Integrated Waterproofing and Drying Device to Reduce Process Time
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current waterproofing and drying processes require separate devices and are time-consuming, as they involve distinct steps for impregnation and drying, often using different equipment for solvent-based or water-based treatments.
Innovation Solution
A flexible device that integrates waterproofing/impregnation and drying functions, utilizing a chamber with inlets for fluid introduction, air supply and agitation, and heat generating units, allowing for control via electronic display or remote control to manage fluid flow, heat application, and air circulation for efficient drying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate devices are used for waterproofing/impregnation and drying, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming requiring multiple devices and steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines waterproofing/impregnation and drying functions into a single integrated device. The chamber serves dual purposes: introducing waterproofing fluid during impregnation mode and introducing heat-generating units during drying mode. This merging eliminates the need for separate devices and sequential processes, directly resolving the contradiction between functional optimization and process complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with universal functionality to perform both waterproofing/impregnation and drying operations. The chamber, inlets, and control systems are configured to accommodate different operational modes through electronic control, allowing the same hardware to serve multiple purposes without requiring separate specialized equipment.
2Reliability
If separate devices are used for waterproofing/impregnation and drying, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall process time increases due to multiple steps and device transitions
Solution Approach 1:
By merging waterproofing/impregnation and drying into a single device with a shared chamber, the patent eliminates transfer time between devices and enables seamless transition between operational modes through electronic control, directly reducing overall process time while maintaining functional optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device enables continuous operation where waterproofing/impregnation can transition directly into drying without interruption or device changeover. The chamber remains active throughout the process, maintaining continuous useful action and eliminating idle time associated with moving items between separate devices.
3Productivity
If a single device integrates both waterproofing/impregnation and drying functions, then process time is reduced and versatility is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs universal components that serve multiple functions: the chamber accommodates both fluid introduction and heat generation, the inlets can deliver different substances based on operational mode, and the electronic control system manages both impregnation and drying sequences. This universality achieves productivity improvement without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates dynamic control through an electronic control system that adapts the chamber's function based on operational requirements. The system can switch between introducing waterproofing fluid and introducing heat-generating units, allowing the same physical structure to dynamically serve different purposes, thereby improving productivity without permanent structural complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a single device integrates both waterproofing/impregnation and drying functions, then versatility is improved allowing treatment of various items, but the control system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is designed with universal programming capability to manage both waterproofing/impregnation and drying functions. Through electronic control, the same system can be programmed to introduce different substances, control different inlets, and manage different operational sequences, achieving high versatility without proportionally increasing control system complexity.
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
Enables rapid and versatile treatment of items like clothes, shoes, and garments, reducing the overall process time to less than 30 minutes by combining impregnation and drying in a single device, with adjustable parameters for fluid choice, application, and heat usage.
Implementation Method 1
one or more heat generating units (6)
Implementation Method 2
the air may be cooler, warmer, have higher or lower relative humidity than the ambient air
Implementation Method 3
means (4) for supplying air to the chamber, agitating the air inside the chamber
Implementation Method 4
drying said items using one or more heat generating units (6)
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a flexible waterproofing/impregnation and drying de-vice and a method of drying items that have undergone a solvent-based or water-based waterproofing/impregnation process. The flexible waterproofing/impregnation and dry-ing device is configured with inlets for waterproofing/impregnation fluid for water-proofing/impregnating items and one or more heat generating units for effective drying of items, said items being for example clothes, shoes, bags, purses, blankets and garments.