Modular Water Delivery System with Rotatable Mixing Cartridge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water delivery systems in hydraulic plant engineering are complex to manufacture and install, limiting their practicality, versatility, and affordability due to intricate geometries and restrictive installation positions.
Innovation Solution
A water delivery system featuring a modular installation device with a mixing and regulation cartridge that can be positioned in multiple angular configurations within a wall, allowing fluid connection to both cold and hot water pipes regardless of installation orientation, and comprising a main member with separate chambers for mixing and delivery, along with an outer body for soundproofing and ease of assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional water delivery systems use complex geometries and fixed installation positions, then they can achieve functional requirements, but they become difficult to install and less versatile
Solution Approach 1:
The installation device is divided into separate modular components including a body, a mixing and regulation cartridge, and a delivery device. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently with simpler geometries and assembled in various configurations, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mixing and regulation cartridge serves multiple functions within a single component: it mixes hot and cold water, regulates flow rates, and can be positioned at different angular orientations. This multi-functionality provides installation flexibility without requiring multiple specialized components, thus improving adaptability while controlling overall system complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional water delivery systems use intricate geometries, then they can achieve functional requirements, but they become expensive to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the system into standardized modules (body, cartridge, delivery device), each component can be manufactured using simpler, more cost-effective processes. The modular design allows for economies of scale and reduced tooling costs compared to manufacturing a single complex integrated component.
3Ease of operation
If traditional water delivery systems are complex to install, then they can achieve functional requirements, but they require single fixed installation positions
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing and regulation cartridge is designed with rotational freedom, allowing it to be dynamically positioned at different angular orientations within the body. This dynamic positioning capability enables the system to adapt to various installation positions and orientations, improving both ease of installation and versatility simultaneously.
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AI summary
A water delivery system (900) connectable to a hydraulic network comprising a mixing and regulation device (910), a delivery device (920), e.g. a tap, and an installation device (1) installable inside a wall and fluidically connectable to a cold water pipe and to a hot water pipe. Said mixing and regulation device (910) comprising a mixing cartridge (911) and a command linkage (912) engageable to said mixing cartridge (911). Said installation device (1) comprises a mixing and regulation chamber (31) provided with a front mixer opening (310) in which the mixing cartridge (911) is at least partially insertable and a delivery chamber (32) provided with a front delivery opening (320) into which the delivery device (920) is at least partially insertable, in which said chambers are fluidically connected by a conduit (35) which extends along an axis (X-X). In particular, the mixing cartridge (911) is insertable into the mixing and regulation chamber (31) in a plurality of angular positions.