Puncture Repair Kit Stability via Direct Compressor Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing puncture repair kits are unstable during use due to the tall design of the bottle unit and the lateral force exerted by hoses, leading to a high likelihood of the bottle unit falling, which deteriorates the workability of the repair process.
Innovation Solution
A puncture repair kit design where the compressor device and bottle unit are directly connected without hoses, with a flat rectangular box-shaped compressor device and a bottle unit that has a cap with an air intake port connected to the compressor device's discharge port, ensuring a flush basal plane for increased stability and preventing hose-induced instability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the bottle unit is designed to be tall to enclose sufficient puncture sealing agent, then the volume of sealing agent is improved, but the stability of the bottle unit deteriorates and it is liable to fall
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle unit is designed to be placed in an inverted upright state with the cap faced downward, changing the orientation from conventional upright placement. This dimensional change allows the basal plane of the cap to contact the ground, providing stability while maintaining sufficient volume for sealing agent storage
Solution Approach 2:
The compressor device and bottle unit are directly connected without hoses, merging the two components into a unified structure. This eliminates lateral forces from hoses and improves overall stability, with the basal planes of the cap and compressor device being flush with each other
2Device complexity
If hoses are used to connect the compressor device and bottle unit, then the device complexity is reduced, but the bottle unit becomes unstable due to lateral forces from the hoses
Solution Approach 1:
The air intake port of the bottle unit is directly connected to the compressed air discharge port of the compressor device, eliminating hoses and lateral forces. The basal plane of the cap and basal plane of the compressor device are flush with each other, creating a stable unified structure
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 direct connection lowers the center of gravity, prevents hose-induced instability, and increases the ground contact area, significantly improving the stability and preventing the bottle unit from falling, thus enhancing the reliability and ease of use of the repair kit.
Implementation Method 1
a piston (10) connected to the motor (M) via a crank mechanism (17), and a cylinder (12) reciprocatingly enclosing the piston (10) and forming a pump chamber (11) to compress the air
Implementation Method 2
a high-pressure gas flow propels the puncture sealing agent in the feedi ng hose e2
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AI summary
Disclosed is a puncture repair kit in which a bottle unit is positioned with greater stability. A puncture repair kit (1) comprises a compressor device (2), and a bottle unit (3) in which a cap (6) is attached to an opening (5) in a bottle container (4) which houses a puncture sealing agent. The compressor device (2) comprises a compressed air discharge port (8). The cap (6) comprises an air intake port (27) for feeding compressed air from the compressed air discharge port (8) into the bottle container (4), and a sealing agent / compressed air removal port (7) for removing puncture sealing agent and compressed air in succession from the bottle container (4) by feeding in compressed air. When the cap (6) of the bottle unit (3) is oriented downwards, the air intake port (27) is directly connected with the compressed air discharge port (8). When this direct connection is made, the basal plane of the cap (6) and the basal plane of the compressor device (2) are flush with each other.