Foam Machine Rotating Ring Foam Film Forming Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional foam machines are bulky and costly due to the need for a mixing chamber and injection mechanism, which compromises their compactness and increases production costs.
Innovation Solution
A foam machine design featuring a rotating ring with forming rings and ribs that define foam film forming holes, combined with a laminating device and liquid pump, allows for the continuous formation of foams without a mixing chamber or air pump injection mechanism, enhancing compactness and reducing production costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a mixing chamber and injection mechanism are arranged in the foam machine, then the foam production function is achieved, but the overall volume of the foam machine becomes larger and the overall compactness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the mixing chamber and air pump injection mechanism from the traditional foam machine structure. By using a rotating ring with forming holes directly exposed to the liquid flow, the mixing function is integrated into the forming device itself, removing the need for separate mixing and injection components, thus significantly reducing the overall volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the liquid discharge function and foam forming function into a single integrated device. The rotating ring with forming holes serves both as the liquid distribution mechanism and the foam generation structure, eliminating the need for separate mixing chamber and injection mechanism, thereby reducing volume while maintaining functionality.
2Ease of manufacture
If a mixing chamber and injection mechanism are arranged in the foam machine, then the foam production function is achieved, but the production cost becomes extremely high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex mixing chamber and air pump injection mechanism from the system. By using a simple rotating ring with forming holes that is directly exposed to liquid flow, the design eliminates expensive components while maintaining the foam production function, thereby significantly reducing production cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating ring with forming holes serves as a simple, cost-effective replacement for expensive mixing and injection mechanisms. The design uses basic structural elements that are easier and cheaper to manufacture while achieving the same functional outcome.
3Productivity
If the rotating ring rotates to export liquid and fan blades rotate to drive air flow, then continuous foam production is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating ring serves multiple functions: it distributes liquid through its forming holes, provides structural support for the foam forming process, and its rotation enables continuous foam generation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining continuous production capability.
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
The design enables continuous foam production with improved compactness and reduced production costs by eliminating the need for a mixing chamber and air pump injection mechanism, ensuring efficient and uniform foam formation.
Implementation Method 1
a liquid pump arranged on the shell, and a laminating member arranged on the shell; the laminating member resists against the forming rings and the forming ribs
Implementation Method 2
when the fan blades rotate, an air flow is driven to pass through the foam film forming holes to generate foams
Implementation Method 3
the forming ribs and the forming rings jointly define a number of foam film forming holes on the rotating ring
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a foam machine. Liquid for generating foams is conveyed onto a laminating member through a liquid pump. The laminating member further conveys the liquid onto a foam forming device. On the foam forming device, a rotating ring is provided with a plurality of forming rings and a plurality of forming ribs, so that a plurality of foam film forming holes are formed in the rotating ring; afterwards, as the rotating ring rotates, the laminating member can form foam films on the respective foam film forming holes, and continuous foams are formed after an air flow is blown through; the foams are pushed by the air flow to be continuously sprayed out; and new foam films are continuously formed on the respective foam film forming holes.