Container Control Valve With Audible Pressure-Balance Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional valves for vacuumizing and pressurizing systems are not user-friendly, making it difficult to balance interior and exterior air pressures in containers.
Innovation Solution
A control valve with a resiliently deformable valve member and a pivotally switchable operating member that allows for different states, enabling easy operation and audible feedback when air pressures are balanced.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional valve is used for vacuumizing and pressurizing systems, then the valve can control air pressure balance, but the valve is not user-friendly and difficult to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The valve member is designed to be resiliently deformable, transitioning from a static valve structure to a dynamic one that can change shape in response to operating member movement. This allows the valve to automatically adjust its state (open/close) through elastic deformation, simplifying the operating mechanism while maintaining pressure control functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The valve is divided into distinct functional components: a resiliently deformable valve member for pressure control and a separate operating member for user interaction. This segmentation allows the operating member to be optimized for ease of use while the valve member handles the complex pressure regulation, resolving the contradiction between user-friendliness and functional complexity
2Ease of operation
If the valve member is resiliently deformed by the operating member to be separated from the container, then the valve can be easily switched between states, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The resiliently deformable valve member utilizes its own elastic properties to return to its original position after being deformed by the operating member. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for complex return springs or additional actuating mechanisms, achieving easy state switching without proportionally increasing structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The valve member's physical state is changed through elastic deformation - transitioning between deformed (open) and restored (closed) states. This parameter change approach allows simple binary control (open/close) through the operating member while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure compared to multi-position or fine-control valves
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The control valve facilitates easy switching between states for balancing air pressures and provides audible confirmation of pressure equilibrium, enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
The valve member is configured to be mounted on the container and resiliently deformable
Implementation Method 2
a communication channel is formed between the valve member and the container for producing an audible sound by an airflow through the communication channel
Data Source
AI summary
A control valve adapted for a container is provided and includes a valve member and an operating member. The valve member is configured to be mounted on the container and resiliently deformable. The operating member is pivotally switchable between a first position and a second position. When the operating member is operated to the second position from the first position, the valve member is resiliently deformed by the operating member, such that the valve member is at least partially separated from the container. Besides, a related container kit is also provided.