Mobile Filter Coupling Platform for Leak-Free Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
The frequent connection and disconnection of mobile filter devices at industrial installations lead to leaks at coupling points, causing wear and potentially serious environmental damage due to unnoticed leaks.
Innovation Solution
A coupling platform with a fixed frame configuration that allows automatic coupling of a mobile filter device without manual intervention, featuring a movably arranged connector and clamping mechanism to ensure leak-free connections, reducing wear and improving safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual coupling of inlet and outlet connections is used between mobile filter device and industrial installation, then the coupling process requires human intervention and adjustment, but this leads to frequent leaks and wear at coupling points due to repeated connection and disconnection
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system enables automatic self-alignment and self-connection through the platform's guide structures and positioning mechanisms. The mobile filter device automatically couples with the industrial installation without manual intervention, eliminating human error in coupling operations and ensuring consistent, reliable connections across multiple cycles
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling platform acts as an intermediary structure between the mobile filter device and the industrial installation. It provides standardized coupling interfaces and mechanical guidance that mediate the connection process, ensuring proper alignment and reducing wear on both the mobile device and installation components
2Adaptability or versatility
If repeated connection and disconnection of mobile filter devices is performed, then the filter devices can be moved between installations for flexible deployment, but this causes wear and leak formation at the coupling pieces
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system is segmented into distinct functional components: the stationary coupling platform, the mobile filter device coupling interfaces, and the connection mechanisms. This segmentation allows the platform to bear the mechanical wear of repeated connections while the mobile filter devices remain intact and reusable without degradation
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling platform incorporates wear-resistant design elements and protective structures before the wear process begins. The platform's rigid structure and engineered coupling surfaces are designed to absorb and distribute mechanical stresses from repeated connections, protecting the more valuable mobile filter device components from damage
3Productivity
If leaks occur at coupling points during operation, then the system allows continued operation with potential pollution release, but this leads to serious environmental damage that may not be noticed promptly
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling platform's precise alignment features and secure locking mechanisms prevent leaks before they can occur. By ensuring proper sealing through engineered tolerances and positioning structures, the system eliminates the possibility of pollution release while maintaining continuous operation capability
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
The solution prevents leaks and reduces wear on coupling points, ensuring a more reliable and sustainable connection process for gas and fluid stream filtration, enhancing safety and durability.
Implementation Method 1
a compression spring arranged between the at least two flanges and configured for extending the pipe
Implementation Method 2
a clamping means which is configured to clamp said connector against said inlet/outlet
Implementation Method 3
Mobile filter device configured for cleaning a gas and/or fluid stream
Data Source
AI summary
The present application concerns a mobile filter device configured for cleaning a gas and/or fluid stream, comprising a coupling platform provided, in the top surface, with an inlet and outlet for repeatable coupling to a corresponding inlet and outlet of the mobile filter device, and provided, in the side surface, with an inlet and outlet for coupling to a corresponding inlet and outlet of an industrial installation.