Collapsible Respiratory Mask with Modular Filters and Anti-Fog Nose Cup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing respiratory protection equipment faces challenges such as limited protection spectrum, cumbersome designs, and difficulties in quick deployment and storage, failing to provide comprehensive protection and practicality for diverse user groups in hazardous environments.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible protective respiratory mask made of flexible materials, featuring a hermetic seal, wide viewing windows, modular filter panels with multiple layers of filtration, and adjustable straps for secure fit, allowing for compact storage and rapid deployment, with options for single-use or reusable configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional respiratory protection equipment is used, then protection effectiveness is maintained, but device complexity and difficulty of deployment increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mask is divided into modular components including a collapsible mask body, removable filter panels, and separate strap assemblies. This segmentation allows for easier storage, faster deployment, and simplified maintenance while maintaining protection effectiveness through proper assembly of the modular components.
Solution Approach 2:
The mask incorporates dynamic elements including a collapsible body that transitions from a compact stored state to an expanded wearable state, and adjustable straps that can be configured for different users. This dynamic design reduces device complexity during storage and deployment while ensuring reliable protection when in use.
2Reliability
If traditional respiratory protection equipment is used, then protection effectiveness is maintained, but ease of storage and carrying deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mask body is designed to nest within itself when collapsed, with the collapsible structure allowing one section to be placed inside another. This nesting capability dramatically improves ease of storage and carrying while maintaining protection effectiveness when the mask is assembled and worn.
Solution Approach 2:
The mask body is constructed from flexible materials that allow it to be collapsed into a compact form for easy storage and carrying. The flexible shell maintains its structural integrity and protection effectiveness when deployed, while enabling compact storage when not in use.
3Reliability
If rigid respiratory protection equipment is used, then protection effectiveness is maintained, but adaptability to diverse environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mask incorporates adjustable straps and a collapsible body that can be configured for different users and environments. The dynamic adjustment capabilities allow the same mask design to adapt to diverse environmental requirements and user needs while maintaining protection effectiveness through proper configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The mask is designed with universal features including removable filter panels that can be exchanged for different filtration types, adjustable straps for various users, and a collapsible body that works in multiple storage configurations. This multi-functionality enables the same basic mask design to adapt to diverse environments and user requirements while maintaining reliable protection.
4Reliability
If traditional respiratory protection equipment is used, then protection effectiveness is maintained, but time for application and replacement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mask is divided into modular components including a separate collapsible body and removable filter panels. This segmentation enables rapid assembly and disassembly by allowing users to quickly attach or replace the filter panels on the mask body, significantly reducing the time required for application and replacement while maintaining protection effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The mask body is pre-assembled as a complete unit with attachment points for filter panels and straps already in place. This preliminary assembly allows users to simply attach the filter panels and straps rather than assembling the entire mask from separate components, dramatically reducing application and replacement time while ensuring reliable protection.
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 mask provides effective protection against a broad range of contaminants, enhances user visibility, and is user-friendly, lightweight, and easily storable, addressing the needs of various user groups by offering extended use and adaptability in hazardous environments.
Implementation Method 1
air enters into the mask through filter panels comprised of readily available materials
Data Source
AI summary
A collapsible respiratory mask includes a flexible main body having a face-engaging flange that provides a continuous seal against a wearer's face and viewing windows that provide full peripheral vision to maximize the wearer's field of view. Filter panels are provided on opposite sides of the mask that allow for single-use disposable or replaceable assemblies, and each comprise a multi-layer assembly sewn around the perimeter with a fluorescent thread. A urethane gasket encloses the perimeter with the fluorescent thread viewable from inside of the gasket under ultraviolet light. An inner nose cup guides air that is inhaled through the filter panels past the viewing windows and into a separated air compartment inside of the nose cup, creating an airflow that minimizes fogging on the interior of the viewing windows. The mask is equipped with straps configured to enable a wearer to don the mask alone or with a protective helmet by attachment to a rail on the helmet.