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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heaters occupy large space and are inconvenient for storage due to their structural size.
Innovation Solution
A retractable housing assembly with nested installation housings forming a heat dissipation channel, where the heating assembly is positioned inside, allowing the heater to form a high tower structure for use and reduce to a compact size for storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the heater uses a large structural size, then the heat dissipation effect is improved, but the storage space requirement increases and portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing the second installation housing inside the first installation housing, and the heating assembly inside the heat dissipation channel. This nested structure allows the heater to compact to a small storage volume while maintaining the full functional structure for effective heat dissipation when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a retractable housing assembly that can dynamically change between extended and retracted states. When extended, the housing provides sufficient volume for effective heat dissipation; when retracted, it reduces to a compact form for portable storage, allowing the same structure to optimize both heat dissipation performance and storage convenience.
2Length of stationary object
If the heater structure is extended to improve heat dissipation, then the heat dissipation channel length increases, but the storage convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The nested installation housings allow the heat dissipation channel to be compacted into a small package for storage. The second housing nests within the first housing, reducing the overall length to a manageable size while maintaining the full channel length when deployed for heat dissipation.
Solution Approach 2:
The retractable design enables the heat dissipation channel length to be dynamically adjusted. The housing assembly can be extended to provide a long channel for effective heat dissipation, then retracted to a short compact form for easy storage and portability, making the heater convenient to store when not in use.
3Volume of moving object
If the heater is designed with nested installation housings, then the storage volume is reduced, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses nesting to achieve compact storage volume by placing the second installation housing inside the first housing. This approach provides an elegant and relatively simple solution for volume reduction without requiring complex mechanisms, as the nested housings can be designed with straightforward sliding or telescoping interfaces.
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 design reduces storage volume and improves portability by allowing the heater to retract, while ensuring efficient heat dissipation and safety by minimizing high temperatures at the outlet.
Implementation Method 1
a heating assembly (20) is provided inside the heat dissipation channel (12)
Implementation Method 2
when the housing assembly (10) is extended, interiors of the housing assembly (10) communicate with each other to form a heat dissipation channel (12)
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AI summary
Disclosed is a heater including a housing assembly and a heating assembly. The housing assembly includes a plurality of installation housings nested with each other in sequence, to make the housing assembly retractable, when the housing assembly is extended, interiors of the plurality of housing assemblies communicate with each other to form a heat dissipation channel, the installation housing located at a bottom of the housing assembly is provided with an air inlet, and the installation housing located at a top of the housing assembly is provided with a heat dissipation port; and the heating assembly provided inside the heat dissipation channel. In the technical solution of the present disclosure, the storage volume of the heater can be reduced and storage portability can be improved.