Instant Boiling Faucet Layout for Space-Saving Water Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water boilers require a large tabletop space due to the integration of the control panel with the water storage tank, leading to inefficient use of space and repeated boiling of water, which affects water quality and safety.
Innovation Solution
An instant water boiling device with a separated control panel mounted on a faucet, allowing the water boiler to be installed under the tabletop, featuring a controller connected to the boiler, a TDS water-quality detection sensor, and an instant heating module for real-time water quality monitoring and instant heating without preheating.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the control panel is integrated with the water storage tank, then the device structure is simple, but the tabletop space occupied is large
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional modules: the water storage tank and boiler are separated from the control panel. The control panel is mounted on the faucet body, while the water tank can be placed elsewhere, allowing independent positioning of each component and reducing the footprint on the tabletop.
Solution Approach 2:
The control panel is relocated from the horizontal tabletop surface to the vertical faucet body structure. This dimensional transition moves the control interface to a different spatial plane, effectively utilizing vertical space rather than horizontal tabletop area.
2Speed
If pre-heated water storage tank is used, then water can be discharged quickly when needed, but repeated boiling causes water quality degradation and scale accumulation
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads filtered water into the storage tank in advance, but does not pre-boil it. When hot water is needed, the boiler quickly heats the pre-loaded water and delivers it through the faucet. This eliminates repeated boiling while maintaining quick response capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system discards the conventional approach of continuously storing and re-heating water. Instead, it recovers efficiency by pre-loading cold water and only heating it when actually needed, eliminating waste from heat preservation and repeated boiling cycles.
3Ease of operation
If the control panel is mounted on the faucet, then the operation convenience is improved and space is saved, but the installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel is merged with the faucet body structure, integrating the control interface directly into the existing faucet assembly. This combination leverages the familiar faucet location for easy user access while consolidating components to simplify overall installation.
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
This design saves tabletop space, prevents repeated boiling, ensures immediate use of boiled water, and continuously monitors water quality, ensuring safety and hygiene by detecting TDS levels and alerting for filter replacements.
Implementation Method 1
a first spring sheathed on the faucet body and located below the buffer ring, wherein an upper end of the first spring is connected with a bottom portion of the buffer ring, and a lower end of the first spring is connected with the faucet body
Implementation Method 2
a circumferential edge of a bottom portion of the first sleeve is annularly provided with first sawteeth; a circumferential edge of a top portion of the buffer ring is annularly provided with second sawteeth matched with the first sawteeth
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AI summary
Provided is an instant water boiling device, which comprises: an instant water boiler (300) provided with a water inlet and a water outlet communicated with a faucet; a control panel (200) arranged on the faucet; and a controller in signal connection with the control panel (200) and the instant water boiler (300). According to the invention, the control panel (200) is separated from the instant water boiler (300), which is convenient to install, the instant water boiler (300) with a larger volume can be installed in a cabinet under a tabletop, which saves a space of the tabletop, and meanwhile, the control panel (200) is installed on the faucet, which is convenient for a user to operate the control panel (200), thus facilitating the operation, simplifying the installation, and saving the space of the tabletop.