Liquid Processing Housing Sealing Flange Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing liquid processing apparatuses suffer from pressure leakage and permanent deformation due to lateral pressure or tensile action, which compromises the sealing effect between the O-shaped seal ring and the housing, leading to reduced performance over time.
Innovation Solution
The design includes a housing with enhanced strength near the sealing portion, featuring a circular disk-shaped sealing portion and an elastic seal ring, along with threaded connections and flange portions to maintain the sealing effect, and a connector with a protrusion portion that accommodates the seal ring, ensuring a reliable sealing mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a conventional housing structure is used, then the device is simple to manufacture, but the housing deforms under lateral pressure or tensile action, compromising the sealing effect
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure implements local quality enhancement by adding a flange portion specifically at the sealing portion location. This flange portion increases the local strength and rigidity where the sealing ring is installed, preventing deformation under lateral pressure or tensile action. The rest of the housing maintains its original simple structure, so the overall device complexity increases only minimally while achieving the required strength at the critical sealing location.
2Reliability
If an O-shaped seal ring is used without structural reinforcement, then the sealing structure is simple, but pressure leakage occurs due to housing deformation
Solution Approach 1:
The flange portion is designed as a preliminary structural reinforcement that prevents housing deformation before it can occur during operation. By providing this rigid support structure at the sealing location in advance, the housing maintains its dimensional stability and prevents the sealing ring from being compromised by lateral pressure or tensile forces, thereby ensuring sealing reliability from the start of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The flange portion acts as a protective cushioning structure that absorbs and distributes lateral pressures and tensile forces before they can reach the sealing ring. This preliminary protective structure prevents the transmission of harmful forces to the O-shaped seal ring, maintaining the integrity of the sealing interface and preventing pressure leakage.
3Force
If the housing is subjected to lateral pressure or tensile action, then the device can withstand operational loads, but permanent deformation occurs, reducing performance over time
Solution Approach 1:
The flange portion provides localized reinforcement at the sealing portion, creating a rigid support structure that resists lateral pressure and tensile forces. This local quality enhancement prevents permanent deformation in the critical sealing area while allowing the rest of the housing to maintain its original design for load-bearing functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure effectively becomes a composite structure combining the main housing body material with the flange portion material. This composite construction provides enhanced rigidity and dimensional stability at the sealing location, allowing the housing to withstand operational loads without permanent deformation while maintaining the overall load-bearing capacity.
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 configuration enhances the sealing efficiency, prevents deformation, and maintains a reliable sealing effect even under lateral pressure or tensile stress, ensuring consistent performance over long-term use.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic seal ring being provided between an outer side edge of the connector and an inner wall surface of the guide portion
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a liquid processing apparatus, including: a housing having an upper end opening and a sealed bottom; a cover covering the upper end opening of the housing; a sealing portion provided inside the housing, it being sealed between the sealing portion and an inner wall of the housing, and a sealed accommodation space being formed between the sealing portion and the bottom of the housing; a processing portion provided within the accommodation space and configured to process a liquid flowing into the accommodation space, an upper end of the processing portion having a guide portion; a liquid inflow portion and a liquid outflow portion provided at an upper part of the housing. According the embodiment of the present disclosure, the liquid inflow portion and the liquid outflow portion are provided at the upper part of the housing, which may facilitate installation of the liquid inflow portion and the liquid outflow portion. A seal ring for sealing is provided between an inner wall surface of the guide portion and an outer side edge of a connector, hence, the processing portion may obtain a more reliable sealing effect.