Flush-Mounted Embedded Waterway Assembly for Easy Wall Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional waterway systems in house construction have exposed assembly portions that occupy space, affect visual aesthetics, and complicate maintenance due to direct connection with concrete, making disassembly difficult.
Innovation Solution
A concealed embedded component with a lower main body featuring cool and hot water inlet passages, a mixing water passage, and an outlet passage, integrated with an embedded box and a water testing/connecting element, allowing for separate installation from concrete and easy maintenance, along with adjustable valves and a locking mechanism for secure assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the assembly portion of the pipe is directly connected to the concrete by pouring, then the connection is strong and reliable, but it becomes difficult to disassemble for maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate modules: the embedded box embedded in concrete, the lower main body with valve, and the upper main body with faucet. This segmentation allows the lower main body to be disconnected and removed for maintenance while leaving the embedded box in place, resolving the contradiction between reliable concrete connection and maintenance accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The lower main body acts as an intermediary component between the embedded box (concrete-connected) and the upper main body (faucet). It can be detached to provide maintenance access to internal components like the valve, while the embedded box remains securely anchored in the concrete structure.
2Ease of manufacture
If the assembly portion is exposed, then the installation is simple, but it occupies space and influences the visual effect
Solution Approach 1:
The exposed assembly portion is extracted and replaced by an embedded box that is concealed within the wall structure. The embedded box contains all necessary components (lower main body, valve, water passages) while maintaining a clean, flush-mounted appearance that does not occupy visible space or affect visual aesthetics.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the embedded box is designed with multiple water passages and connections, then the functionality is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into the lower main body: it contains the mixing valve, multiple water passages (hot water inlet, cold water inlet, mixing water outlet), and connection interfaces. This integration provides enhanced functionality while maintaining a compact, unified structure that does not significantly increase overall complexity.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a flush-mounted pre-embedded assembly, comprising: a lower main body (10) provided with a cold water inlet channel (11), a hot water inlet channel (12), a mixed water channel (13) and at least one water outlet channel (14); a pre-embedded case (20) comprising a case body (21) and a fixing frame (23) sheathed to the case body (21); and a water gauge (30), the bottom face of which is provided with a first passage (32) and a second passage (34), wherein the lower main body (10) and the water gauge (30) are accommodated in the case body (21), the water gauge (30) covers the lower main body (10) such that the water outlet channel (14), the mixed water channel (13) and the cold water inlet channel (11) or hot water inlet channel (12) communicate. The lower main body (10) is accommodated in the case body (21) separated from cement, making removal and maintenance convenient.