Orientable Fluid Distribution Device with Detachable Ducts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid distribution networks face complexity and practical challenges during installation and interventions, requiring frequent additions or replacements of manifolds, which complicates connections and increases costs.
Innovation Solution
A fluid distribution device with a body featuring axial ducts, detachable openings, and precise mutual connection means allows for easy orientation and connection of additional ducts, enabling simpler and more compact network expansions with reduced production costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional distribution manifolds are used with multiple delivery ports, then the number of connected ducts increases, but the device complexity and installation difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The distribution device is divided into a body portion and multiple detachable connection portions. Each connection portion can be independently attached to the body to provide additional delivery ports. This segmentation allows the system to scale from simple to complex configurations by adding or removing connection portions as needed, rather than requiring a complex multi-port manifold from the start.
Solution Approach 2:
The body portion serves multiple functions: it provides the main fluid passage and serves as a mounting platform for various types of connection portions. The connection portions are designed with universal attachment mechanisms that can accommodate different duct configurations and orientations, allowing the same body to adapt to different network requirements without requiring custom-designed manifolds.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional distribution manifolds are added to expand the network, then the number of delivery ports increases, but the space requirements and installation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connection portions are designed to attach to the body in a nested configuration, where the connection portions fit around or alongside the body structure rather than requiring separate mounting space. This nesting approach allows multiple connection portions to be integrated into a compact arrangement, expanding the network's delivery capacity without proportionally increasing the overall space footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection portions can be oriented in different spatial dimensions and angles relative to the body, allowing the system to expand in multiple directions from a single compact body. This dimensional flexibility enables network expansion without requiring linear increases in the space occupied by the distribution device itself.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional connection methods are used during network interventions, then additional ducts can be connected, but the installation time and operational disruption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connection portions are pre-configured with attachment mechanisms and internal passages ready for immediate connection to the body. This preliminary preparation allows installers to simply attach the connection portion to the body without requiring complex assembly steps or system shutdowns, enabling rapid network expansions or modifications during interventions with minimal operational disruption.
4Adaptability or versatility
If custom manifolds are manufactured to accommodate specific configurations, then the adaptability to specific needs improves, but the production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the distribution device into a standardized body and interchangeable connection portions, the system allows customization of the overall configuration through simple assembly of standard components rather than requiring custom-manufactured manifolds for each specific application. This maintains configuration specificity while utilizing economical standardization in component manufacturing.
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AI summary
A device (1) for the distribution of fluids, comprising a body (30) that defines at least two axial ducts (21), which are mutually connected to allow the passage of fluid from one to the other and are arranged substantially parallel to each other and mutually side by side, there being provided, at a first longitudinal end (30a) of said body (30), at least one first opening (22) that is associated with one of said axial ducts (21a) and can be connected detachably to a first connecting body (23), the body (30) comprising, at the second longitudinal end (30b), at least two second openings (24), which are each associated with a respective axial duct (21a, 21b) and can be connected detachably to a respective second connecting body (25), the first opening (22) being orientable about its own axis (100) with respect to the respective first connecting body (23) and the second connecting body (25) being orientable about the axis (101) of the respective second opening (24).