Priming Element With Sealing Mounting Portion For Plant Watering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing plant watering installations with priming elements are complex and expensive, requiring a simpler and more economical solution for reliable and practical use.
Innovation Solution
A priming element with a flexible pipe and a mounting portion that includes a passage opening and closure means to seal off the pipe end, allowing for easy vacuum generation and sealing to maintain a water supply to water distribution devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional priming elements are used, then the irrigation system can be primed, but the structure becomes complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The priming element is divided into separate functional components: a mounting portion with a passage opening, sealing means (sealing member), and a vacuum generation portion (skirt). This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while keeping the overall structure simple and modular.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential priming function from complex traditional designs and implements it through a simplified mounting portion that can be directly attached to the flexible hose end. The sealing means are integrated into the mounting portion, eliminating the need for separate complex sealing mechanisms.
2Reliability
If traditional priming elements are used, then the irrigation system can be primed, but the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting portion combines multiple functions into a single component: it provides structural support, creates the passage opening for the hose, and integrates the sealing means. This merging reduces the number of parts needed, simplifies manufacturing, and lowers overall cost while maintaining priming reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting portion serves multiple purposes: it secures the flexible hose end, provides a passage for water flow, and incorporates sealing means to prevent leakage. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate components, reducing manufacturing complexity and cost.
3Ease of operation
If the flexible hose end is left open, then priming is easier, but water leaks from the hose end
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing means are pre-integrated into the mounting portion, ready to seal the flexible hose end immediately upon assembly. This preliminary preparation ensures that once the hose is inserted and sealed, water leakage is prevented while the priming operation remains simple and straightforward.
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
The solution enables easy and reliable priming of the watering installation, ensuring continuous water supply to plants with a simpler and more cost-effective design.
Implementation Method 1
a user creates a vacuum inside the flexible hose, for example by sucking on the free end of the second end portion of the flexible hose, until water flows from said free end
Implementation Method 2
creates a vacuum inside the flexible hose, for example by sucking on the free end
Implementation Method 3
sealing means intended to hermetically seal the second end portion of the flexible hose
Implementation Method 4
The cap 23 is provided with a vacuum generation device 30 having a diaphragm 31 which, when pressed, generates a vacuum in the flexible hose 4
Implementation Method 5
vacuum generation device 30 having a diaphragm 31 which, when pressed, generates a vacuum
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AI summary
The priming element (7) has a flexible hose (4) including an end portion (5) for dipping into a water tank (3), and another end portion (6) opposite the former end portion. A water supply device (16) is placed along the hose, and fluidly connected to the hose. A mounting portion (8) is intended to be mounted on the latter end portion of the hose, where the mounting portion includes a passage opening through which the latter end portion of the hose extends. A sealing unit sealingly closes the latter end portion of the hose. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a kit for a plant-watering facility (2) a plant-watering facility.