Movable Nozzle Air Outlet for Precise Room Air Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air outlets lack the ability to specifically direct air to precise locations within a room, limiting their effectiveness in targeted ventilation.
Innovation Solution
An air outlet design featuring a movable or fixed nozzle integrated into a support shell that connects to side strips with clamping mechanisms, allowing for concentrated air delivery to specific areas, with optional cover strips for various opening widths and made from plastic for ease of installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a nozzle is integrated into the outlet opening to concentrate and direct air to specific locations, then the precision of air delivery is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional components like support shells and clamping mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle is nested within the support shell, which in turn engages with the side strips. This hierarchical nesting integrates multiple functional components (nozzle, support shell, clamping mechanism) into a compact unit, achieving precise air delivery while minimizing the overall spatial footprint and reducing apparent device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The support shell combines multiple functions: it holds the nozzle, provides structural support, and engages with the side strips through clamping mechanisms. By merging these functions into a single integrated component, the design achieves precise air direction without proportionally increasing the number of separate parts
2Adaptability or versatility
If the nozzle is made movable to adjust air direction, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle is designed with movable capability through the clamping mechanism, allowing it to be repositioned along the side strips. This dynamic feature enables adjustment of air direction to different locations while maintaining a relatively simple structural implementation through the engagement of clamping strips with the support shell
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple nozzles are provided in the support shell to cover different areas, then the versatility is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support shell is designed as a universal component that can accommodate one or multiple nozzles, as well as different configurations of side strips. This multi-functional design allows the same basic structure to serve various air distribution needs, from single-point to multi-point delivery, without requiring completely different designs for each application
4Ease of manufacture
If the side strips are made of plastic to ease installation, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the strength may be reduced compared to metal materials
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping mechanism is designed with adjusted parameters (such as clamping force distribution, engagement geometry) that allow plastic side strips to achieve sufficient holding strength. By optimizing the clamping strips' engagement features, the design compensates for the lower inherent strength of plastic material while maintaining ease of manufacture and installation
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
Enables precise air distribution to predetermined locations, enhancing ventilation efficiency and adaptability through a compact and customizable unit.
Implementation Method 1
Through this nozzle, the air is concentrated and introduced deep into a room at predetermined locations
Implementation Method 2
the support shell engages over the side strips with two side walls, which then in turn engage in clamping strips projecting from the side strips
Data Source
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AI summary
The outlet has two side strips (1.1, 1.2) forming an exhaust opening (8), and a nozzle (6) movably arranged in the exhaust opening. A spacer (2) is arranged between the side strips, where the nozzle is arranged at a bottom part (11) of a carrying shell (3). Side walls (4.1, 4.2) of the carrying shell are engaged with wedging strips (5.1, 5.2), which laterally protrude outward the side strips. Lateral cover strips protrude from free ends of the side strips to cover an aperture in a ceiling, into which the air outlet is inserted.