Flexible Inflatable Bubble Machine Housing for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bubble machines have rigid housings that cannot shrink for storage and transportation, making them inefficient for volume management.
Innovation Solution
A bubble machine with a flexible inflatable housing that can deflate to reduce volume during storage and transportation, and inflate to restore its original shape for use, featuring a core with a bubble outlet head, air guiding pipe, and a smearing device, with components like a scraper and rotating strip for liquid application, and a corrugated air guiding pipe for deformation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a hard housing is used for the bubble machine, then the structural strength and protection of internal components is improved, but the volume cannot be reduced for storage and transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The housing transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic flexible structure that can change its volume state. The flexible material allows the housing to be inflated to provide structural strength during use and deflated to reduce volume for storage, making the volume adaptable rather than fixed.
Solution Approach 2:
The physical state of the housing is changed from rigid to flexible, enabling parameter changes in volume while maintaining sufficient structural integrity. The flexible material properties allow the housing to exhibit different volume parameters (expanded or compressed) based on operational requirements.
2Volume of moving object
If the housing is made flexible and inflatable, then the volume can be reduced for storage and transportation, but the structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The housing employs dynamic structural characteristics where flexibility enables volume reduction for storage while maintaining the capability to expand and provide structural strength during operation. The same flexible material serves dual purposes: compactness when deflated and structural integrity when inflated.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing utilizes flexible material that forms a shell structure capable of withstanding internal pressure when inflated, providing necessary structural strength while allowing volume reduction when deflated for storage purposes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the air guiding pipe is made deformable, then the adaptability to housing volume changes is improved, but the manufacturing precision and connection reliability may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The air guiding pipe uses flexible material that can deform to accommodate housing volume changes while maintaining sufficient connection reliability. The flexibility allows the pipe to stretch and bend without breaking connections or leaking air.
Solution Approach 2:
The pipe's physical parameters (length, shape, volume) are made changeable to adapt to different housing states. The deformable pipe can adjust its geometry to match the housing whether inflated or deflated, maintaining functional connectivity throughout the transformation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the bubble machine to vary in volume, allowing for compact storage and transportation while maintaining functionality for children's play, with the flexible housing and deformable components facilitating size adjustment.
Implementation Method 1
the housing is a flexible inflatable housing... gas in the housing can be released to make the volume of the housing smaller... the housing is inflated to restore its original shape
Implementation Method 2
part of the air guiding pipe is in a corrugated pipe shape to form a deformation part, and the deformation part can stretch out and draw back and can be freely bent in any direction
Data Source
AI summary
A bubble machine comprising a core and a housing is provided. Part of the core is located in the housing. A bubble outlet of the core is exposed outside the housing, and the housing is flexible and inflatable. The core includes a core body, a bubble outlet head, and an air guiding pipe. The bubble outlet head is provided with a smearing device which is able to smear liquid onto the bubble outlet to form a layer of liquid film. The smearing device comprises a scraper and a rotating strip. A rotating end is arranged in the core body, a rotating shaft of the scraper is connected to the rotating end in the core body by the rotating strip, and the rotating strip is flexible.