Golf Club Handle Drying With Inward Airflow and Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drying devices for golf club handles primarily use axial fans to blow air, lacking an inward air direction and heating element integration, which may not effectively dry the handle.
Innovation Solution
A blower wheel with angled blades directs air inwardly within a housing, combined with a heating element to enhance drying efficiency, and a motor and processor for controlled operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If axial fans are used to blow air against the golf club handle, then the device structure is simple, but the drying effectiveness is insufficient due to lack of inward air direction and heating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the blower wheel, heating element, and motor into an integrated drying device. The blower wheel with angled blades merges air generation and directional control, while the heating element surrounds the blower wheel to directly heat the incoming air stream, creating a combined thermal-fluid system that improves drying effectiveness without requiring separate complex subsystems
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the air stream by heating it before it contacts the golf club handle. The heating element raises the temperature of the air generated by the blower wheel, transforming the drying process from simple air movement to thermally-enhanced evaporation, thereby improving drying effectiveness while maintaining relatively simple device construction
2Productivity
If a blower wheel with heating element is used, then drying effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The blower wheel serves multiple functions: it generates air flow, directs air inwardly through its angled blades, and acts as a mounting structure for the heating element. The housing simultaneously provides structural support, contains the heating element, and directs the heated air stream toward the golf club handle. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, improving drying effectiveness while limiting the increase in device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The heating element is positioned to surround the blower wheel, with the blower wheel nested within the heating element assembly. This nested configuration allows the heating element to efficiently heat the air stream generated by the blower wheel while using the blower wheel structure as part of the heating assembly's support structure, thereby improving drying effectiveness with minimal additional space and structural complexity
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 inward air direction and heating element significantly improve drying speed and effectiveness, allowing for efficient and controlled drying of golf club handles.
Implementation Method 1
a heating element that surrounds the blower wheel and is operable to heat air in the interior space of the housing
Implementation Method 2
A blower wheel is rotatably mounted in the interior space of the housing. The blower wheel is rotatable about a central longitudinal axis of the housing and has blades which are angled such that the blower wheel is configured to urge air inwardly when rotated
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AI summary
A drying device for drying a golf club handle includes a housing which defines an interior space therein and is elongated between a top end and a bottom end. The housing also defines an opening at the top end which extends into the interior space of the housing and is sized and configured to accommodate the golf club handle. A blower wheel is rotatably mounted in the interior space of the housing. The blower wheel is rotatable about a central longitudinal axis of the housing and has blades which are angled such that the blower wheel is configured to urge air inwardly when rotated. A heating element selectively heats air in the interior space of the housing.