Collapsible Fluid Filter with Expandable Funnel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fluid filtering devices lack portability and the ability to filter significant volumes of fluid for immediate use or storage without specialized adaptors, making them unsuitable for personal transport and storage.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible fluid filtering apparatus with a foldable design that transitions between expanded and collapsed configurations, utilizing wrapped carbon fiber filter disks and a collapsible funnel to filter large volumes of fluid efficiently and compactly, allowing for easy transport and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a conventional water filter with storage receptacle is used, then a reservoir of pre-filtered water can be provided for later use, but the device lacks portability and cannot be easily transported
Solution Approach 1:
The filter apparatus employs a collapsible funnel and expandable/collapsible configuration that allows the device to transition between a compact stored state and an expanded operational state. This dynamic structure enables the filter to provide significant water storage capacity when needed while maintaining portability for easy transport in a collapsed state.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If a carbon block filter is used in a home treatment system, then effective filtration can be achieved, but the device is not portable and requires fixed installation
Solution Approach 1:
The filter apparatus utilizes a flexible, collapsible funnel and housing structure that can be compressed into a compact form for portability while maintaining the integrity of the carbon block filter element. This flexible construction allows the device to be easily transported and stored while still providing effective filtration when deployed.
3Quantity of substance
If a dome shaped filter cartridge is used, then a receptacle for filtered water can be provided, but the device lacks immediacy of use and portability
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus features a dynamic collapsible/expandable design that allows rapid deployment from a compact stored state to an operational state with immediate filtered water availability. The collapsible funnel and expandable housing enable the device to transition quickly, providing both portability for transport and immediacy of use when needed.
4Productivity
If a filter apparatus is designed to filter large volumes of fluid rapidly, then significant fluid volume can be filtered into a receptacle, but the device becomes bulky and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The filter apparatus employs a collapsible funnel and expandable housing that allows the device to be compact for transport yet expand to a larger configuration during operation. This dynamic structure enables rapid filtration of large fluid volumes when deployed while maintaining portability in the collapsed state, resolving the contradiction between filtration capacity and transportability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the rapid filtration of over one gallon of fluid per two minutes in an expanded configuration while compacting for easy transport and storage, eliminating the need for specialized interfaces and ensuring portability.
Implementation Method 1
the filter apparatus uses wrapped carbon fiber filter disks to filter the fluid
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is directed to a collapsible filter apparatus. The collapsible filter apparatus includes an expandable top fluid retention portion, a filter portion and a collapsible funnel portion. These elements are joined to one another so as to provide fluid in need of filtering an expanded receptacle that can be collapsed for storage and transport.