Adjustable Gas Combustor Flame Angle Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gas combustors have fixed combustion angles, making them unsuitable for various operation spaces, leading to inefficiencies and the need for multiple devices with different angles, resulting in unnecessary waste.
Innovation Solution
A gas combustor design featuring a handgrip part with a gas discharge device, a fastening rack with adjustable positioning disks, and an elastic buckle mechanism that allows the flame device to be pivoted to various angles, enabling flexible adjustment of the combustion angle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the combustion angle is fixedly arranged, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the device cannot adapt to different operation spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The flame device is made dynamically adjustable through a pivotal connection mechanism. The support arm can rotate relative to the handgrip part, allowing the combustion angle to change from fixed to variable. This enables the device to adapt to different operation spaces while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The flame device is segmented into movable components (support arm, flame holder) that can be independently positioned. The pivotal connection allows each segment to be adjusted to different angles, providing adaptability without requiring complete structural redesign.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the combustion angle is fixed, then the manufacturing cost is low, but multiple devices with different angles are needed for different spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The gas combustor is designed with universal adaptability through the adjustable flame device. A single device can perform multiple combustion operations at different angles, replacing the need for multiple specialized devices with fixed angles. The pivotal mechanism enables one device to serve multiple functions across various operation spaces.
3Length of moving object
If the flame device length is insufficient with fixed angle, then the structure is compact, but the combustion device cannot reach objects to be heated
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotal connection mechanism enables dynamic angle adjustment of the flame device. When the flame device length is insufficient, users can adjust the combustion angle to extend the effective reach of the flame toward distant objects, improving operability without increasing the physical length of the device.
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
Enables proper adjustment of the combustion angle for different operation spaces, reducing the need for multiple devices and preventing unnecessary waste by allowing the flame device to be set at desired inclines, enhancing usability and practicality.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic buckle mechanism capable of being buckled in each of the positioning slots
Implementation Method 2
the support arm has at least one air inlet hole communicated with a mixing chamber, wherein the gas ejecting nozzle is disposed at an upstream end of the mixing chamber and arranged to be adjacent to the at least one air inlet hole
Implementation Method 3
a flame nozzle is disposed at a downstream end of the mixing chamber
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AI summary
A gas combustor with function of adjusting combustion angle includes: a handgrip part; a fastening rack, disposed at a top end of the handgrip part, and having at least one positioning disk having an outer circumference annularly disposed with plural positioning slots; and a flame device, wherein one end of flame device has a pivotal part pivoted with the at least one positioning disk, and correspondingly disposed with an elastic buckle mechanism capable of being buckled in each positioning slot at a location corresponding to the at least one positioning disk; with each elastic buckle mechanism being displaced along the outer circumference of the corresponding at least one positioning disk, and buckled in one of the positioning slots according to a desired inclined angle, the flame device is provided with a combustion angle adjusting effect relative to the handgrip part.