Miniature Fluid Transport Layout for Interference-Free Convergence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Miniature fluid transportation devices interfere with each other when combined, leading to reduced output efficiency due to fluid flow from devices with higher to those with lower transportation efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A miniature fluid transportation device design featuring a convergence component, valve component, and outlet plate with specific structural elements that guide and separate fluid flows to prevent interference, ensuring efficient fluid transportation without cross-contamination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple miniature fluid transportation devices are combined to improve transportation efficiency, then the quantity of fluid transportation increases, but the devices interfere with each other causing reduced output efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into independent functional modules: multiple actuation components (first, second, third, fourth) are spatially segmented and assigned to different fluid transportation channels. Each actuation component operates independently on its designated channel, preventing interference while maintaining high throughput. The convergence component further segments the convergence space into distinct regions for different fluid streams.
Solution Approach 2:
The convergence component acts as an intermediary structure between the multiple actuation components and the outlet. It provides a centralized convergence space where fluids from different actuation components meet and merge before exiting through the single outlet. This intermediary structure organizes the fluid flows and prevents direct interference between the actuation components.
2Productivity
If multiple fluid transportation actuation components are combined, then the fluid transportation capacity increases, but pressure differences cause fluid to flow from high-efficiency to low-efficiency devices reducing overall output
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple fluid streams from different actuation components are merged into a single convergence space and then discharged through a common outlet. This merging strategy equalizes the pressure conditions for all fluid streams at the outlet端, preventing backflow from high-efficiency to low-efficiency devices. The unified outlet ensures that all actuation components operate under consistent pressure conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The convergence component creates an equipotential pressure zone where fluids from different actuation components converge before exiting. By providing a common convergence space and single outlet, the system ensures that all fluid streams reach the same pressure potential before discharge, eliminating the pressure differential that would otherwise cause harmful backflow between devices of different efficiencies.
3Productivity
If a convergence component with multiple convergence passages is used to collect fluid from multiple actuation components, then the fluid collection efficiency improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The convergence component serves multiple functions simultaneously: it collects fluid from multiple actuation components, provides pressure equalization, guides fluid flow to the outlet, and prevents backflow. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate components into a single integrated structure, improving fluid collection efficiency without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The convergence passages are nested within the convergence component body, with each passage leading to a common convergence space. This nested arrangement allows multiple fluid streams to be collected and merged in a compact configuration, maximizing fluid collection efficiency while minimizing the overall device footprint and structural complexity.
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AI summary
A miniature fluid transportation device is provided and includes a convergence component, a valve component, an outlet plate and a plurality of fluid transportation actuation components. The plurality of fluid transportation actuation components are disposed on the convergence component so as to transport the fluid to the convergence component. The convergence component guides the fluid transported by the fluid transportation actuation components to the outlet plate through the valve component. The outlet plate guides the fluid from different transportation actuation components back to the convergence component by a separation guiding block. The fluid is converged in a convergence central slot of the convergence component and is discharged out through a collection channel of the outlet plate. Consequently, the problem of interference owing to the convergence of the fluid transported by different fluid transportation actuation components can be avoided.