Adjustable Flow Nozzle Tool-Operated Internal Valve
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water fountain nozzles require disassembly and reassembly to adjust water stream characteristics, such as volume, velocity, and distance, which is time-consuming and often necessitates the purchase of a secondary valve for control.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable nozzle with an internal valve featuring a tubular or tapered component that can be adjusted using a tool, allowing for control of water flow characteristics without disassembly, including a spout with openings to manage flow volume and velocity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional nozzles are used with disassembly and reassembly for adjustment, then water stream characteristics can be adjusted, but the adjustment process takes a relatively long amount of time
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle incorporates an adjustable component that can be dynamically repositioned within the nozzle body to change water stream characteristics. This component can be moved between different positions to adjust parameters such as flow rate, stream distance, and stream shape without requiring disassembly of the nozzle, thereby enabling dynamic adaptation while eliminating time loss associated with repeated assembly and disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable component is designed to be self-contained within the nozzle structure, allowing the nozzle to adjust its own characteristics without external intervention or disassembly. The component can be repositioned using a simple tool or manually, enabling the nozzle to serve itself in adjusting its performance parameters without requiring technical expertise or time-consuming procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional nozzles require disassembly for adjustment, then internal components can be modified, but the process requires purchasing and installing a secondary valve
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable component is integrated directly into the nozzle body, merging the flow control function with the nozzle structure itself. This eliminates the need for a separate secondary valve and its associated installation, reducing system complexity while maintaining full adaptability for controlling water flow characteristics such as volume, velocity, and stream distance.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable component within the nozzle serves multiple functions: it controls flow rate, adjusts stream distance, and modifies stream shape, all within a single integrated mechanism. This multi-functionality replaces what would otherwise require multiple separate components or a secondary valve system, thereby reducing overall device complexity while preserving comprehensive control capabilities.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy adjustment of water stream characteristics like volume, velocity, and distance without disassembling the nozzle, eliminating the need for a secondary valve, thereby simplifying the process and reducing installation time.
Implementation Method 1
an adjustable component configured to controllably impinge the flow of water
Data Source
AI summary
Adjustable nozzles are disclosed. Nozzles of the present invention include an adjustable component for controlling the water flow through the nozzle. Instead of disassembling the nozzle, a tool may be used to adjust the adjustable component. For example, the adjustable component may be adjusted longitudinally with respect to the axis of the nozzle or rotationally using the tool, thereby increasing or decreasing the volume, velocity and distance of the water stream exiting the nozzle.