Bottle Head Pressure Relief Adapter for Safe Shipping Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is currently no tool or method capable of verifying a safe condition of pressurized oxygen gas containers by reducing internal pressure to a predetermined threshold value prior to transportation, posing a safety risk during aircraft supply.
Innovation Solution
A pressure relief shipping adapter comprising a body with a first and second portion, a pressure relief valve, and an interlocking component with tabs, which is coupled to a bottle head assembly to reduce internal pressure by displacing a valve into a depressor and actuating a mechanical switch, allowing for safe pressure reduction and verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pressurized oxygen gas containers are transported without pressure verification, then transportation can proceed without additional equipment, but safety risk increases due to inability to verify safe condition
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter assembly is contained within the cap assembly, which itself is attached to the container. The adapter fits inside the cap, creating a nested structure where multiple functional components are housed within each other, reducing the need for separate external equipment while maintaining safety verification capability
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter acts as an intermediary device between the container and the external environment. It provides a controlled interface for pressure verification through the test hole and adapter hole alignment, enabling safety verification without requiring direct access to the pressurized container contents
2Reliability
If a pressure relief device is added to verify safe condition, then safety is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cap assembly serves multiple functions: it seals the container, provides attachment points, houses the adapter assembly, and enables pressure verification. By making the cap multi-functional, the patent avoids adding separate dedicated verification equipment, thus improving reliability without proportionally increasing structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the pressure verification function with the existing cap assembly structure. The adapter assembly is integrated into the cap, and the test hole aligns with the adapter hole to create a unified verification mechanism, merging multiple functions into a single integrated component rather than adding separate devices
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables safe verification of pressurized container conditions by reducing internal pressure to a predetermined threshold, ensuring safe transportation and operation by sealing and releasing vented contents through a pressure relief valve.
Implementation Method 1
reducing an internal pressure of the container by displacing a valve of the bottle head assembly into a valve depressor
Implementation Method 2
A switch on the bottle head assembly may be operable to force a valve into a valve depressor to vent any pressurized contents from the container
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, systems and methods include using a pressure relief shipping adapter to reduce the internal pressure of a container. A pressure relief shipping adapter comprises a body comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion comprises a first bore and a set of protrusions. The second portion comprises a second bore, wherein the second bore comprises a radial gap, wherein the radial gap comprises a uniform arc length along the length of the radial gap. A first end and a second end of the radial gap comprise a greater arc length than the radial gap. A pressure relief shipping adapter further comprises a pressure relief valve disposed at a first end of the first bore and an interlocking component comprising a first tab and a second tab, wherein the interlocking component is at least partially contained within the second bore.