Detachable Multi-Chamber Solid Conveying Assembly for Hygienic Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fluent solid dispensers have inconvenient solid filling and cleaning issues, leading to potential contamination and health risks due to bacterial growth in small compartments.
Innovation Solution
A fluent solid conveying assembly with a first enclosure and a second enclosure that form multiple independent chambers, allowing for detachable and movable connection, enabling thorough cleaning and preventing bacterial growth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the fluent solid separator cartridge uses a one-piece structure of base plate and enclosing wall, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it is inconvenient to fill with fluent solid and difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge is divided into a base plate and an enclosing wall that can be separated from each other. The enclosing wall can be detached from the base plate, allowing the base plate to be removed for filling operations and thorough cleaning, while the enclosing wall remains as a separate component. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling easy filling and cleaning access without complicating the overall manufacturing process.
2Productivity
If the number of compartments in the drug cartridge is too large, then more drugs can be dispensed, but the size of individual compartments becomes small making cleaning inconvenient and prone to bacterial growth
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosing wall is segmented into multiple independent compartments, each capable of holding different drugs. The key feature is that the enclosing wall can be detached from the base plate, allowing all compartments to be accessed and cleaned simultaneously by removing the base plate. This enables thorough cleaning of even small compartments without difficulty, preventing bacterial growth while maintaining high dispensing capacity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the base plate and enclosing wall are integrated into a one-piece structure, then manufacturing is simplified, but cleaning thoroughness is reduced leading to bacterial growth
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate and enclosing wall are designed as separable components rather than a one-piece structure. The enclosing wall can be detached from the base plate, allowing complete access to all surfaces including the base plate for thorough cleaning. This segmentation ensures that no hidden crevices remain where bacteria could grow, maintaining high sanitary standards while keeping manufacturing relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the base plate and enclosing wall is designed to be dynamic rather than static. The enclosing wall can be attached to and detached from the base plate as needed for operation and cleaning. This dynamic design allows the structure to transition between a closed dispensing state and an open cleaning state, ensuring thorough sanitation without compromising manufacturing simplicity.
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AI summary
A fluent solid conveying assembly, a conveying compartment, and a dispensing system. The fluent solid conveying assembly includes a first enclosure and a second enclosure. The first enclosure has a carrying surface, and the carrying surface defines an output port; the carrying surface and the second enclosure are enclosed to form a plurality of chambers that are mutually independent, and each of the plurality of chambers is configured to accommodate a fluent solid. The second enclosure is movably connected to the first enclosure: the second enclosure is restrictively mated with the first enclosure in a predetermined disassembly direction to follow the first enclosure to move in the disassembly direction; and the second enclosure is movably arranged along the carrying surface; during a movement of the second enclosure along the carrying surface, each of the plurality of chambers is capable of being in communication with the output port.