Liquid storage container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid storage containers for refrigeration systems have fixed volumes and rigidly positioned inlet and outlet pipes, limiting their universal application and causing stress and strain issues during installation, which restricts system design and increases costs.
Innovation Solution
A liquid storage container with a rotatable lid and adjustable pipe positions, allowing 360-degree adjustment of the first and second pipes, and a volume adjusting mechanism using a separator plate and adjusting screw to vary the liquid storage volume, enabling flexible pipeline connections and universal use across different units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a liquid storage container has a fixed volume and fixedly positioned inlet and outlet pipes, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the model selection is restricted and cannot be used universally
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the lid rotatable relative to the container body, allowing the inlet and outlet pipes to change their positions dynamically. This enables a single container model to adapt to different installation requirements by rotating the lid to different angles, thereby achieving universal application without needing multiple fixed models.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the container into two independent parts: a fixed container body and a rotatable lid. This segmentation allows the lid to be rotated independently to adjust pipe positions while the container body remains stationary, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and adaptability.
2Ease of manufacture
If the inlet and outlet pipes are fixedly positioned, then the manufacturing process is simple, but there is too much turning in the pipeline running direction resulting in stress and strain
Solution Approach 1:
By making the lid rotatable, the pipe positions become dynamic rather than fixed. This allows the pipes to be oriented in different directions to reduce unnecessary turning and bending in the pipeline, thereby reducing stress and strain while keeping the manufacturing process simple.
3Manufacturing precision
If each unit is provided with a specific liquid storage container model, then the system design is precise for each unit, but the design and development cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes a single liquid storage container model universal by allowing the lid to be rotated to different positions. This enables one container model to serve multiple units with different installation requirements, eliminating the need for multiple specific models and reducing design and development complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the container into a fixed body and rotatable lid, the patent achieves precision for each unit through rotation while maintaining a standardized container body design, thus reducing overall system complexity.
4Ease of operation
If the pipeline has too much turning to connect fixed pipes, then the connection is straightforward, but the stress and strain go beyond the standards
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable lid enables dynamic adjustment of pipe positions to achieve direct connections with minimal turning, reducing stress and strain while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
A liquid storage container is provided to address a problem of difficult connection owing to a fixedly mounted port of a conventional liquid storage container. The liquid storage container comprises: a first lid (1); a container body (2) having an opening on one end, an interior of the container body (2) and the lid forming a chamber. The opening end of the first lid (1) and the opening end of the container body (2) are rotatably and sealingly connected; and a first pipe (7) and a second pipe (8) communicating the chamber with the outside. The first pipe (7) is provided on the first lid (1). The second pipe (8) is provided on the container body (2). The liquid storage container has improved compatibility with various volume. In addition, by providing the first pipe (7) on the first lid (1) and enabling the first pipe (7) to rotate with the first lid (1), the positions of the first pipe (7) and the second pipe (8) in relation to the container body (2) are adjustable, so as to satisfy different needs of installation types.