Assembling-Facilitated Breast Pump with Integrated Hemispherical Body
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing breast pumps are difficult to assemble, prone to air leakage, and inconvenient to use due to complex structures and numerous accessories, which affects their functionality and cleaning efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A simplified breast pump design featuring a detachable suction assembly and milk storage container with a deformable elastic milk flowing member and a horn-shaped breast cover, allowing for easy assembly, efficient milk collection, and convenient cleaning, while maintaining air tightness and usability in various positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional breast pumps include multiple accessories (breast pump main unit, breast pump cups, negative pressure conducting members, feeding bottles, three-way member), then the breast pump can perform pumping function, but the structure becomes complex and difficult to assemble
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple traditional breast pump components into an integrated structure. The breast pump cup, feeding bottle, and negative pressure conducting members are merged into a single unified device with a hemispherical main body, eliminating the need for separate assembly of multiple accessories while maintaining the pumping function.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated breast pump design performs multiple functions within a single device structure. The hemispherical main body simultaneously serves as the breast pump cup, feeding bottle, and housing for negative pressure generation, making the device universal and eliminating the need for multiple specialized components.
2Reliability
If traditional breast pumps have many parts needing closed assembly, then the structure can be complete, but assembling mistakes and air leakage easily occur
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple parts into an integrated hemispherical main body, the patent eliminates numerous assembly interfaces where mistakes and air leakage could occur. The unified structure reduces the number of connection points while maintaining structural completeness.
3Reliability
If traditional breast pumps have fixed structure, then the pumping function works, but the user can only use when standing or sitting and cleaning is troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a deformable elastic material for the milk flowing member that can dynamically adapt to different positions and orientations. This dynamic flexibility allows the device to function effectively whether the user is standing, sitting, or in other positions, while the detachable design enables easy cleaning by separating components.
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 design enhances milk suction efficiency, reduces air leakage, simplifies assembly and cleaning, and extends the breast pump's service life by minimizing the number of components and allowing for easy replacement of parts.
Implementation Method 1
a staged negative pressure generated by the suction assembly directly acts on the milk flowing member; the milk flowing member is deformed and reset stage by stage to generate a suction force
Implementation Method 2
a milk flowing member which is hermetically plugged to the negative pressure tank, wherein the milk flowing member is made of a deformable elastic material
Implementation Method 3
when the narrow end of the breast cover is plugged to the opening, an outer wall of the narrow end of the breast cover is clung to an inner wall of the connecting portion
Implementation Method 4
when the milk flowing member is plugged to the negative pressure tank, an outer wall of the connecting portion is clung to an inner wall of the negative pressure tank
Implementation Method 5
a check valve is arranged at the milk outlet; and the check valve is used for directionally allowing breast milk to flow from the milk flowing member into the milk storage container
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses an assembling-facilitated breast pump, including, a main body, a milk flowing member and a breast cover; the main body includes a suction assembly and a milk storage container; the suction assembly is detachably connected to the milk storage container a negative pressure tank is arranged in the milk storage container; the suction assembly is communicated to the negative pressure tank; the entire main body is hemispherical; the milk flowing member is hermetically plugged, into the negative pressure tank; one end of the milk flowing member is provided with an opening; a side of the milk flowing member close to the opening is provided with a milk outlet; the milk outlet is used for being communicated to an accommodating cavity of the milk storage container; and a narrow end of the breast cover is hermetically plugged to the opening.