Concentric Filter Fluid Transport Assembly

Solution Overview

Problem

Millions of people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water due to its contamination and the physical burden of fetching and purifying it, leading to health issues and time consumption.

Innovation Solution

A fluid transport assembly with a cylindrical shell and concentric cylindrical filters that removes contaminants as fluid flows through, facilitating both transportation and filtration, using a series of filters including gravel, sand, charcoal, and membrane filters to purify water while being rolled across rugged terrain.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If water is fetched from distant sources, then access to water is achieved, but physical burden and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to waterVSAvoidtime for fetching water

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions (filtration, purification, and transportation) into a single integrated device. The filtration system merges sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection stages within one container, eliminating the need for separate fetching and purification processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The device serves multiple purposes: it acts as a transportation container, a multi-stage filtration system, and a purification device. This multi-functionality addresses both water access and time efficiency by combining what were previously separate operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Quantity of substance

If water is fetched from distant sources, then access to water is achieved, but physical strain increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to waterVSAvoidphysical strain

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions (filtration, purification, and transportation) into a single integrated device. The filtration system merges sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection stages within one container, eliminating the need for separate fetching and purification processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The device is designed to be rolled along the ground rather than carried, equalizing the effort distribution and reducing peak physical strain on the user's body.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #12Equipotentiality

3Quantity of substance

If contaminated water is used, then immediate availability is achieved, but health risks increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewater availabilityVSAvoidwater-borne diseases

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The filtration system is divided into distinct stages: a sedimentation chamber for large particles, a filtration chamber with filters for smaller contaminants, and a disinfection chamber. This segmentation allows comprehensive purification while maintaining continuous water availability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The device performs preliminary filtration and purification actions as water is being transported, rather than requiring separate treatment steps afterward. This ensures water is purified in advance, eliminating health risks before consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

4Reliability

If traditional filtration methods are used, then purification is achieved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewater purificationVSAvoidtime for purifying water

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions (filtration, purification, and transportation) into a single integrated device. The filtration system merges sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection stages within one container, eliminating the need for separate fetching and purification processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The device enables continuous water purification as water flows through the integrated filtration system during transportation. The multi-chamber design allows water to be purified continuously rather than requiring batch processing, reducing overall time consumption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

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 efficiently transports and purifies water, reducing the risk of water-borne diseases and the physical strain of fetching water, thereby improving health and wellbeing for vulnerable populations.

Implementation Method 1

The series of concentric filters is structured to remove contaminants from a fluid as the fluid flows through the series of concentric filters from the input compartment to the output compartment

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFiltration: Filter (physical)

Data Source

PatentUS11286178B2Fluid transportation and filtering container

Publication Date: 2022.03.29 REN NATHANAEL

AI summary

A fluid transport assembly includes a substantially cylindrical shell having a first closed end and a second closed end and a tube extending from the first closed end to the second closed end. The tube is substantially aligned with an axis of the shell and provides a passage through the shell. The fluid transport assembly also includes a series of concentric cylindrical filters positioned in the cylindrical shell and extending from the first closed end to the second closed end. The series of concentric cylindrical filters defines an input compartment between the filters and the tube and an output compartment between the filters and the cylindrical shell. The series of concentric filters is structured to remove contaminants from a fluid as the fluid flows through the series of concentric filters from the input compartment to the output compartment.