Compact Air Compressor with Integrated Motor Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air compressors require a large supporting base, increasing their size and volume, which complicates storage, transportation, and manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
A compact air compressor design featuring a supporting plate with an orifice and aperture, a piston with a piston rod, a gear-driven mechanism using an eccentric member, and a motor with a pinion that securely engages with the supporting plate, reducing overall dimensions and enhancing stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the motor is attached to a supporting base, then the motor is securely positioned, but the size and volume of the air compressor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting base and cylinder housing are merged into a single integrated component. The base includes both the supporting surface and the cylinder housing with piston chamber, eliminating the need for a separate large base structure. This integration maintains motor positioning stability while significantly reducing the overall volume of the air compressor.
Solution Approach 2:
The base structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides support for the motor, houses the cylinder chamber for the piston, and acts as the main structural frame. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate components, reducing volume while maintaining stability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a large supporting base is used, then the motor attachment is stable, but storage and transportation become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the supporting base and cylinder housing into one integrated component, the overall dimensions are reduced, making the air compressor easier to store and transport while maintaining the stability needed for motor attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The design optimizes the spatial arrangement by integrating components vertically and horizontally within a compact footprint. The cylinder housing is positioned to utilize vertical space, reducing the horizontal footprint and improving ease of storage and transportation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a large supporting base is used, then the motor can be securely attached, but manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of the supporting base and cylinder housing reduces the total number of parts that need to be manufactured and assembled. This simplification reduces manufacturing complexity and costs while maintaining the stability required for secure motor attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-functional base structure eliminates the need for separate supporting base and cylinder housing components, reducing material costs, manufacturing steps, and assembly operations, thereby lowering overall manufacturing costs while maintaining attachment stability.
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 achieves a compact structure that simplifies storage and transportation while maintaining operational efficiency and extending the device's working life by securely attaching the motor to the supporting plate, reducing vibration and manufacturing costs.
Implementation Method 1
a pinion attached to the spindle and meshed and engaged with the gear for allowing the gear to be driven by the motor with the pinion
Implementation Method 2
an eccentric member attached to the gear and including an eccentric pin extended from the eccentric member and coupled to the piston rod in order to actuate and move the piston head of the piston relative to the cylinder housing in a reciprocating action
Implementation Method 3
a piston slidably received or engaged in the chamber of the cylinder housing... for generating a pressurized air
Data Source
AI summary
An air compressor device includes a cylinder housing and a supporting plate. The air compressor further comprises a piston engaged in the cylinder housing and having a piston rod, a gear and an eccentric member attached to the supporting plate with a shaft. The eccentric member includes an eccentric pin coupled to the piston rod. A motor includes a protrusion engaged into an orifice of the supporting plate, with a spindle extended out of the protrusion and extended through the orifice of the supporting plate. The motor further includes a pinion attached to the spindle and engaged with the gear. The pinion includes an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the protrusion of the motor.