Adjustable Suction Adapter for Flexible Dust Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing suction adapters for connecting insertion tools to suction apparatuses lack flexibility and efficiency in guiding waste material away from the workpiece, often resulting in cumbersome connections and potential contamination.
Innovation Solution
A suction adapter with a dimensionally stable discharge guiding unit featuring an adjustable longitudinal axis, allowing for parallel or perpendicular orientation relative to the insertion tool receiving region, and incorporating additional discharge guiding elements and a bearing unit for adaptable suction channel orientation, along with a valve unit for controlling suction action, enhances connection flexibility and waste material management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional suction adapter is used to connect insertion tools to suction apparatuses, then the connection is established, but the flexibility in guiding waste material away from the workpiece is insufficient and the connection becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The discharge guiding unit is designed with movable and adjustable components that allow dynamic repositioning of the suction channel outlet. The bearing unit enables rotational movement, while the valve unit allows adjustable positioning, providing adaptability in waste material guidance without requiring complex manual reconfiguration
Solution Approach 2:
The suction adapter is divided into functionally independent modules: the discharge guiding unit with bearing mechanism, the valve unit for suction control, and the connection interfaces. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates easier assembly and adjustment
2Adaptability or versatility
If the suction channel outlet is fixed in position, then the structure is simple, but the ability to adapt to different workpiece positions and orientations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing unit provides rotational degrees of freedom, allowing the discharge guiding unit to be dynamically repositioned to match different workpiece orientations. This dynamic capability enables adaptation to various positions without requiring multiple fixed adapters
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable discharge guiding unit serves multiple functions: it can be positioned at different angles, oriented in different directions, and configured for various suction requirements. This multi-functionality replaces what would otherwise require multiple specialized fixed adapters
3Adaptability or versatility
If the suction channel outlet is positioned far from the insertion tool, then waste material can be guided away more effectively, but the connection length increases and flexibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing unit enables the discharge guiding unit to be positioned in three-dimensional space around the insertion tool, not just in a linear extension. This spatial flexibility allows effective waste material guidance at optimized distances rather than requiring long linear connections
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The suction adapter provides a robust, flexible, and efficient connection between the insertion tool and suction apparatus, effectively guiding waste material away and ensuring a high level of suction control, thereby improving operational comfort and reducing contamination risks.
Implementation Method 1
allow suction of a waste material from a workpiece which is processed by means of the insertion tool by connecting the insertion tool to the suction apparatus
Data Source
AI summary
A suction adapter, in particular a suction drill suction adapter, for connecting an insertion tool, in particular a suction drill, to a suction apparatus includes at least one insertion tool receiving region, in which the insertion tool is arranged, at least one connection interface with respect to an insertion tool suction channel of the insertion tool, and at least one, in particular dimensionally stable, discharge guiding unit configured to delimit a suction channel. The at least one discharge guiding unit has at least one discharge guiding element configured to delimit a suction channel outlet of the suction channel and which has a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of the at least one discharge guiding element is orientated parallel with a main extent axis of the at least one insertion tool receiving region in a region of the suction channel outlet in at least one operating state.