Mineral Cartridge Stick With Detachable Length Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water purification systems with fixed filter element sticks and holders fail to meet diverse user needs across different application scenarios, leading to inefficiencies and resource waste due to standardized sizes.
Innovation Solution
A mineral cartridge stick comprising a filter element and multiple detachable connecting components, allowing for customizable length configurations to fit specific user requirements, with detachable connections and varying numbers of components to accommodate different scenarios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-size filter element stick is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot meet diverse user needs in different application scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The filter element stick is divided into a filter element and multiple detachable connecting components. The connecting components can be detached and recombined in different quantities to create sticks of varying lengths, enabling the same basic parts to serve multiple application scenarios with different filtration requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting components are designed with universal connection interfaces that allow them to be used in various combinations. The same connecting component can be attached to different filter elements or to other connecting components, creating a versatile system that adapts to different needs without requiring entirely different designs.
2Productivity
If standardized filter element sticks are used, then manufacturing is efficient and cost-effective, but resource waste occurs due to inability to match specific user requirements
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the filter element stick into modular components, the system allows manufacturers to produce standardized filter elements and connecting components separately. These can then be assembled in different configurations to match specific user requirements, avoiding the waste of producing complete sticks in fixed sizes that may not suit all applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables parameter changes in the final product (specifically length and capacity) by varying the number of connecting components assembled with the filter element. This allows a single production line to support multiple product specifications without changing the manufacturing process for the core components.
3Ease of operation
If fixed-length filter element sticks are used, then the design is straightforward and reliable, but it leads to inefficiency when user needs vary across different scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The filter element stick transitions from a static, fixed-length design to a dynamic, reconfigurable system. Users can adjust the length and capacity of the stick by adding or removing connecting components based on changing operational requirements, making the system adaptable rather than fixed.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable connecting components are designed with pre-configured connection interfaces that enable quick assembly and disassembly. This preliminary design of the connection mechanism allows users to rapidly reconfigure the system without requiring complex tools or procedures, minimizing downtime when adjusting to different scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
A mineral cartridge stick includes a filter element and at least two connecting components. The filter element defines through holes and an accommodating space for accommodating filtering materials. The through holes are communicated with the accommodating space. The filter element includes a connecting head. Each of the connecting components includes a connecting body, a first connecting end, and a second connecting end. The first connecting end thereof is connected to a first end of the connecting body thereof, and the second connecting end thereof is connected to a second end of the connecting body thereof. The first connecting end of a first connecting component is detachably connected to the connecting head. The first connecting end of a second connecting component is detachably connected to the second connecting end of the first connecting component.