Vehicle Air Compressor Bottle Cap Assembly for One-Direction Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
The arrangement position and fastening direction of the fastening structure between the air compressor main body and the bottle cap assembly in vehicle-mounted air compressors are not user-friendly, making it difficult for users to easily install the bottle cap assembly.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle-mounted air compressor with a bottle cap assembly that includes a bottle cap component with an air inlet end and an air outlet end, and at least one fastening component that fastens the bottle cap component to the air compressor main body along a fastening direction that is the same as the inserting direction of the air inlet end.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the fastening structure is arranged on the air compressor main body, then the bottle cap assembly can be securely fastened, but the arrangement position and fastening direction are not user-friendly making installation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional fastening approach by making the bottle cap assembly the active fastening element rather than the air compressor main body. The bottle cap assembly includes fastening structures that actively engage with corresponding features on the air compressor, reversing the traditional passive receptacle design and enabling user-friendly installation while maintaining secure fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a bottle cap assembly as an intermediary component between the air compressor main body and the tire sealant bottle. This intermediary contains the fastening structures and provides a user-friendly interface for installation, while also serving as the connection point for the tire sealant bottle, thereby simplifying the overall assembly process.
2Reliability
If the bottle cap assembly includes fastening components, then secure attachment is achieved, but the configuration space on the air compressor main body is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the fastening function from the air compressor main body and relocates it to the bottle cap assembly. By dividing the system into separate functional components (air compressor main body, bottle cap assembly with fastening structures, and tire sealant bottle), the design accommodates limited configuration space on the air compressor while maintaining secure attachment through dedicated fastening components on the bottle cap assembly.
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AI summary
A vehicle-mounted air compressor includes an air compressor main body and a bottle cap assembly. The bottle cap assembly includes a bottle cap component and at least one fastening component. The bottle cap component is installed on the air compressor main body and has an air inlet end and an air outlet end connected to each other, and the bottle cap component is inserted to the air compressor main body through the air inlet end along an inserting direction. An air flow from the air compressor main body is adapted to pass through the air inlet end and the air outlet end in sequence. The fastening component fastens the bottle cap component to the air compressor main body along a fastening direction. The fastening direction is the same as the inserting direction.