Quick-Connect Plastic Bucket for Clean Fluid Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional steel buckets are heavy and not resistant to acids and alkalis, while plastic buckets lack cleanliness during frequent opening, making them unsuitable for high-precision industries requiring chemical stability and cleanliness.
Innovation Solution
A pipe connectable plastic bucket with quick-connect devices and through holes that allow fluid exchange without opening the lid, maintaining airtightness and pressure regulation, using snap-fit or threaded connectors for easy attachment and detachment of pipes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If steel buckets are used, then strength and pressure resistance are improved, but weight increases and chemical resistance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses plastic material (polyethylene or polypropylene) to create a bucket that combines lightness with adequate strength and chemical resistance. The quick-connect devices and lid assembly provide structural reinforcement where needed, creating a composite structure that achieves steel-like performance in strength and chemical resistance while maintaining plastic's advantage in weight.
2Weight of stationary object
If plastic buckets are used, then weight decreases and chemical resistance is improved, but cleanliness control deteriorates due to frequent opening
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the bucket system into distinct functional components: a sealed bucket body, a removable lid, and quick-connect devices. This segmentation allows the main bucket to remain sealed for cleanliness while enabling controlled access through the lid and quick-connect interfaces without compromising the overall seal integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The quick-connect devices act as intermediaries between the bucket and external piping systems. They provide sealed connection points that allow fluid transfer without opening the lid, thus maintaining the cleanliness barrier while enabling operational access when needed.
3Ease of operation
If the lid is opened frequently for fluid transfer, then ease of operation is improved, but cleanliness control deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The quick-connect devices serve as intermediary connection points that eliminate the need to open the lid for fluid transfer. Operators can connect and disconnect pipes at the quick-connect interfaces, maintaining lid closure and cleanliness while providing easy operational access to the bucket's contents.
Data Source
AI summary
A pipe connectable plastic bucket includes a bucket and at least two quick-connect devices. The bucket has a plurality of through holes for communication between the inside and the outside of the bucket. The at least two quick-connect devices respectively correspond to the plurality of through holes, and are disposed on the bucket. The at least two quick-connect devices are adapted to connect to pipes, and are used for allowing a fluid entering and exiting the bucket through the plurality of the through holes. The at least two quick-connect devices comprise a first quick-connect device for allowing the liquid to enter and to exit the bucket. The present invention also provides a method of using the pipe connectable plastic bucket.