Modular Electrostatic Flotage Trapping Device With One-Touch Cassette
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electrostatic flotage trapping devices face challenges such as complex maintenance, high material costs for large collectors, potential electrical issues like leakage and short circuits, and increased costs due to multiple power sources and oversight in monitoring multiple devices.
Innovation Solution
A modular electrostatic flotage trapping device design featuring a detachable collector cassette with one-touch connection, fold-back electric conductors for uniform tension, and integrated voltage monitoring to detect malfunctions, along with a parallel power supply system for multiple devices to reduce costs and simplify maintenance and monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the collector portion is made by a rigid plate to enhance trapping capability, then the trapping efficiency is improved, but the material cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs flexible electric conductors (wires or flat conductors) instead of rigid plates to form the collector portion. These flexible conductors can be arranged in parallel and folded back to create a collector cassette that maintains electrical conductivity while reducing material costs and simplifying manufacturing. The flexible nature allows easy assembly and adaptation to different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The collector portion is segmented into modular units called collector cassettes that can be independently manufactured and then assembled into the body. This segmentation allows for easier manufacturing of individual components, reduced material costs through standardized production, and simplified maintenance by allowing replacement of individual cassettes without replacing the entire collector system.
2Ease of manufacture
If the collector portion is made by flexible electric conductors to reduce material cost, then the material cost is reduced, but the assembly complexity and risk of electrical leakage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The collector is divided into modular collector cassettes that are pre-assembled units. Each cassette contains the flexible electric conductors already arranged and connected, reducing the complexity of assembly at the system level. The modular design allows for standardized connection interfaces between cassettes and the body, simplifying the overall assembly process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces connector portions as intermediary components that facilitate the connection between collector cassettes and the body. These connectors simplify the assembly process by providing standardized interfaces, reducing the complexity of direct connections between flexible conductors and the body structure. The connectors also help maintain proper electrical connections while accommodating the flexible nature of the conductors.
3Reliability
If multiple collector cassettes are connected through many soldered joints to form a collector portion, then the electrical connection is established, but the risk of leakage and assembly cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The collector system is segmented into modular cassettes with pre-established electrical connections within each module. This segmentation reduces the number of soldered joints required at the system level, as connections are made at standardized interfaces between cassettes and the body rather than requiring numerous individual soldering operations. The modular design maintains reliable electrical connections while reducing assembly complexity and cost.
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 modular design simplifies maintenance and reduces material costs by allowing easy assembly and disassembly, detects electrical issues, and enables efficient power distribution across multiple devices, minimizing the need for separate power sources and reducing oversight in monitoring.
Implementation Method 1
a flotage trapping device which traps or captures the flotage such as dust or mist using electrostatic field
Implementation Method 2
a collector portion including a collector to which the plus and/or minus high voltage obtained from said boosting portion is applied
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided a flotage trapping device using electrostatic field. The flotage trapping device has a body including a power source portion and a boosting portion fed from the power source portion, and a collector portion including a collector to which the plus and/or minus high voltage obtained from the boosting portion is applied. The collector portion is formed as a collector cassette by unitizing the collector portion in the form of a cassette. A fixing mechanism is provided between the body and the collector cassette for connecting and disconnecting the body and the collector cassette through one-touch operation. The electric connector for high voltage is provided between the body and the collector cassette for electrically connecting and disconnecting the body and the collector cassette through one-touch operation. As a result the collector cassette is detachably mounted on the body.