Elevated Torch Receptacle for Secure Tool-Free Fuel Insert Refill
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fuel burning torches lack a system for easy and secure removal and refilling of the fuel burning insert without tools, and they do not provide sufficient stability to prevent dislodgment during use or upset.
Innovation Solution
A fuel burning torch with an elevated platform and a receptacle that securely retains the fuel burning insert using retention means such as magnets or gripping members, allowing for tool-free removal and refilling, and a base design that maintains stability to prevent dislodgment even if the torch is overturned.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the fuel burning insert is securely retained in the receptacle to prevent dislodgment during use or upset, then stability and safety are improved, but the ability to remove and refill the insert without tools deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The torch is divided into separable components: a base, an elevated platform with receptacle, and a removable fuel burning insert. This segmentation allows the insert to be securely retained during operation while enabling easy removal for refilling by the user without tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The receptacle acts as an intermediary structure between the base and the fuel burning insert. It provides a secure holding environment with retention means (such as friction-fit walls or magnetic retention) that prevents dislodgment during use, while still allowing the insert to be removed and reinserted without specialized tools.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the base is designed with a wider bottom end to enhance stability and prevent overturning, then stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base is designed with an asymmetric tapered shape, wider at the bottom end and narrower at the top end where it connects to the platform. This asymmetric geometry provides enhanced stability and a lower center of gravity to prevent overturning, while the simple tapered form avoids adding structural complexity.
3Illumination intensity
If the platform is elevated above the underlying support surface to increase visibility and utility, then visibility and utility are improved, but the risk of dislodgment during upset increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is elevated vertically above the base to increase the visibility and utility of the flame. The receptacle is positioned on this elevated platform, and the fuel burning insert is retained within it. The vertical elevation improves visibility while the receptacle's retention means (such as friction-fit walls or magnetic retention) ensures the insert remains securely held even if the elevated torch is overturned.
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 solution enables easy maintenance and enhanced stability of the fuel burning torch, ensuring secure retention of the fuel burning insert and minimizing damage during use or upset, while allowing for improved visibility and utility.
Implementation Method 1
The retention means comprises at least one magnet. The at least one magnet may be affixed to the annular floor such that when the fuel burning insert is ferromagnetic it will be removably retained against the annular floor.
Implementation Method 2
The gripping member may comprise a spring that biases against the fuel burning insert when the insert is placed into the receptacle
Implementation Method 3
The fuel burning insert provides for combustion of liquid fuel proximate the predetermined height of the platform.
Data Source
AI summary
A device has a platform with an upward facing receptacle therein. A base supports the platform at a predetermined height and a fuel burning insert is removably retained in the upward facing receptacle by retention means affixed to the receptacle. The fuel burning insert provides for combustion of liquid fuel proximate the predetermined height of the platform. The fuel burning insert may be removed, exchanged, and refilled by a user without tools.