Compressor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compressors face challenges in achieving accurate and reproducible temperature sensor measurements due to undefined contact between the sensor and the compressor housing, leading to inconsistent assembly and measurement results.
Innovation Solution
The support device is designed with at least two sections on different sides of the temperature sensor, allowing for precise bracing against the compressor housing from below, using multiple lugs or hooks for secure attachment and ensuring consistent positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the temperature sensor is pressed against the compressor housing wall using a single-sided support device, then the assembly is simple, but the contact position is undefined and measurement precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is divided into at least two sections located on different sides of the temperature sensor. These sections are connectable to the fastening device at different positions, creating a segmented structure that defines the sensor's contact position with the compressor housing wall from below, thereby improving measurement precision while maintaining assembly simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The support device transitions from a single-sided arrangement to a multi-sectional arrangement distributed on different sides of the sensor. This spatial distribution in multiple dimensions allows the sensor to be braced against the housing wall from below in a defined position, resolving the contradiction between simple assembly and precise measurement
2Device complexity
If the temperature sensor contact position is not precisely defined, then the device complexity is low, but the reproducibility of assembly and measurement results deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support device with its multiple sections is pre-configured with connection points to the fastening device at different positions. This preliminary structural arrangement ensures that when assembled, the temperature sensor automatically achieves a reproducible contact position with the compressor housing wall, improving assembly reproducibility without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The support device structure changes from a single-point support to a multi-sectional support with defined spatial distribution. This parameter change in the support device's geometric configuration establishes a reproducible contact position for the temperature sensor, enhancing assembly consistency
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AI summary
A compressor includes a compressor housing, a fastening device arranged on the compressor housing, and a support device, connected to the fastening device, for a temperature sensor, the support device being designed to hold, by pressing, the temperature sensor against a wall of the compressor housing. The support device has, for multiple connection to the fastening device, at least two sections, located on different sides of the temperature sensor, wherein, when the compressor is used as intended, the temperature sensor is designed to brace against the compressor housing from below.