Compact Air Compressor Motor Mounting Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air compressors require a large supporting base, increasing size and volume, which complicates storage, transportation, and manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
An air compressor design featuring a supporting plate with an orifice and aperture, a gear system, and a motor with a protrusion that engages snugly with the plate, allowing for a compact configuration with reduced dimensions, enabling stable motor attachment and efficient operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the motor is attached to a supporting base with a large size, then the motor can be securely mounted and operated, but the overall size and volume of the air compressor increases, making storage and transportation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The motor is directly coupled to the piston through a gearing mechanism, merging the motor mounting function with the piston support structure. This eliminates the need for a separate large supporting base, as the motor serves dual purposes: providing power and supporting the piston assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides rotational power to drive the piston while simultaneously serving as a mounting structure for the piston support. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional dedicated supporting components, thereby reducing overall device volume.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a large supporting base is used to secure the motor and cylinder housing, then structural stability is improved, but manufacturing costs and material requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The motor housing and support structure are merged into a single integrated component. The motor casing itself serves as the support structure for the piston and cylinder assembly, eliminating the need for separate supporting base components and reducing manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor structure is designed to fulfill multiple structural roles simultaneously - providing mechanical support for the piston, housing the motor components, and serving as a mounting platform for the cylinder assembly. This reduces the total amount of structural material needed.
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
The compact design reduces the overall size and volume of the air compressor, facilitating easier storage, transportation, and manufacturing while maintaining stable operation and extended working life.
Implementation Method 1
a pinion attached to the spindle and meshed and engaged with the gear for allowing the gear to be driven by the motor with the pinion
Implementation Method 2
an eccentric member attached to the gear and including an eccentric pin extended from the eccentric member and coupled to the piston rod in order to actuate and move the piston head of the piston relative to the cylinder housing in a reciprocating action
Implementation Method 3
a spring valve having one end secured to the piston and having the other end for selectively blocking an air aperture of the piston, in order to control the air to flow through the piston
Implementation Method 4
a motor secured to the base and coupled to the piston of the cylinder housing with a gearing mechanism for actuating or driving or forcing the piston of the cylinder housing to move in the reciprocating action
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AI summary
An air compressor device includes a cylinder housing and a supporting plate, a piston engaged in the cylinder housing and having a piston rod, a gear and an eccentric member attached to the supporting plate with a shaft, the eccentric member includes an eccentric pin coupled to the piston rod, and a motor includes a protrusion engaged into an orifice of the supporting plate and includes a spindle extended out of the protrusion and extended through the orifice of the supporting plate, and includes a pinion attached to the spindle and engaged with the gear, and the pinion includes an outer diameter (D) greater than an outer diameter (d) of the protrusion of the motor.