need of separating the mixing member from the experimental mixing device. Thereby, the experimental mixing device may have adjustable patterns and quantity of the mixing motion and lead to easy usage and manufacture.