Openwork Foot Valve Support for Water Bed Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for collecting water in fixed construction settings, such as water supply systems, often fail to effectively elevate foot valves above the water bed while ensuring a protected and open flow of water, leading to inefficiencies and potential damage from the water bed.
Innovation Solution
A cubical support structure composed of pipes, tee connectors, and 90-degree elbow tees, assembled using an adhesive to form a framework that elevates the foot valve above the water bed, creating a protected space and allowing free water flow, while being submerged in the water body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a solid enclosure is used to protect the foot valve, then protection from water bed is improved, but water flow freedom deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a mesh or screen material to construct the cubical support structure. This porous material allows water to flow freely through the structure while providing physical protection for the foot valve from the water bed, resolving the contradiction between protection and flow freedom
Solution Approach 2:
The cubical support structure uses a framework with open sides rather than a solid enclosure, creating a protective cage that shields the foot valve while maintaining unobstructed water flow through and around the structure
2Ease of manufacture
If the foot valve is placed directly on the water bed, then installation simplicity is improved, but damage from water bed deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cubical support structure serves as an intermediary between the foot valve and the water bed. It elevates the foot valve above direct contact with the water bed, preventing damage while maintaining relatively simple installation by placing the entire assembly on the water bed surface
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a protective enclosure is created around the foot valve, then protection is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The protective structure is divided into simple cubical segments formed by straight pipes and standard connectors. This segmentation allows the complex protective function to be achieved using simple, modular components that are easy to assemble and maintain
Solution Approach 2:
The cubical support structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides protection for the foot valve, elevates it above the water bed, and maintains structural simplicity using standard pipe and connector components, reducing overall device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
The cubical support for a foot valve is configured for use with a foot valve. The cubical support for a foot valve is an openwork framework structure. The cubical support for a foot valve elevates the foot valve above the bed of a body of water. The framework structure forms a protected space around the foot valve. The openwork structure allows for the free flow of water. The cubical support for a foot valve comprises a plurality of pipes, a plurality of tee connectors, a plurality of 90-degree elbow tees, and an adhesive. The plurality of tee connectors and the plurality of 90-degree elbow tees assemble the plurality of pipes into the framework structure. The adhesive secures each congruent end of each pipe selected from the plurality of pipes to a fitting selected from the group consisting of the plurality of tee connectors, and the plurality of 90-degree elbow tees.