Modular Valve Core Assembly for Easier Maintenance and Leak Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional valve cores for taps are complex, making maintenance cumbersome and prone to part loss or damage, leading to potential leakage issues due to their intricate structure and high part count.
Innovation Solution
A simplified valve core assembly comprising a valve housing member, actuating member, control plate, moving plate member, static plate member, valve seat member, and sealing member, designed to reduce complexity and facilitate easy assembly and disassembly, with features like rotatable actuating members and detachable components to minimize structural arrangements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional valve cores use complex structure with various moving and static elements, then water flow control function is improved, but device complexity increases and maintenance becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated valve core body that houses both hot and cold water mixing mechanisms. The valve core body integrates the function of regulating both hot and cold water flows simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate valve cores for each water supply, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining reliable water flow control.
Solution Approach 2:
The valve core is designed as a multi-functional component that can regulate both hot and cold water supplies through a single structure. The valve core body includes integrated valve seats and sealing elements that handle both water streams, allowing one component to perform multiple functions that previously required separate components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional valve cores include more parts for mixed water supply, then water mixing capability is improved, but probability of part loss or damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the hot and cold water mixing components into a single integrated valve core assembly. Instead of having separate valve cores for hot and cold water that could be lost or damaged independently, the design combines both mixing functions into one unified structure with integrated sealing elements and valve seats, reducing the total number of parts that could potentially be lost or damaged.
3Manufacturing precision
If conventional valve cores have intricate structure, then water flow regulation precision is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The valve core assembly is segmented into distinct modular components including the valve core body, valve seats, and sealing elements that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The design incorporates features such as snap-fit connections and standardized threading that allow for simple assembly and disassembly while maintaining precise water flow regulation through the integrated geometry of the valve core body.
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AI summary
The valve core assembly includes a valve housing member, an actuating member, a control plate, a moving plate member, a static plate member, a valve seat member and a sealing member coupled to obtain the valve core assembly. The valve housing member includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The actuating member is rotatably disposed in the valve housing member along the first end portion. The control plate is disposed in the second cavity and coupled to the actuating member. The moving plate member is coupled to the control plate and disposed in the second cavity. The static plate member is disposed adjacent to the moving plate member in the second cavity. The valve seat member is detachably coupled to the valve housing member. Further, the sealing member is removably disposed in a cutout portion of the valve seat member.