Manifold Assembly with Adjustable Frame for Filter Capsule Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing manifold assemblies for filter change-outs are inefficient in confined spaces and require individual connection of each filter capsule fitting, leading to potential fluid dripping and complex installation processes.
Innovation Solution
A manifold assembly with an upper adjustable frame arrangement featuring a check valve, slidable handle, and locking pin mechanism, allowing for quick and easy installation and disconnection of filter capsules without rotating them, and minimizing fluid dripping by ensuring correct orientation through radial seals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual connection of each filter capsule fitting is required, then connection reliability is improved, but installation complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The manifold assembly integrates multiple fitting connections into a single unified structure. The frame arrangement includes multiple through-holes that simultaneously receive multiple fittings, allowing parallel connection of several filter capsules to one manifold body, thereby reducing installation steps while maintaining connection reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold assembly is designed as a universal interface that can accommodate multiple different filter capsule fittings simultaneously. The frame arrangement provides multiple standardized through-holes that can connect to various fitting types, enabling one manifold to serve multiple functions and replace multiple individual connection points
2Manufacturing precision
If filter capsules must be individually connected, then connection precision is improved, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The manifold assembly is pre-configured with multiple through-holes and connection interfaces before installation. The frame arrangement is manufactured with precise positioning features that guide fitting alignment, eliminating the need for time-consuming on-site alignment and connection adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple fitting connections are merged into a single integrated manifold structure, allowing simultaneous installation of multiple filter capsules. The unified frame arrangement enables parallel connection operations, reducing total installation time while maintaining precision through the pre-designed geometric relationships between through-holes
3Area of stationary object
If filter capsules are installed in confined spaces, then space utilization is improved, but accessibility for connection decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The manifold assembly is designed with a compact nested structure where the frame arrangement integrates multiple functional elements within a confined volume. The through-holes and connection interfaces are arranged in a space-efficient configuration that allows installation in tight spaces while maintaining accessibility through strategically positioned connection points
4Object-generated harmful factors
If check valve is biased closed, then fluid leakage prevention is improved, but fluid flow restriction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The check valve is designed with a spring bias that automatically maintains the valve in a closed position to prevent fluid leakage, while simultaneously allowing the valve to self-open when fluid pressure overcomes the spring force. This self-regulating mechanism eliminates the need for external control while balancing leakage prevention with fluid flow requirements
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and secure installation of filter capsules in confined spaces with minimized fluid dripping, allowing for easy change-outs and correct orientation without individual fitting connections, suitable for various filters and fluids.
Implementation Method 1
a check valve located in the cavity and across the fluid flow path, the check valve opening to allow fluid flow along the fluid flow path when contacted by the first fitting, and biased closed to prevent fluid flow along the fluid flow path when not contacted by the first fitting
Data Source
AI summary
A manifold assembly and a method of engaging a filter capsule in the manifold assembly are provided.