Float Housing Vertical Extension for Shallow Water Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional float housings for surface suction devices require large excavation and structural modifications to securely fix their position in standing water, especially when using crushed stone or gravel substrates, leading to high installation costs and geological restrictions.
Innovation Solution
The float housing design allows subsoil material, such as crushed stone or gravel, to be filled from the lower end of the outer tube up to the upper end, creating a large fixing volume above the fastening device, resulting in a compact and easily transportable device with reduced installation depth and excavation needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional float housings are used with fastening devices for fixed position arrangement, then reliable position fixing is achieved, but large excavation and structural modifications are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the geometric parameters of the float housing by arranging the third end face above the first end face, creating an extended upper portion that can be filled with subsoil material. This parameter change allows the housing to achieve reliable positioning without requiring large excavation or structural modifications to the substrate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by extending the float housing upward above the first end face, rather than expanding horizontally. This dimensional approach allows subsoil material to be filled into the upper portion, providing reliable positioning while minimizing the horizontal excavation area required.
2Stability of the object's composition
If large fastening area or deep installation is used for secure fixing, then position stability is improved, but excavation volume and installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent shifts from horizontal expansion to vertical utilization by positioning the third end face above the first end face. This allows the float housing to achieve stable positioning through vertical extension and subsoil filling, rather than requiring large horizontal excavation areas or deep installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies the vertical positioning parameters of the end faces to create an extended upper portion. This parameter change enables the system to achieve position stability through a different geometric configuration that reduces the required excavation volume.
3Volume of moving object
If float housing is made compact with reduced height, then storage and transport costs decrease, but position fixing capability in crushed stone substrate is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension above the first end face to provide positioning capability, rather than requiring horizontal expansion. This allows the float housing to maintain a compact overall form while still achieving reliable position fixing through the extended upper portion that can be filled with subsoil material.
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
This design enables cost-effective and efficient installation with minimal excavation, allowing the device to be placed in shallow water areas, including sloping banks, and facilitates easier cleaning by reducing the height of the receiving area, thus lowering construction costs and improving accessibility.
Implementation Method 1
a float housing (1) for accommodating a float (9) of a device (8) for surface suction
Data Source
AI summary
In a float housing (1) for receiving a float (9) of a surface suction device (8) in a standing body of water, wherein the float housing (1) comprises an inner tube (2) bounded by a first end face (21) and a second end face (22) and an outer tube (3) bounded by a third end face (33) and a fourth end face (34), wherein - viewed in the installed position of the float housing (1) - the first end face (21) is arranged below the second end face (22) and the third end face (33) is arranged below the fourth end face (34), and wherein, in order to form a receiving area (35) for the partial receiving of the float (9), the inner tube (2) is partially enclosed by the outer tube (3) along its longitudinal extent, it is proposed to ensure a low risk of injury when swimming in the standing water,that - viewed in the installed position of the float housing (1) - the third end face (33) is arranged above the first end face (21).