Adjustable Outlet Opening for Texture Material Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid spray dispensers have rigid flow paths that lead to clogging and limited configurability, making them unsuitable for spraying different surfaces, especially those at varying angles, and require frequent tool changes or adjustments, which is particularly challenging for viscous and hardenable texture materials.
Innovation Solution
A texture material dispensing system with an adjustable outlet opening that can pivot between parallel and non-parallel positions, featuring a flexible tube and an adjustable orifice, allowing for real-time adjustments and versatile spraying angles without clogging, using a trigger actuator and valve assembly for controlled dispensing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a rigid flow path is used in the spray dispenser, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the flow path becomes clogged and the device lacks configurability for different surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a flexible flow path that can dynamically adjust its configuration. The flexible tube allows the flow path to bend and adapt to different angles and orientations, preventing clogging that occurs in rigid structures with sharp turns. This dynamic flexibility resolves the contradiction by maintaining structural simplicity while eliminating clogging issues.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a flexible tube to create a flexible flow path instead of a rigid one. This flexible structure can deform to accommodate different spraying angles and orientations without creating sharp turns that cause clogging, thereby resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and clogging resistance.
2Device complexity
If a fixed outlet opening is used in the spray dispenser, then the device structure is simple, but the dispenser cannot be adjusted for different surfaces and angles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the outlet opening adjustable rather than fixed. The outlet can be positioned at various angles relative to the container assembly axis, allowing the dispenser to adapt to different surfaces. This dynamic adjustability resolves the contradiction by maintaining relatively simple structure while enabling versatility for different spraying applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds angular positioning capability to the outlet opening, allowing it to be oriented in multiple directions. This dimensional adjustment capability enables the simple outlet structure to achieve versatility by spraying onto surfaces at various angles without complex mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the spray dispenser is used for surfaces at large angular differences, then the application versatility is improved, but the fluidics of the dispenser are harmed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a flexible tube to connect the outlet assembly to the container, allowing the flow path to accommodate large angular differences between surfaces. This flexibility prevents damage to the fluidics that would occur in rigid structures when spraying at varying angles, resolving the contradiction between versatility and fluidic integrity.
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein is a texture material dispensing system. The system includes a container assembly, an actuator assembly, and an outlet assembly. The container assembly includes a container and a valve assembly. The actuator assembly includes a trigger actuator pivotably attached to an actuator housing. The outlet assembly includes a flexible tube fluidically connected to the trigger actuator and an adjustable outlet opening. The adjustable outlet opening is adjustable between a position that is aligned substantially parallel to a container assembly axis and a position that is aligned substantially non-parallel to a container assembly axis. Also described herein is a method of using the texture material dispensing system for dispensing a texture material onto a target surface.