Hydraulic Pump Using Buoyancy to Eliminate Motor Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hydraulic pumps used for supplying water to high or remote places require motors or engines, leading to high production and running costs due to the consumption of high voltage power or fuel, making them economically disadvantageous.
Innovation Solution
A hydraulic pump design featuring a pump outer wall body with a moving pressing member that uses buoyancy to compress a lower reservoir and transport water, eliminating the need for motors by utilizing check valves and open/close valves controlled by mechanical means, allowing water to be pumped efficiently without electric power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a motor or engine is used in the conventional hydraulic pump, then the pump can effectively transport water to high or remote places, but the production costs and running costs increase significantly due to high voltage power or fuel consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the motor or engine component from the hydraulic pump system. By removing this expensive power-consuming component, the patent achieves water transport functionality through purely mechanical means using floating bodies and valve mechanisms, thereby significantly reducing both production costs and running costs while maintaining water transport capability
Solution Approach 2:
The invention implements self-service by using the energy of the water flow itself and buoyancy forces to drive the pumping mechanism. The floating bodies automatically move with water level changes, and the valve mechanisms automatically open and close based on pressure differences, eliminating the need for external power sources and reducing operational costs
2Productivity
If a motor or engine is used in the conventional hydraulic pump, then the pump can effectively transport water to high or remote places, but the running costs increase due to high voltage power or fuel consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The invention implements self-service by using the energy of the water flow itself and buoyancy forces to drive the pumping mechanism. The floating bodies automatically move with water level changes, and the valve mechanisms automatically open and close based on pressure differences, eliminating the need for external power sources and reducing operational costs
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes hydraulic principles where water pressure and buoyancy forces naturally drive the pumping action. The system leverages the hydraulic energy already present in the water flow to operate the valves and move water, converting hydraulic energy into mechanical work without requiring additional external energy input
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design significantly reduces manufacturing and running costs by eliminating the need for motors and electric power, enabling cost-effective water transport to high or remote locations while maintaining efficient operation.
Implementation Method 1
a moving pressing member which is longitudinally movably housed within the pump outer wall body to compress a lower reservoir to move downward as the water is fed, and to move upward due to buoyancy as the water is discharged
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AI summary
A hydraulic pump comprises a moving pressing member to compress a lower reservoir to move downward, and to move upward according to the change of buoyancy by the supply and discharge of the water into an inner space of the moving pressing member. A pumping pipe transports water in the lower reservoir outside of the pump.