Inflation device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inflatable products face challenges with inconvenient and bulky air pumps for inflation, leading to issues with storage and portability, as well as low production efficiency and poor leakproofness in inflation devices.
Innovation Solution
A compact inflation device with a design featuring an inflation shell, upper cover, fan assembly, clamping and sealing device, and control main board, utilizing a flexible silica gel piece for high-frequency fitting and improved leakproofness, along with a clamping head assembly for adaptable sealing and easy assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a separate air pump is used for inflation, then the inflatable product can be inflated, but the air pump has a huge structure making it inconvenient to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the fan assembly directly into the inflation shell, merging the inflation function with the product structure itself. This eliminates the need for a separate air pump, significantly reducing the volume of moving objects while maintaining the inflation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The inflation shell serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the inflatable product and simultaneously houses the fan assembly for inflation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, improving portability without sacrificing inflation capability.
2Productivity
If traditional inflation devices are used, then inflation function is achieved, but production efficiency is low and leakproofness is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the high-frequency fitting process, which originally might be seen as a complex manufacturing step, to create superior seal joints. This process ensures both high production efficiency through automation and excellent leakproofness through the quality of the sealed connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs high-frequency fitting which involves changing the physical state and properties of materials through high-frequency vibration and heat. This parameter change enables rapid joining while creating reliable, leak-proof seals, simultaneously improving productivity and reliability.
3Ease of manufacture
If adhesive fixing is used for the silica gel piece, then assembly is simple, but production efficiency is low, leakproofness is poor, and yield is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical adhesive fixing system with a high-frequency fitting system. This substitution eliminates the limitations of adhesive bonding, enabling faster production cycles, improved leakproofness through superior sealing, and higher yield through more reliable joints.
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AI summary
An inflation device relates to the technical field of inflation equipment. The inflation device includes an inflation shell and a control main board. The inflation shell is arranged in an inflatable product, and is provided with an air outlet cavity; the air outlet cavity is provided with an air outlet; an inflation upper cover and the inflation shell are detachably and fixedly assembled; the inflation upper cover is provided with an air inlet end part; the air inlet end part passes through the inflatable product and extends towards the outer side of the inflatable product; the air inlet end part is provided with an air inlet; the air inlet communicates the air outlet cavity with the outside of the inflatable product. The inflation device using the above technical solution has the advantages of simple and convenient assembling, good leakproofness, high yield, high production efficiency, ingenious design, and easy maintenance.