Dismountable Gutter Siphon for Easy Cleaning and Stench Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gutter-shaped siphon designs face challenges in cleaning due to fixed components that collect pollutants like hairs and soap residues, requiring manual cleaning and leading to stench issues when connected to a sewer.
Innovation Solution
A dismountable gutter-shaped siphon system featuring a pipe coupling piece with a disconnectable collecting tray and cap, allowing for easy removal and cleaning, which includes a transfer tube segment with threading and a coupling sleeve for secure attachment to the gutter, ensuring a watertight seal and preventing air from escaping to reduce stench.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If components are fixedly connected to the bottom of the receiving gutter, then structural stability is improved, but cleaning difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The siphon system is divided into separate components: a removable collecting tray that can be detached from the receiving gutter, and a cap that can be removed from the tray. This segmentation allows the collecting tray to be easily removed for cleaning while maintaining structural stability during normal operation. The threading mechanism provides secure connection during use but allows easy disassembly for maintenance.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a cap is placed over the collecting tray to prevent stench, then air sealing is improved, but cleaning accessibility worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The cap and collecting tray are designed with dynamic, removable connections rather than fixed attachments. The cap can be easily removed from the collecting tray, and the tray itself can be detached from the receiving gutter, allowing full accessibility for cleaning while maintaining effective air sealing during normal operation to prevent stench.
3Reliability
If threading and coupling sleeves are used for secure attachment, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into modular components with standardized threading and coupling sleeves. Each component has a specific function: the receiving gutter has external threading, the collecting tray has a coupling sleeve with internal threading, and the cap has external threading. This modular segmentation achieves reliable connections while keeping each individual component simple and easy to manufacture.
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 design enables easy cleaning of the gutter by allowing disassembly of interior components, preventing air from entering and causing stench, while maintaining functionality and reducing maintenance efforts.
Implementation Method 1
the receiving gutter 10 is provided with a stench valve or stench lock according to the well-known gooseneck principle, assuring that the airway from the sewer to the entry opening 16 of the gutter is always closed by an amount of water
Implementation Method 2
the water flows from this bottom via the receiving gutter towards the drainpipe
Data Source
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AI summary
A receiving gutter (10) provided with a siphon system (100) is described, comprising: a pipe coupling piece (200) comprising a transfer pipe segment (210) with an entrance end (212) and a pipe part (211), wherein the transfer pipe segment (210) at the entrance end is provided with a mounting flange (213) having a coupling face (215) at its side directed away from the pipe part; a collecting tray (400) with a passage opening (407) formed in a side wall (402) and provided with a connection flange (410) having a coupling face (415) at its side directed away from the tray; coupling means (216) designed for coupling the connection flange of the collecting tray to the mounting flange of the transfer pipe segment, which coupling means allow a vertical displacement of the collecting tray; and wherein the collecting tray by means of a sliding movement directed downwards can be brought from a discoupled position to a position coupled to the mounting flange, in which coupled position the transfer opening communicates with the transfer pipe segment and in which the coupling faces are connected to each other in a water-tight manner.