Block Coupler With Integrated Flow Path For Septic Tank
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water treatment facilities, such as septic tanks, lack effective control and guidance of water levels and are limited in customization, leading to inefficiencies in fluid flow and increased construction time and costs, with potential environmental contamination risks due to leakages.
Innovation Solution
A block coupler system with inflow and outflow holes and a latch mechanism for interconnecting blocks, allowing for customizable and secure fluid flow management, including adjustable outflow holes for precise water level control, and a self-assembly block design with a coupler for easy installation and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If blocks are interconnected using conventional methods, then construction time is reduced, but fluid flow control and water level guidance are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The block connector is divided into distinct functional segments: coupling protrusions for mechanical connection, flow path channels for fluid guidance, and water level control openings. This segmentation allows each function to be optimized independently while maintaining quick installation, resolving the contradiction between construction speed and operational control.
Solution Approach 2:
The flow path channels act as intermediaries that guide fluid flow between interconnected blocks. These pre-formed channels eliminate the need for complex on-site piping while ensuring proper fluid direction, thus reducing construction time without compromising flow control capability.
2Ease of manufacture
If blocks are made modular for easy installation, then construction cost is reduced, but customization capability for water treatment is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized block design with universal coupling protrusions and configurable flow paths serves multiple water treatment functions. By selectively opening or blocking different flow path channels and adjusting water level openings, the same modular block can adapt to various treatment requirements, achieving customization without increasing construction cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular blocks incorporate adjustable and configurable elements within their standardized structure. Flow path channels can be selectively activated or blocked, and water level control openings can be adjusted, allowing the static modular blocks to dynamically adapt to different water treatment configurations while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
3Ease of operation
If block connections are made firm for efficient fluid guidance, then flow path control is improved, but installation and maintenance complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism is segmented into simple coupling protrusions and corresponding receptacles with integrated flow path channels. This segmentation creates a self-aligning, tool-free connection system that achieves firm fluid-tight connections through simple insertion, eliminating complex installation procedures while maintaining excellent flow path control.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism and flow path control are merged into a single integrated structure. The coupling protrusions and receptacles incorporate flow path channels directly, so that mechanical connection and fluid guidance occur simultaneously in one simple action, reducing installation complexity while improving flow control.
4Ease of manufacture
If conventional water treatment facilities are used, then construction is straightforward, but environmental contamination risk exists due to leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism and sealing function are merged into a single integrated design. The coupling protrusions and receptacles with their flow path channels create inherent fluid-tight seals through the interlocking structure itself, eliminating separate sealing components and ensuring reliable leakage prevention while maintaining construction straightforwardness.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of adding complex sealing mechanisms to prevent leakage, the design inverts the approach by making the connection structure itself the seal. The interlocking coupling protrusions and receptacles with integrated flow paths create inherent leakage prevention through their geometric configuration, maintaining simplicity while improving reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a block coupler for connecting block to block for septic tank and water treatment facility. The block coupler comprises a body having a flow path therein; an inflow part having an inflow hole formed on one side of the longitudinal ends of the body so as to communicate with the flow path; an outflow part having an outflow hole formed on the other side of the longitudinal ends of the body having the inflow part so as to communicate with the flow path; and a connecting part provided at the outer end of the body having the inflow part so as to prevent the body coupled to the block from being separated.