Gas Ejection Apparatus Compressor Intake State Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gas ejection apparatuses often fail to immediately eject gas at the desired timing after being activated, especially when they were previously stopped in an exhaust state, leading to inefficiencies and potential delays in removing substances from camera lenses.
Innovation Solution
A gas ejection apparatus equipped with a compressor that uses a rotating body inside a cylinder, coupled with a detector and microcomputer, which controls the compressor's intake and exhaust states to ensure immediate gas ejection upon activation, optimizing the compressor's state for maximum efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If the gas ejection apparatus is stopped in an exhaust state, then the apparatus can be deactivated to save energy, but it cannot immediately eject gas when activated again
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit causes the compressor to wait in an intake completion state after gas ejection, preparing the compressor in advance for the next ejection operation. This preliminary positioning of the rotating body ensures that when a new ejection instruction is received, the compressor can immediately begin the exhaust stroke without waiting for the intake process to complete, thus resolving the contradiction between energy saving and response speed.
2Speed
If the compressor waits in an intake completion state, then immediate gas ejection is achieved, but the compressor must pass through an exhaust state which may reduce efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit dynamically adjusts the compressor's operational state based on real-time conditions. When a new ejection instruction is received and the compressor is in an intake state, the control unit controls the compressor to be moved to the intake completion state after passing through an exhaust state, optimizing the transition timing to ensure both immediate response and maximum ejection efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables immediate and efficient gas ejection at the desired timing, ensuring effective removal of substances from camera lenses without unnecessary delays or inefficiencies.
Implementation Method 1
a compressor that compresses the gas by a rotating body inside a cylinder
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AI summary
A gas ejection apparatus ejects gas using a compressor that compresses the gas by a rotating body inside a cylinder, and includes a detector and a microcomputer. The detector detects a position of the rotating body inside the cylinder based on positions of gears which are coupled to the rotating body. When the microcomputer receives an ejection instruction, the microcomputer controls intake and exhaust of the compressor according to detection results of the detector, and causes the compressor to wait in an intake completion state upon completion of ejection of the gas that was performed in response to the ejection instruction.