Reusable Filling Container for Simultaneous Water Ball Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods for making water balls are time-consuming and inefficient, as they are made individually and not reusable, whereas existing solutions either lack reusability or are not highly efficient in producing multiple balls simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A filling container with a connector, hollow tubes, and a tightening device that allows for simultaneous filling of multiple water balls or balloons, featuring a rubber sleeve and a constraining element that can be reused by replacing the hollow tubes, ensuring high airtightness and ease of installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional individual water ball making method is used, then each water ball can be made with simple operation, but the production speed is very slow and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the filling process into multiple parallel channels through the bundle of hollow tubes, each tube independently filling one water ball. This segmentation allows simultaneous production of multiple water balls while keeping each individual tube simple in structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple hollow tubes are bundled together and connected to a single water source through the connector, merging the water supply into one unified structure while maintaining multiple independent filling paths, thus achieving both efficiency and structural simplicity.
2Productivity
If disposable container structure is used to hold multiple water balls, then multiple water balls can be made simultaneously, but the device cannot be reused and increases waste
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates the reusable connector from the disposable containers, allowing the main structural component to be reused while only the consumable containers are replaced after use.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows the connector and hollow tubes to be recovered and reused, while only the containers are discarded after single use, thereby improving overall device reusability and reducing waste.
3Ease of operation
If loose fitting structure is used for easy installation of hollow tubes, then installation is simple, but the airtightness is poor and water may leak
Solution Approach 1:
The rubber sleeve provides a flexible sealing interface that conforms to the hollow tubes, creating an airtight connection through elastic deformation rather than rigid fitting, thus maintaining both ease of installation and high airtightness.
Solution Approach 2:
The rubber material's elastic properties allow the sleeve to change its dimensional parameters under tension from the tightening device, transforming from a loose fit to a tight seal without complex assembly steps.
4Stability of the object's composition
If rigid constraining structure is used to ensure stable position of hollow tubes, then the position is stable, but the installation becomes difficult and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The constraining system transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic adjustable system where the rubber sleeve and tightening device can be easily adjusted during installation to secure the hollow tubes in position.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible rubber sleeve accommodates the hollow tubes with gentle friction rather than rigid constraint, allowing easy insertion while maintaining stable positioning through elastic retention.
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
Enables rapid production of multiple water balls or balloons, improves reusability, and enhances stability and airtightness through a simple and efficient design, making the process convenient and environmentally friendly.
Implementation Method 1
containers (5), which are installed at the bottom part of hollow tubes through an elastic fixing element
Implementation Method 2
the constraining element contains a tightening device which circles around the rubber sleeve, wherein the tightening device tightens the rubber sleeve and makes the rubber sleeve constrain the bundle of hollow tubes
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AI summary
The current invention is related to the technical field of canned equipments, especially a new type of filling container. It is related to a filling container, comprising a connector (1), wherein one side of the connector is provided with an entrance, whereas the other side of the connector is provided with a cavity for tubes, wherein the inside of the cavity for tubes is connected with said entrance; a bundle of hollow tubes containing a plurality of hollow tubes (4), wherein the top part of the bundle is inserted into the said cavity for tubes; containers, which are installed at the bottom part of hollow tubes through an elastic fixing element, wherein the inner cavity of each container is connected with the inner channels of the hollow tubes; and a constraining element, which is installed at the connector closed to the cavity for tubes, wherein the constraining element shrinks the cavity for tubes and constrains the bundle of hollow tubes. The current invention has a simple structure, is easy to use and can make multiple water balls or balloons or fill the balls with other liquid at the same time. Its efficiency to make water ball or to fill the balls with other liquid is very high. It has high airtightness and can be reused.