Filter Element Mounting Assembly with Quick-Assembly Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
The mounting and replacement of filter elements in air blowers are time-consuming due to their large size and the complexity of the blower's inner structure, making common bolted connections difficult and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device with a fixed seat, mounting seat, and quick-assembling assemblies, including support portions and connection members such as hooks and snaps, allows for easy and quick attachment and detachment of the filter element.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If common bolted connection is used for filter element mounting, then connection reliability is improved, but mounting time and operation complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is divided into a fixed seat and a mounting seat as separate modular components. The filter element is mounted on the mounting seat, which can be quickly attached to or detached from the fixed seat. This segmentation allows the filter element assembly to be independently handled, enabling rapid replacement without manipulating multiple bolts and fasteners, thus reducing mounting time while maintaining connection reliability through the dedicated mounting interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting device transitions from a static bolted connection to a dynamic quick-assembling connection. The mounting seat can be rapidly attached to and detached from the fixed seat through a simplified coupling mechanism. This dynamic capability allows the system to switch between mounted and removed states quickly, addressing the time-consuming nature of traditional bolted connections while ensuring secure attachment when mounted.
2Strength
If common bolted connection is used for filter element mounting, then connection strength is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the filter element mounting function from the main blower structure through the mounting seat, the operation of mounting/dismounting is simplified to a single coupling action rather than multiple bolt operations. The segmentation creates a dedicated interface that is easier to operate while maintaining sufficient connection strength through the designed coupling mechanism between the mounting seat and fixed seat.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting seat acts as an intermediary component between the filter element and the fixed seat. It provides a specialized coupling interface that simplifies the mounting operation while ensuring reliable connection. The intermediary mounting seat absorbs the complexity of the connection mechanism, making the operation easier for the user while maintaining strong attachment when mounted.
3Productivity
If quick-assembling assemblies are used, then mounting speed is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The quick-assembling capability is achieved through segmentation into modular components (fixed seat, mounting seat) with a simplified coupling interface. This segmentation allows for rapid assembly/disassembly without requiring complex mechanisms. The modular design enables quick mounting speed while keeping each component relatively simple in structure, balancing productivity improvement with acceptable device complexity.
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AI summary
A mounting device including a fixed seat, a mounting seat, and a plurality of quick-assembling assemblies. The mounting seat includes a mounting portion, and a plurality of support portions spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the mounting portion and connected to the mounting portion. A mounting space is defined by the mounting portion and the plurality of support portions, and the filter element is mountable within the mounting space. The plurality of quick-assembling assemblies is in one-to-one correspondence to the plurality of support portions. Each of the plurality of the quick-assembling assemblies has one end connected to the corresponding support portion and another end connected to the fixed seat. The filter element is quickly fastened onto the fixed seat by means of the quick-assembling assemblies, which facilitates mounting and dismounting of the filter element.