Faucet Bushing With Thickened Center for Variable Pipe Sizes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Faucets often fail to connect to water pipes due to incompatibility issues arising from varying types of water pipes.
Innovation Solution
A bushing with a main body featuring a water-inlet portion, water-outlet portion, and a protruding portion, along with ring grooves and members, is designed to adapt to different water pipe sizes and facilitate connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a faucet is designed for a specific water pipe type, then the connection is secure and reliable, but the faucet cannot be used with other water pipe types
Solution Approach 1:
The bushing is designed with a universal structure that can adapt to multiple water pipe types and sizes. The main body includes a through opening with adjustable positioning, allowing the same bushing to connect different faucet models to various water pipe configurations (different diameters, thread types, and orientations) without requiring multiple specialized components
Solution Approach 2:
The bushing serves as an intermediary component between the faucet and the water pipe. It includes adaptation features such as threaded portions, sealing surfaces, and positioning structures that mediate the connection between incompatible interfaces, enabling secure attachment while accommodating variations in water pipe specifications
2Ease of manufacture
If the bushing structure is simplified, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the adaptability to different water pipe sizes is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The bushing is divided into distinct functional segments: a main body portion, a positioning portion with positioning holes, sealing surfaces, and threaded portions. This segmentation allows each feature to be optimized independently for its specific function while maintaining overall manufacturing simplicity through standardized production methods for each segment
Solution Approach 2:
The bushing incorporates adjustable parameters such as the positioning of the through opening, the configuration of positioning holes, and the dimensions of adaptation features. These parameter variations within a standardized base design enable compatibility with different water pipe sizes and types while maintaining a relatively simple manufacturing process
Data Source
AI summary
A faucet assembly and a bushing thereof are described. The faucet assembly comprises a case, a drain tube and a bushing. The drain tube is assembled in the case. The drain tube has a first opening and a second opening extending coaxially from the first opening. The bushing set is at the first opening of the drain tube. The bushing is assembled to a water pipe extending from a wall. The case has an exit at a front end thereof. The second opening of the drain tube is connected to the exit. The bushing comprises a main body. The main body has a through opening formed therethrough to be assembled to a water pipe. The main body further comprises a water-inlet portion, a water-outlet portion, and a protruding portion between the water-inlet portion and the water-outlet portion. The protruding portion is thicker than both of the water-inlet portion and the water-outlet portion of the main body. The water-outlet portion has an outer surface and an inner surface.