Air Valve Connecting Device With Tilted Surface Gripping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air valve connecting devices occupy significant space, are difficult to operate with one hand, and often experience air leaks when engaging with different inflation valves.
Innovation Solution
An air valve connecting device with a housing, sliding member, and gripping mechanism that includes a tilted inner peripheral surface, a latch device, and a spring biasing member, allowing for easy engagement and operation with one hand while preventing air leaks through the use of a sealing ring and resilient casing members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional air valve connecting devices use traditional fitting structures, then they can engage with inflation valves, but they occupy significant space and are difficult to operate with one hand
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device features a nested structure where the resilient casing members are received within the housing, and the sliding member moves within the compartment to engage/disengage the casing members. This nesting arrangement minimizes the overall volume of the device while maintaining all necessary functional components for operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs dynamic elements including a sliding member that moves between engaged and disengaged positions, and resilient casing members that can deform elastically. These dynamic components enable compact storage when not in use while providing adequate gripping space during operation, resolving the volume versus operability contradiction.
2Reliability
If conventional air valve connecting devices use simple fitting structures, then they are compact, but they experience air leaks when engaging with different inflation valves
Solution Approach 1:
The device utilizes resilient casing members that function as flexible sealing elements. These casing members can elastically deform to conform to different inflation valve geometries, creating reliable seals without requiring complex adjustable mechanisms. The flexibility of the casing members adapts to various valve types while maintaining sealing integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient casing members change their physical parameters (shape, volume) through elastic deformation when the sliding member moves between positions. This parameter change allows the sealing surface to adapt to different inflation valve configurations, achieving reliable sealing across multiple valve types without increasing structural complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional air valve connecting devices use fixed gripping structures, then they are simple in design, but they cannot effectively grasp different inflation valve types
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient casing members serve as adaptable gripping structures that can elastically deform to accommodate different inflation valve types. When the sliding member moves to the engaged position, the casing members are forced toward each other by the tilted inner peripheral surface, creating a gripping action that adapts to various valve geometries without requiring complex adjustable mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping mechanism is dynamic rather than fixed. The sliding member can move between engaged and disengaged positions, and the resilient casing members can deform elastically. This dynamic capability allows the device to adapt to different valve types while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, as the adaptability comes from material properties and motion rather than complex mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and secure connection to inflation valves, preventing air leaks and allowing single-handed operation without additional tools, accommodating various valve types with different sliding members and casings.
Implementation Method 1
two resilient casing members slidably engaged with the tilted inner peripheral surface... allowing the casing members of the casing to be forced toward each other with the tilted inner peripheral surface of the housing
Implementation Method 2
a sealing ring engaged between the sliding member and the housing
Data Source
AI summary
An air valve connecting device or attachment includes a housing having a tilted inner peripheral surface, a sliding member slidably engaged in the housing and having a pathway for receiving a pressurized air, a gripping device having two casing members slidably engaged with the tilted inner peripheral surface of the housing and having a passage formed in the casing members, and an inflation valve engageable into the passage of the casing members for moving the casing members into the housing and for allowing the casing members to be forced toward each other with the tilted inner peripheral surface of the housing and in order to grasp the inflation valve with the casing members.