Adjustable Length Liquid Pump for Variable Depth Tanks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional integrated liquid pumps have a fixed length, making them inflexible for use with oil barrels of varying depths, leading to safety concerns and increased costs due to excessive exposure and inefficient packaging and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A liquid pump with an adjustable length, comprising a tube component with a first and second tube that are sleeved together, allowing the first tube to slide relative to the second, along with a sealing ring and fixing piece for stability and sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the longest liquid pump is used to meet the needs of deep oil barrels, then the pump can adapt to deep tanks, but the exposed portion is too much when used in shallow tanks, affecting safety and increasing packaging and transportation costs
Solution Approach 1:
The tube component is designed with telescopic capability, allowing it to dynamically adjust its length between extended and retracted states. This dynamic structure enables the pump to adapt to different tank depths while maintaining safety by retracting the tube when not fully needed, eliminating the exposed portion problem in shallow tanks.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic tube component employs a nested structure where inner tubes are placed within outer tubes. This nesting arrangement allows the tube component to compact to a shorter length for safe storage and transportation, while still providing extended length capability when needed for deep tank applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the longest liquid pump is used to meet the needs of deep oil barrels, then the pump can adapt to deep tanks, but the packaging and transportation costs increase due to the extended length
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic tube component employs a nested structure where inner tubes are placed within outer tubes. This nesting arrangement allows the tube component to compact to a shorter length for safe storage and transportation, while still providing extended length capability when needed for deep tank applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The tube component is designed with telescopic capability, allowing it to dynamically adjust its length between extended and retracted states. This dynamic structure enables the pump to adapt to different tank depths while reducing packaging volume by retracting the tube to a compact state during storage and transportation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed length tube component is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot be flexibly adjusted to match tanks of different depths
Solution Approach 1:
The tube component is divided into multiple telescopic sections that can slide relative to each other. This segmentation allows the tube to adjust its length in discrete steps, providing flexibility to match different tank depths while keeping each individual section relatively simple in structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The tube component is designed with telescopic capability, allowing it to dynamically adjust its length between extended and retracted states. This dynamic structure enables the pump to adapt to different tank depths while maintaining reasonable structural complexity through the use of standard telescopic mechanisms.
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AI summary
A liquid pump with adjustable length and a feed tank are provided. The liquid pump includes a tube component, a pump body, a sealing ring, and a fixing piece. The tube component includes a first tube and a second tube, the first tube and the second tube are sleeved with each other, the first tube is slidable relative to the second tube. The pump body is mounted in a first end of the first tube away from the second tube. The sealing ring is hermetically connected between the first tube and the second tube. The fixing piece is sleeved on the first tube and the second tube. The fixing piece is configured to fix the first tube and the second tube. A length of the tube component is flexibly adjusted to match tanks of different depths, while taking into account sealing and stability.