Multiple Nozzle System With Flow Control For Custom Spray Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices for creating multiple spray patterns are limited in design flexibility and quality, as they rely on drilling holes and blocking them to achieve specific patterns, restricting the number of possible designs and resulting in poor stream quality.
Innovation Solution
A multiple nozzle system comprising a nozzle base, flare, elbows, and twister attachment, allowing for various directional angles and combinations to create an unlimited number of fountain or spray patterns, with flow control to manage stream height and turbulence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple holes are drilled and blocked to create spray patterns, then the device can achieve specific patterns, but the number of possible patterns is limited and stream quality is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple independent nozzles (e.g., 12 nozzles) that can be individually controlled through separate flow controls. Each nozzle can be independently adjusted or blocked, allowing for a vast number of possible spray patterns while maintaining proper stream quality through dedicated nozzle design for each jet.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates adjustable flow controls for each nozzle that allow dynamic adjustment of water flow rates. This enables continuous variation of spray patterns from fully open to completely blocked positions, creating unlimited pattern possibilities while maintaining optimal stream quality through precise flow management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed nozzle configuration is used, then the device structure is simple, but the design flexibility and pattern variety are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle assembly is segmented into multiple independent units, each with its own flow control mechanism. This modular segmentation allows for complex functionality and design flexibility while keeping individual components relatively simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
Each nozzle unit serves multiple functions: it can be fully open for maximum flow, partially adjusted for intermediate patterns, or completely blocked for pattern variation. This multi-functionality of each nozzle segment contributes to overall design flexibility without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If crude hole-blocking method is used, then the device is easy to manufacture, but stream quality is poor
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of treating the spray device as a single monolithic structure requiring precise drilling and blocking, the system segments functionality into standardized nozzle units. Each nozzle is manufactured as a separate component with built-in flow control, eliminating the need for complex post-manufacturing modifications while ensuring consistent stream quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The nozzle units are designed as simple, easily manufactured components that can be individually replaced or adjusted if needed. This approach prioritizes ease of manufacture and replaceability over permanent precision, allowing for simple manufacturing processes while maintaining acceptable stream quality through proper nozzle design.
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AI summary
A multiple nozzle system and device that provides flow control, a nozzle base, the inclusion of a flare or a reversible flare, or a twister attachment, along with various desired directional arm(s) formed from nozzles or the combination of nozzles and elbows, for creating any desired directional angle(s) for each of the directional arm(s). Based on this invention, the water (or angled streams) exiting from the combination of the various directional arm(s) creates an unlimited number of possible resulting fountains or other visual water displays, spray patterns, or designs.