Hinged Water Separator for Variable Tank Volume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toilet water tanks lack the ability to regulate flushing volume effectively, leading to excessive water waste, and existing water-saving devices are cumbersome and difficult to maintain.
Innovation Solution
A regulating device for a concealed water tank featuring a hinged water separator with a rotating mechanism, driven by a knob, which divides the tank's volume by rotating against the inner wall, allowing for easy adjustment and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a water separator is installed by plugging and pulling to divide the water tank, then water tank capacity can be regulated, but the structure becomes troublesome and maintenance becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The water separator is divided into an upper water separator and a lower water separator that can be independently removed and installed. This segmentation allows maintenance personnel to access and replace individual separator components without disassembling the entire water tank, significantly improving maintenance convenience while maintaining the capacity regulation function.
Solution Approach 2:
The water separator is designed with movable and adjustable characteristics, allowing it to be easily inserted and removed from the water tank. The separator can be dynamically adjusted to different positions or completely removed based on maintenance needs, transforming a static fixed-structure problem into a dynamic adjustable solution that facilitates easy maintenance.
2Force
If all water in the water tank is discharged at once, then large flushing force is achieved, but excessive water is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The water tank capacity is segmented into different usable volumes by positioning the water separator at various heights. This allows the water tank to provide strong flushing force when needed (by using the full capacity) while enabling water-saving mode (by limiting the water level to a smaller volume), thus resolving the contradiction between flushing force and water waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The water separator position is made adjustable, allowing dynamic control over the effective water volume in the tank. Users can adjust the separator to different heights based on whether they need maximum flushing force or want to conserve water, providing flexibility to balance flushing performance with water conservation requirements.
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AI summary
A regulating device for regulating water consumption of a concealed water tank includes a water tank, a hinged base is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the water tank, a water separator is hinged on the hinged base. A regulating mechanism is arranged between the hinged base and the water separator, and the regulating mechanism can drive the water separator to rotate and fix to divide the accommodation space of the water tank. Compared with the prior art, the regulating device realizes the variable volume of the water tank by regulating the rotation of the water separator through the regulating mechanism. The structure is simple and convenient for the later repair and maintenance of the water tank.