Integrated Compressor-Tire Sealant Injection Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tire repair and inflation devices are cumbersome, hazardous, and costly due to their complexity, reliability issues, and limitations in orientation and sealant delivery, often resulting in incomplete or ineffective repairs.
Innovation Solution
An integrated compressor and sealant container device with a wide mouth sealant container that allows orientation flexibility, a hose with a unique valve for air-tight sealant and air delivery, and a pressure relief valve for safe and efficient tire repair and inflation, eliminating the need for complex valve replacements and minimizing sealant contamination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a narrow mouth sealant container is used, then the device can be compact, but the orientation flexibility is restricted and sealant delivery is incomplete
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional narrow-mouth bottle design by using a wide-mouth jar configuration. This inversion allows the outlet to be positioned at the base of the container, enabling the device to function in any orientation (vertical, horizontal, or tilted) while ensuring complete sealant delivery through gravity-assisted flow to the outlet.
2Productivity
If compressed air is forced into the sealant container through an intake, then the sealant can be pressurized and delivered, but the outlet becomes contaminated with hardened sealant requiring replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the outlet from contact with the sealant reservoir by positioning it at the base of the container with sealant flowing downward into it. This separation ensures the outlet only contacts liquid sealant during dispensing, not hardened sealant, eliminating the need for outlet replacement while maintaining efficient sealant delivery through the tire valve.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a disposable sealant container system where the entire container is replaced after use rather than maintaining complex reusable components. This approach eliminates the need for expensive outlet replacements and simplifies the system by making the container itself the replaceable element.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the sealant container is oriented horizontally, then orientation flexibility is improved, but only half of the sealant can be dispensed
Solution Approach 1:
By inverting the traditional design to use a wide-mouth jar with the outlet at the base rather than the top, the patent enables complete sealant dispensing in any orientation. The wide mouth allows the container to be positioned horizontally, vertically, or at any angle while gravity ensures all sealant flows to the base outlet for complete delivery without waste.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a two-part system with separate compressor and sealant container is used, then tire inflation and repair functions are provided, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the compressor and sealant container into a single integrated device housing. The sealant container is positioned within the compressor housing, and both components share common structural elements and mounting mechanisms. This integration provides both tire inflation and repair functions in one compact unit while reducing overall system complexity compared to separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device performs multiple functions: it can inflate tires using compressed air alone, or it can deliver sealant combined with compressed air for tire repair. The single device universally handles both maintenance functions through integrated air and sealant delivery systems, eliminating the need for separate equipment.
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 device provides a safe, efficient, and cost-effective solution for tire repair and inflation, allowing for flexible orientation and complete sealant delivery without compromising the tire valve, reducing waste and user inconvenience.
Implementation Method 1
pressure relief valve for safe and efficient tire repair and inflation
Implementation Method 2
integrated compressor and sealant container device
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AI summary
An integrated compressor-tire sealant injection device with a sealant container and a compressor is provided. The integrated compressor-tire sealant injection device has a compressor unit that has a compressor and a connector to a bottle of sealant integrated into the compressor unit so that a bottle of sealant is connectable to the device to inflate a tire wherein the connector has first and second ball valves.