Rotary Fluid Distributor Radial Outlets Compact Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluidic distributors for machines that fill or form containers have limited capacity and compactness, making them inefficient for varying production needs, as they either require multiple distributors or oversized units with unnecessary axial bulk and pressure drops.
Innovation Solution
A modular fluidic distributor with a rotary joint and removable peripheral connectors that allow for angularly offset channels, enabling flexible connection and disconnection of pipes, increasing capacity without increasing axial bulk, and facilitating easy assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the distributor is lengthened to increase capacity, then the number of outlets is increased, but the axial bulk and pressure drops increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a linear arrangement of outlets along the axial direction to a radial arrangement where outlets are distributed around the periphery of the rotary joint. This dimensional change allows multiple outlets to be accommodated within a compact axial footprint, increasing capacity without proportionally increasing axial bulk.
Solution Approach 2:
The distributor is segmented into modular components: a central rotary joint with radial outlets and separate connection elements that can be attached to individual outlets. This segmentation allows the system to accommodate varying numbers of processing units by selectively connecting only the required outlets, avoiding the need for a continuously lengthening structure.
2Quantity of substance
If the distributor is lengthened to increase capacity, then the number of outlets is increased, but pressure drops at farthest outlets increase
Solution Approach 1:
By arranging outlets radially around the rotary joint rather than linearly along the axis, the patent creates equal-flow-path outlets where all connection points are equidistant from the fluid source. This geometric arrangement ensures uniform pressure distribution across all outlets, eliminating the progressive pressure drops that occur in linear arrangements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a single oversized distributor is used to accommodate varying production needs, then capacity is sufficient for maximum production, but the distributor size is systematically oversized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic configurability through removable connection elements that can be selectively attached or detached from the rotary joint outlets. This allows the distributor's effective capacity to be dynamically adjusted to match current production requirements, rather than being fixed at the maximum capacity level.
Solution Approach 2:
The distributor system is divided into a permanent rotary joint component and separate, removable connection elements. This segmentation enables flexible reconfiguration where only the necessary number of connection elements are installed and connected, allowing the system to adapt to varying production needs without requiring a physically larger distributor structure.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple distributors are used to match varying production needs, then capacity matches production requirements, but the number of distributors and replacement operations increase
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than using multiple separate distributors, the patent segments a single distributor into a rotary joint with selectively connectable outlets. Each outlet can be independently connected or disconnected, effectively creating a configurable single-unit system that replaces the need for multiple fixed-capacity distributors.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotary joint is designed as a universal base structure that can accommodate any number of connection elements from 1 to the maximum number of radial outlets. This multi-functional design allows a single distributor to perform the roles of multiple distributors with different capacities, eliminating the need for replacement operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A fluid dispenser (6) comprising a rotating joint (7) provided with a central bore to connect same to a fluid supply shaft, and a peripheral series of conduits pierced radially in the joint, each conduit opening onto an outer face (10) of the joint (7) as an outlet port; This dispenser further comprises a peripheral series of connectors (14) movably mounted on the outer face (10) of the joint (7), each connector (14) having: - at least one inlet port in fluid communication with an outlet port of the rotating joint (7); - a group of at least two channels which communicate with a single inlet port and open onto an outer face (18) of the connector (14) as two separate outlet ports (19).