Electrolytic Liquid Generation Device with Electrode Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrolytic liquid generation devices face challenges in achieving both downsizing and precise positioning of electrodes within the housing, leading to potential deformation and inefficiencies in electrolysis performance.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a positioning member within the housing that securely positions at least one electrode, such as the anode, alongside a design that includes spaces to inhibit water accumulation, ensuring stable contact and alignment of electrodes, power feeders, and conductive membranes, thereby maintaining consistent energization areas and preventing scale buildup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If electrodes are positioned by contacting outer edges with the inner face of the housing, then electrode positioning is achieved, but electrode downsizing becomes impossible
Solution Approach 1:
A positioning member is introduced as an intermediary component between the housing and the electrodes. The positioning member has a positioning projection that contacts the electrode, while the positioning member itself is positioned within the housing. This mediator enables precise electrode positioning without requiring the electrode outer edges to contact the housing directly, thus allowing electrode downsizing while maintaining positioning precision.
2Volume of moving object
If electrode size is reduced, then device downsizing is achieved, but electrode positioning reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning member serves as a reliable intermediary structure that does not depend on electrode size. The positioning projection of the positioning member contacts the electrode at a specific location, providing stable positioning even when the electrode is small. This mediator ensures positioning reliability is decoupled from electrode dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning member is pre-installed in the housing with its positioning projection properly positioned before electrode installation. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the electrode is installed, the positioning projection automatically guides and secures the electrode in the correct position, making positioning reliable regardless of electrode size.
3Volume of moving object
If electrodes are downsized, then device compactness is improved, but contact stability with housing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning member acts as a stable intermediary structure that provides consistent contact geometry. The positioning projection maintains a stable contact relationship with the electrode, while the positioning member itself is stably positioned in the housing. This mediator decouples contact stability from electrode size, allowing small electrodes to maintain stable contacts.
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
This configuration allows for downsized electrodes to be reliably positioned, stabilizes energization areas, equalizes current density, and prevents scale-induced deformation, thereby enhancing the electrolysis performance and reliability of the electrolytic liquid generation device.
Implementation Method 1
The electrolytic liquid generation device electrolyzes water as the liquid supplied to the electrolytic part with an application of voltage to the electrolytic part to generate ozone as an electrolytic product
Implementation Method 2
a conductive membrane interposed between the cathode and the anode
Data Source
AI summary
Electrolytic liquid generation device includes stacked body in which conductive membrane is interposed between cathode and anode constituting electrodes, electrolytic part that electrolyzes a liquid, and housing in which electrolytic part is disposed. Housing includes flow path in which a liquid flowing direction intersects a stacking direction of stacked body. Electrolytic part includes slot open to flow path in which a part of interface between conductive membrane and the electrode is exposed. In housing, positioning member is disposed, and positioning member positions the electrode. This configuration provides electrolytic liquid generation device in which an electrode can be downsized and the electrode can be positioned in housing.