Integrated Air Valve Assembly With Built-In Inflating Component Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional air valves are structurally and functionally limited, requiring external inflation tools, leading to high usage costs and inconvenience due to separate storage and the need to search for the tool when needed again.
Innovation Solution
A novel air valve design incorporating a valve stem assembly with a built-in storage space for an inflating component, featuring a valve base, elastically retractable valve core, pressure spring, and sealing mechanism, allowing for inflation, evacuation, and storage functions, with the inflating component stored within the valve for direct access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional air valves are used with external inflation tools, then the valve structure remains simple, but the usage convenience deteriorates due to separate storage and tool searching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the inflation tool and storage space with the air valve into an integrated assembly. The inflating component is stored within the valve base, and the valve core assembly works in conjunction with these components to provide inflation, deflation, and storage functions through a single unified structure, eliminating the need for separate external tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The air valve is designed to perform multiple functions: inflation (using the inflating component), deflation (using the deflating component or valve core), and storage (of both components within the valve base). This multi-functional design allows a single device to replace multiple separate tools, improving convenience without requiring users to carry or search for additional equipment.
2Reliability
If the valve core is made elastically retractable with sealing mechanism, then the sealing performance is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The valve core assembly is designed to automatically return to its initial position after being pressed down for inflation or deflation operations. The elastic component provides self-restoring force, and the sealing block automatically re-seals the opening when the valve core returns to its initial position, eliminating the need for manual resetting or additional locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The valve core is designed with elastic retractability, allowing it to dynamically move between extended and retracted positions. This dynamic capability enables the valve to transition between sealed and open states smoothly, providing reliable sealing when closed while allowing easy access when opened, without requiring complex mechanical linkages.
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 novel air valve provides a convenient user experience by integrating the inflation tool, eliminating the need for external tools and reducing the hassle of finding them, while ensuring effective sealing and easy operation for inflation and deflation.
Implementation Method 1
a pressure spring is disposed between the sealing block and the bottom of the core cavity for pressing the sealing block to block the opening
Implementation Method 2
the bottom of the opening/openings having a core cavity enabling the valve core to expand and contract elastically therein
Data Source
AI summary
Novel air valve includes a valve stem assembly and a storage space provided on one side of the valve stem assembly and used for storing an inflating component; the valve stem assembly includes a valve base and a valve core capable of elastically retactable relative to the valve base; the valve base is provided with an opening, and the bottom of the opening having a core cavity enabling the valve core to expand and contract elastically therein; and vents are disposed in a circumferential direction of the core cavity; the valve core is provided with a sealing block for sealing the opening; and a pressure spring is disposed between the sealing block and the bottom of the core cavity for pressing the sealing block to block the opening.