Pet Water Purifier Layout for Dry Controller Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet water purifiers face issues with controller degradation due to exposure to water, leading to performance decline over time, and difficulty in maintaining cleanliness and managing components.
Innovation Solution
A water purifier design that separates the storage space for water purification from the control space, using a rotor and stator configuration with a partition wall to isolate the control components and facilitate easy cleaning and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the control module is mounted in the water accommodation space to simplify structure, then device complexity is reduced, but the controller may be exposed to water causing performance degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The internal space is divided into a water accommodation space and a control module space by a partition wall, separating components with different environmental requirements. This segmentation allows the controller to remain isolated from water while maintaining structural integration.
Solution Approach 2:
A partition wall acts as an intermediary barrier between the water accommodation space and the control module space, preventing direct water exposure to the controller while allowing the system to maintain a compact integrated structure.
2Ease of manufacture
If the water purification module is designed as a single integrated module, then ease of manufacture is improved, but cleaning and maintenance become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The water purification module is segmented into distinct functional spaces (water accommodation space and control module space) separated by a partition wall, allowing selective access and cleaning of the water-facing components while preserving manufacturing integration.
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
This design maintains controller performance over long use, allows for individual cleaning and management of spaces, and prevents water exposure to electronic components, ensuring the water purifier remains clean and functional.
Implementation Method 1
a rotor including blades configured to guide fluid and rotatably disposed in a storage space
Implementation Method 2
a stator disposed in a control space isolated from the storage space inside the casing and configured to transmit electromagnetic force to the rotor and rotate the rotor
Implementation Method 3
a filter unit communicating with the storage space and configured to purify fluid supplied from the rotor and discharge the fluid toward the water intake port
Data Source
AI summary
A water purifier includes a casing including a water intake port; and a filtering unit disposed inside the casing. The filtering unit includes a rotor including blades configured to guide fluid and rotatably disposed in a storage space in which raw water is accommodated inside the casing; a filter unit communicating with the storage space and configured to purify fluid supplied from the rotor and discharge the fluid toward the water intake port; and a stator disposed in a control space isolated from the storage space inside the casing and configured to transmit electromagnetic force to the rotor and rotate the rotor.