Pivoting Work Table for Rapid Battery Fire Suppression
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a method to quickly suppress fires during the production, transportation, and use of battery cells, modules, and packs, while also allowing for easy movement of these battery components.
Innovation Solution
A work table equipped with a fire extinguishing tank, where the table includes a top plate that can pivot downward to open the tank, and a handle unit that allows for easy release of the top plate to drop objects into the tank.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If a fire extinguishing tank is equipped with a pivotable top plate and handle unit for quick access, then fire suppression speed is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The top plate is designed to be pivotable rather than fixed, allowing it to rotate between a closed position (for normal operation) and an open position (for fire suppression). This dynamic element enables quick access to the fire extinguishing liquid without requiring complex removal mechanisms, thus improving response speed while maintaining relatively simple construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle unit is designed to automatically trigger the pivoting action of the top plate when pulled. The mechanical linkage between the handle and the top plate creates a self-actuating system where the user's simple pulling motion automatically opens the top plate, eliminating the need for complex manual operation mechanisms and reducing overall device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the top plate is designed to pivot downward to open the tank, then ease of operation is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The top plate transitions from a static cover to a dynamic pivotable element that can rotate downward. This allows operators to easily access the fire extinguishing liquid by simply pulling the handle, which automatically initiates the pivoting motion. The downward pivoting path is intuitive and requires minimal effort, significantly improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge connection acts as an intermediary element between the top plate and the tank body, enabling smooth rotational movement. This mechanical intermediary allows the top plate to pivot downward without requiring complex actuators or motors, maintaining structural simplicity while achieving easy operation.
3Ease of operation
If bearing members are added to support the top plate on the guide shaft, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Bearing members are introduced as intermediary elements between the top plate and the guide shaft. These bearings reduce friction during the pivoting motion, allowing the top plate to rotate smoothly with minimal force. While they add some structural elements, the bearings are simple, standardized components that significantly enhance operational ease without creating complex mechanisms.
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 quick and easy extinguishing of fires by allowing battery components to be rapidly dropped into the fire extinguishing tank, while also facilitating the movement of these components on the work table.
Implementation Method 1
The bearing member may be ball bearing
Implementation Method 2
the edge of the opposite side to the top plate is hinge-coupled to the upper end of the fire extinguishing tank, and the top plate is rotatable downward by at least 90 degrees around the hinge-coupled edge
Data Source
AI summary
A work table includes a top plate which can place a work object thereon, a fire extinguishing tank which is arranged under the top plate and can store a fire extinguishing liquid therein, and a handle unit which can support the top plate covering the open upper end of the fire extinguishing tank and can be pulled to release support from the top plate, allowing the top plate to pivot downward into the fire extinguishing tank.