Animal Drying Cone with Coiled Spring and Net Barrier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drying devices for animals after bathing are inefficient in ensuring thorough drying and often lack features to prevent the animal from exiting during the drying process.
Innovation Solution
A vertically oriented cone with an air opening, a coiled member for deployment, a tube for air passage, a blower for drying, and a net to prevent exit, all integrated with a base for stability and easy storage, facilitate efficient drying while keeping the animal contained.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing drying devices are used for animals after bathing, then drying function is provided, but thorough drying is not ensured and animals can exit during the process
Solution Approach 1:
The drying device is segmented into distinct functional components: a cone-shaped drying chamber, a blower unit, a coiled support member, and a net barrier. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function effectively while maintaining overall system reliability for thorough drying and animal containment.
Solution Approach 2:
The coiled support member acts as an intermediary between the cone structure and the base, providing both structural support and a deployment mechanism. The net serves as an intermediary barrier that prevents animal exit while allowing air flow through the cone for effective drying.
2Productivity
If a cone structure with air opening is used for drying, then air circulation for drying is enabled, but the animal may exit through the opening
Solution Approach 1:
The net functions as an intermediary element that reconciles the conflicting requirements of maintaining an open air passage for drying efficiency while preventing animal escape. The net allows air to pass through for effective drying but physically blocks the animal from exiting the cone.
Solution Approach 2:
The net is strategically positioned at the air opening of the cone, providing localized containment only where needed. This allows the rest of the cone structure to maintain its open design for optimal air circulation and drying efficiency, while the specific area of the opening is protected against animal escape.
3Reliability
If a blower is inserted into the tube to blow air into the cone, then thorough drying is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The blower unit is merged with the tube structure, where the blower inserts directly into the tube that is already aligned with the air opening of the cone. This merging reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall assembly while still achieving thorough drying through effective air delivery into the cone.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures thorough drying of animals by circulating air and prevents exit through the net, providing a convenient and effective drying system for pets after bathing.
Implementation Method 1
A blower is insertable into the tube to blow air into the cone for drying the animal
Implementation Method 2
The member is biased to spring upwardly thereby positioning the cone in a deployed position
Data Source
AI summary
An animal drying assembly for drying an animal when the animal has been bathed includes a cone that is positionable on a support surface having the cone being vertically oriented. The cone has an air opening extending therein to pass air into the cone. A member is coupled to the cone and the member is vertically coiled around the cone. The member is biased to spring upwardly thereby positioning the cone in a deployed position. A tube is coupled to the cone and the tube is aligned with the air aperture to pass air into the top end. A blower is insertable into the tube to blow air into the cone for drying the animal. A net is provided and the net is positionable to close the entry opening in the cone to inhibit the animal from exiting the cone.