Automatic Pool Cleaner Chambered Filtration to Reduce Flow Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automatic pool cleaning apparatuses face challenges in balancing energy consumption, cleaning efficiency, and endurance performance due to high fluid resistance and disorder in water flow, which affects the internal structure's design and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus is designed with a housing that includes a first chamber and at least one second chamber separated from the first, forming a water flow channel with a filter positioned on it, reducing the space capacity of the first chamber to control water flow disorder and fluid resistance, thereby optimizing energy consumption and endurance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the water flow channel is designed with large space capacity, then water flow disorder and fluid resistance increase, but cleaning efficiency and energy consumption are affected
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a first chamber and at least one second chamber separated by a separator. The first chamber contains the water flow channel with controlled space capacity, while the second chamber accommodates other components. This segmentation allows optimization of the water flow channel's internal space to reduce fluid resistance while maintaining overall apparatus functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The first chamber is designed with specific local characteristics including a water inlet, water outlet, and filter positioned on the water flow channel. The space capacity of the first chamber is specifically controlled to minimize water flow disorder and fluid resistance, while the second chamber provides space for additional components without affecting the optimized water flow path.
2Productivity
If the filter is positioned on the water flow channel, then cleaning efficiency improves, but fluid resistance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filter is integrated onto the water flow channel structure, combining the filtration function with the water flow path. This merging allows the filter to be positioned directly in the water flow channel, improving cleaning efficiency while the controlled space capacity of the first chamber minimizes the increase in fluid resistance.
3Loss of energy
If the first chamber space capacity is reduced to control water flow, then fluid resistance decreases, but the apparatus structure becomes more compact
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is segmented into functionally distinct chambers: the first chamber for water flow and filtration, and the second chamber for housing other components. This segmentation allows the first chamber to have optimized, reduced space capacity for minimizing fluid resistance while the second chamber provides necessary structural space, overall creating a compact and efficient design.
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
This design reduces energy consumption, improves cleaning efficiency, and enhances the apparatus' endurance by minimizing fluid resistance and allowing for a more compact, visually appealing internal structure with easier maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
the filter is configured on the water flow channel
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an automatic pool cleaning apparatus including a housing and a filter. The housing has a water inlet and a water outlet thereon, and includes inside a first chamber and at least one second chamber separated from the first chamber. The water inlet, the first chamber and the first water outlet are communicated to form a water flow channel on which the filter is configured.