System comprising a water socket being embeddable in concrete for a cooling panel and a connection modul
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water sockets for cooling sails are expensive due to high production costs and weight, and require individual, costly connections to commercially available fittings, with no efficient solution for embedding in concrete without compromising sealing or requiring additional electrical connections.
Innovation Solution
A modular water socket system consisting of a socket housing and angle tubes, with integrated supply and return lines, and a connection module featuring clutch valves and a dismantling device, allowing for flexible pipe connections and integration into concrete ceilings while minimizing weight and production costs, and incorporating an empty pipe connection for electrical wiring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a solid distribution block made of brass is used in the water socket, then the hydraulic connection is reliable, but the weight and production costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The water socket is divided into multiple functional components: a plastic socket housing, separate angle tubes for hydraulic connections, and an integrated clutch valve mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, replacing the solid brass distribution block with lighter materials while maintaining hydraulic reliability through the specialized clutch valve design.
Solution Approach 2:
The material composition is changed from solid brass to a combination of plastic and metal components. The clutch valve mechanism uses a plastic body with metal sealing elements, changing the physical parameters of the materials used while maintaining the required hydraulic sealing performance and connection reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If commercially available fittings are used for connecting cooling sails, then connection flexibility is improved, but production costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The water socket design incorporates universal clutch valve mechanisms and standardized connection interfaces that can accommodate different cooling sail configurations. The angle tubes and clutch valves provide a universal connection system that works with various pipe orientations and connection types, eliminating the need for multiple specialized fittings while maintaining connection flexibility.
3Shape
If the water socket is embedded in concrete, then aesthetic appearance and integration are improved, but sealing reliability and installation complexity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The clutch valve mechanism is pre-configured with sealing elements and connection components before concrete embedding. The valve is designed to be closed during concrete pouring and sealing, and opened afterward to establish hydraulic connections. This preliminary preparation ensures that the sealing integrity is maintained during the concrete embedding process while enabling reliable connections afterward.
4Ease of operation
If individual pipe connections are made for supply and return lines, then installation flexibility is improved, but the number of components and assembly complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The supply and return line connections are merged into a single integrated clutch valve mechanism. Both the flow line and return line connections are provided through the same valve body, allowing simultaneous control and connection of both hydraulic lines. This merging reduces the number of separate components needed while maintaining installation flexibility through the clutch valve's design.
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AI summary
In a water outlet (1) with a pot-shaped outlet housing (2) made of plastic, which has a bottom opening (4), and with a supply line (8VL) and a return line (8RL) which run side by side in the outlet housing (2) and each have an axial line section (11a) open at the bottom with a coupling valve (6VL, 6RL) and a radial line section (11b) open at the outer shell, the invention provides that the two line sections (11a, 11b) of the supply and return lines (8VL, 8RL) are each formed by a 90° angled pipe (31) which is connected to the outlet housing (2), or that the two line sections (11a, 11b) of the supply and return lines (8VL, 8RL) are each formed by two channel sections angled at 90° in the plastic material of the outlet housing (2).