Rotatable Lid Transducer Sprayer for Horizontal Mist
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transducer-type liquid sprayers face issues with solid component and impurity accumulation, difficulty in replacing the liquid storage tank, and directional limitations that prevent wall mounting and cause mist to become an irritant when used near people.
Innovation Solution
A liquid sprayer design featuring a main body with a support member, a rotatable lid member, and a removable spray liquid storage unit, where the transducer is aligned with the spray hole and core for easy detachment and horizontal mist dispersion, allowing for easy replacement of the storage tank and enabling wall mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the liquid storage tank is detached from the liquid retaining body for separate refilling, then refilling is possible, but the liquid retaining body becomes difficult to detach and replace
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into three main segments: the liquid storage tank (for refilling), the liquid retaining body (with absorption core), and the transducer assembly. This segmentation allows the storage tank to be detached for refilling while the liquid retaining body remains integrated with the transducer assembly for easy replacement as a unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The liquid retaining body is merged with the transducer assembly forming an integrated unit that is easily detachable and replaceable. This merging solves the problem by combining components that work together (the absorption core and transducer) into a single replaceable module.
2Device complexity
If the spray liquid storage unit is integrated with the main body, then the structure is compact, but the storage unit becomes difficult to replace
Solution Approach 1:
The spray liquid storage unit is segmented from the main body through a detachable connection mechanism. The storage unit includes the liquid storage tank and liquid retaining body as an integrated sub-assembly that can be easily detached and replaced without disassembling the entire device.
3Device complexity
If the spray mist is directed upward vertically, then the spray mechanism is simple, but the sprayer cannot be mounted on walls and mist becomes an irritant
Solution Approach 1:
The spray direction is made dynamic and adjustable rather than fixed vertically upward. The spray nozzle can be oriented at different angles, and the spray pattern can be adjusted to direct mist horizontally or downward, enabling wall mounting and preventing mist from becoming an irritant while maintaining a relatively simple spray mechanism.
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
Facilitates easy replacement of the spray liquid storage unit, prevents mist from becoming an irritant, and allows for horizontal spray direction, enabling safe and versatile usage.
Implementation Method 1
a transducer disposed inside the lid member and electrically connected to the power supply unit, so that when the lid member is in the closed position, the transducer is pressed against a section of the core. The core, transducer and spray hole are substantially aligned, such that when electric power is supplied from the power supply unit to the transducer, the spray liquid retained in the core is turned into a spray mist by vibration of the transducer
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AI summary
A transducer type liquid sprayer in which a storage tank for storing spray liquid can be easily replaced together with a core for soaking up the spray liquid from the storage tank is provided. The liquid sprayer includes a spray liquid storage unit and a main body for supporting the spray liquid storage unit and a power supply unit. The spray liquid storage unit includes a core for soaking up spray liquid and the main body includes a lid member attached to a support member for supporting the spray liquid storage unit so that the lid member can be opened and closed. A spray hole is formed in the lid member and a transducer is also disposed inside the lid member and electrically connected to the power supply unit. The transducer disposed inside the lid member is in close contact with and pressed against the core.