Bidet Filter Mounting Channel for Tool-Free Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bidet filters are difficult to replace due to their location at the water inlet end, requiring a wrench and resulting in a cumbersome and time-consuming process, often leading to screw looseness and water leakage.
Innovation Solution
A bidet design featuring a mounting channel on the mounting base with a filter element assembled within, sealed by a cover, allowing for easy replacement without tools and preventing water leakage, with a rib and through holes to differentiate water inlet and outlet holes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the filter is mounted at the water inlet end connected to the water inlet pipe, then the filtering function is achieved, but the filter replacement requires a wrench and narrow operating space making it difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the bidet into separate modular components: the mounting base containing the filter, the seat assembly, and the water inlet pipe. This segmentation allows the filter to be accessed and replaced independently by removing only the mounting base, without needing to disconnect the entire bidet or use complex mounting structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the filter from its traditional location at the water inlet pipe connection and relocates it to the mounting base. This extraction allows the filter to be accessed directly from the top by simply removing the mounting base, eliminating the need for wrenches and providing ample operating space for easy filter replacement.
2Ease of operation
If the water inlet joint is arranged below the mounting base, then the mounting is stable, but the operating space becomes narrow resulting in difficult filter replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional mounting approach by placing the water inlet joint and filter at the top of the mounting base rather than below it. This inversion provides easy accessibility for filter replacement while maintaining mounting stability through the threaded connection design and overall structural support of the bidet assembly.
3Ease of operation
If multiple detachments of the water inlet are performed for filter replacement, then the filter can be accessed, but screw looseness occurs resulting in water leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the filter from the water inlet pipe connection and relocates it to the mounting base. This allows the filter to be removed by simply taking off the mounting base without repeatedly detaching and reattaching the water inlet pipe, thereby preventing screw looseness and water leakage while maintaining easy filter accessibility.
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
Simplifies the operation of replacing the filter element, reduces mounting costs, and enhances the efficiency of disassembly and assembly, while maintaining a filtering function without the need for a separate filter at the water inlet.
Implementation Method 1
The filter element is assembled in the mounting channel, so that a water flow in the internal waterway is filtered by the filter element
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a bidet with a filter, including a mounting base of the bidet, a filter element, and a seal cover. A mounting channel is arranged on a surface of the mounting base, an inner end portion of the mounting channel is connected to an internal waterway of the mounting base, and both ends of the internal waterway are respectively connected to a water inlet end and a water outlet end of the bidet. The filter element is assembled in the mounting channel, so that a water flow in the internal waterway is filtered by the filter element. The mounting channel connected to the internal waterway is designed on the mounting base of the bidet, the filter element is assembled in the mounting channel, and the mounting channel is movably sealed by the seal cover to prevent water leakage, so that the bidet itself has a filtering function.