Hoseless Separable Pipe Component for Bidet Dryer Alignment Tolerance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dryer components for bidets and toilets often require flexible hoses that are prone to wear and misalignment, complicating the movement and alignment of drying members, which can lead to inefficiencies and increased maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A hoseless and separable air pipe component with tilted fitting surfaces between its parts, allowing for simplified assembly and alignment, minimizing wear and ensuring fluid connection without precise alignment requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If flexible hoses are used to connect the blower component and drying member, then the drying member can move freely, but the hoses are prone to wear and misalignment, complicating the movement and alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the flexible hose from the system entirely, extracting the problematic component that caused wear and misalignment issues. Instead, a hoseless rigid pipe connection is implemented, eliminating the wear problem while maintaining connection functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The pipe component is divided into multiple separable parts with tilted fitting surfaces that can be easily assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows for simple alignment and connection without requiring precise positioning, solving the misalignment problem while maintaining ease of assembly.
2Ease of operation
If flexible hoses are used to connect the blower component and drying member, then the drying member can move freely, but the alignment becomes complicated and requires precise positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into multiple parts with tilted fitting surfaces designed for easy alignment. The tilted surfaces naturally guide the parts into proper alignment during assembly, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures or precise positioning requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The tilted fitting surfaces are designed to self-align during assembly, where the geometry of the tilted surfaces automatically guides the parts into the correct position without requiring external alignment tools or complex adjustment procedures.
3Ease of manufacture
If separable pipe parts with tilted fitting surfaces are used, then assembly is simplified and alignment tolerance is increased, but the connection must still ensure optimal fluid connection
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe is divided into separable parts with tilted fitting surfaces that can be independently manufactured and then easily assembled. The tilted surfaces provide a large contact area that tolerates manufacturing variations while ensuring optimal fluid connection when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The fitting surfaces are tilted at a specific angle that optimizes both assembly ease and fluid connection. This parameter change in the surface orientation allows for greater alignment tolerance while maintaining effective fluid flow between components.
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 solution enables efficient and durable operation by reducing wear and simplifying the movement of parts, ensuring reliable fluid connection and reduced maintenance, while allowing for flexible alignment and easy operation of the drying member.
Implementation Method 1
the fitting surface of each part of the pipe is tilted. Said tilted fitting surfaces advantageously allow the minimum possible force to separate or fit pipe parts in assembling process
Data Source
AI summary
A dryer component for a bidet includes a drying member (40), a blower component (50) and a pipe component (70). The pipe component (70) includes a first separable part (72) and a second separable part (82) so as to provide fluid connection between the blower component (50) and the drying member (40). There is no hose used in the pipe component (70) and the fitting surface between the first part (72) and the second part (82) is tilted, which allows comparatively great fitting tolerances of members of the dryer.