Fluid Treatment Container With Movable Tube for Filter Reuse
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid treatment devices face challenges in the arrangement and reuse of treatment means, particularly in removing and rearranging filter materials, which complicates the filling and emptying processes.
Innovation Solution
The device incorporates a tube with connecting means that allows for the movement between compartments, enabling the packing and removal of treatment material through both openings, with a controllable valve for bypass creation during filling or emptying, and a grid body system for improved fluid distribution and containment of filter material.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If treatment material is contained in a fixed compartment, then the device structure is simple, but the device cannot be easily reused or refilled
Solution Approach 1:
The tube is made movable within the inner space, allowing it to dynamically change position between a first position (connecting second opening to second compartment) and a second position (connecting second opening to first compartment). This dynamic positioning enables the system to switch between operational mode and filling/emptying mode, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and reusability.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner space is divided into separate compartments (first compartment for treatment material, second compartment for collected fluid) with a movable tube acting as a selective connector. This segmentation allows independent access to different compartments while maintaining overall system simplicity, enabling easy refilling and reuse without complex disassembly.
2Productivity
If the tube connects the second opening directly to the second compartment, then fluid collection is efficient, but treatment material cannot be discharged
Solution Approach 1:
The movable tube provides dynamic connectivity, allowing the second opening to be connected to either the second compartment (for efficient fluid collection during operation) or the first compartment (for treatment material discharge during maintenance). This dynamic switching resolves the contradiction by enabling both functions through the same structural configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If both openings are used for filling and emptying, then operational flexibility is improved, but the risk of treatment material leakage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The movable tube acts as an intermediary mechanism that controls and directs the flow path between openings and compartments. By physically positioning the tube to connect specific openings to specific compartments, it ensures that treatment material flows only through the intended path, preventing leakage while maintaining operational flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable tube design allows the system to self-regulate the flow path based on its position. When the tube is in the first position, it automatically directs fluid collection; when in the second position, it automatically enables material discharge. This self-service mechanism reduces the risk of operator error and leakage while maintaining flexibility.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device 1 for treating a fluid, comprising a container 2,3 with inner space, at least one entrance to the inner space arranged on the container, wherein the entrance comprises a first and second opening 4,5, a grid body 14 which is arranged in the inner space and which divides the inner space into a first compartment for a treatment means, preferably filter material, connected to the first opening 4 and at least one second compartment which is connected by means of a tube 25 to the second opening 5 and which is free of filter material. The invention is characterized in that the tube has connecting means for connecting the second opening to the first compartment.