Electric Valve Passage for Powder Impurity Discharge

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Solution Overview

Problem

Powder impurities accumulate in the inner chamber of electric valves, leading to reduced operational efficiency and shortened service life.

Innovation Solution

The electric valve design includes a passage that communicates between the sleeve chamber and the valve body chamber, allowing powder impurities to flow from the sleeve chamber into the valve body chamber and subsequently into the system pipeline, thereby reducing accumulation and improving operational efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the transmission mechanism operates for a period of time, then the valve achieves fluid blocking/communication function, but powder impurities are produced and accumulated in the inner chamber

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefluid blocking/communication functionVSAvoidpowder impurities accumulation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the harmful powder impurities from the inner chamber by designing a passage that connects the inner chamber to the external environment. This allows the impurities to be discharged outward, separating the harmful byproducts from the functional chamber, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining reliable operation and preventing impurity accumulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a discarding mechanism for the powder impurities generated during transmission mechanism operation. The passage enables these impurities to be discarded from the inner chamber through the valve body outlet, allowing continuous operation without impurity buildup that would compromise reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

2Duration of action of moving object

If powder impurities accumulate in the inner chamber, then the transmission mechanism continues to operate, but the operating state deteriorates and service life shortens

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice lifeVSAvoidoperating state
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The passage extracts powder impurities from the inner chamber, preventing their accumulation that would otherwise deteriorate the operating state. By continuously removing these impurities, the transmission mechanism can maintain optimal operating conditions throughout its service life.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The passage is pre-configured in the valve body to enable impurity discharge before significant accumulation occurs. This preliminary structural arrangement ensures that impurities can be removed promptly, preventing operating state deterioration and extending service life.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Object-generated harmful factors

If the passage is designed to communicate the sleeve chamber and valve body chamber, then powder impurities can be flushed out, but the structural complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepowder impurities accumulationVSAvoidpassage structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The passage is merged with the existing valve body structure, integrating the impurity discharge function into the main body rather than adding a separate component. This combines the sealing chamber and discharge pathway into a unified structure, reducing overall device complexity while effectively removing powder impurities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The valve body is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the structural housing and as the conduit for impurity discharge through the integrated passage. This universal design eliminates the need for separate discharge components, reducing structural complexity while maintaining effective impurity removal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12222043B2Electric valve
Publication Date: 2025.02.11 ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electric valve. The electric valve is provided with a channel, part of the channel is located between a connecting seat and a fixed gear ring, part of the channel is located in the connecting seat, and by means of the channel, a sleeve cavity and a valve body cavity are in communication with each other.