Fluid Delivery Pedestal With Segmented Movable Casing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for delivering fluids to consumption points lack the ability to track changes in fluid delivery rates, detect anomalies, and ensure secure control settings, leading to reliability issues and exposure to unauthorized modifications.
Innovation Solution
A device with a pedestal and movable casing that includes an electronic control unit for managing fluid delivery, recording changes, and preventing unauthorized settings modifications, featuring sensors for monitoring and wireless communication for remote operation and anomaly detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If control means is exposed and accessible for easy adjustment, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to unauthorized modifications
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two main segments: a stationary pedestal containing the electronic control unit and a movable casing containing the pump and reservoir. This segmentation allows the control unit to remain protected in the pedestal while the pump components can be moved for maintenance, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The pedestal acts as an intermediary structure that houses the electronic control unit in a protected location. The control unit communicates with the pump system through electrical connections that are established when the movable casing is properly positioned on the pedestal, providing both protection and functional connectivity.
2Device complexity
If device components are integrated in a single unit, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of repair deteriorates due to difficulty in maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a stationary pedestal and a movable casing. The movable casing containing the pump and reservoir can be easily detached from the pedestal for maintenance, refilling, or replacement, while the electronic control unit remains protected in the pedestal. This segmentation enables easy repair without requiring disassembly of the entire device.
Solution Approach 2:
The pump system and reservoir are extracted into a separate movable casing that can be independently removed from the pedestal. This allows maintenance workers to access and service the pump components without disturbing the electronic control unit or other integrated systems in the pedestal.
3Reliability
If monitoring and control functions are added to track changes and detect anomalies, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring and control functions are merged into the electronic control unit that is already integrated into the pedestal. Sensors for detecting anomalies and controls for adjusting pump operations are combined with the existing control architecture, enabling comprehensive monitoring without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic control unit is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the primary control mechanism for pump operation and as a monitoring system for detecting anomalies and tracking changes in fluid delivery rates. This universal approach eliminates the need for separate dedicated monitoring hardware.
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
Enhances maintenance ease by providing a historical overview of changes, detecting operational faults, and ensuring secure settings, while allowing remote monitoring and operation, thus improving reliability and user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a pump system for pumping the fluid out of the reservoir to the upper port of the connector
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AI summary
A device (10) for delivering a fluid to a consumption point, the device (10) comprising: - a pedestal (12) comprising: • mechanical coupling means for mechanically coupling the pedestal (12) to the consumption point, • a connector (28) having an upper port (62) and a lower port (64) in fluidic communication, the lower port (64) being configured to be fluidically coupled to the consumption point, and • an electronic control unit (30) for controlling the delivery of the fluid to the consumption point, - a movable casing (14) configured to be mounted on the pedestal (12) and comprising: • a reservoir (52) for storing an amount of the fluid, • a pump system (56) for pumping the fluid out of the reservoir (52) to the upper port (62) of the connector (28), • fluidic coupling means (54) for fluidically coupling the reservoir (52) to the upper port (62) of the connector (28) through the pump system (56) when the movable casing (14) is mounted on the pedestal (12), and • electrical coupling means for electrically coupling the movable casing (14) to the pedestal (12).