Rotating Arm Aqueous Washer Nozzle Dynamics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional aqueous washers are inefficient in using a fraction of the aqueous solution and energy, as they often require repeated application and result in cross-contamination and excessive solution usage.
Innovation Solution
The aqueous washer design features rotatable arms with angled nozzles that cover the part from multiple angles, reducing the need for top wall nozzles and optimizing solution distribution, allowing for a more comprehensive wash with less solution and energy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If conventional fixed risers with nozzles are used to spray solution onto the part, then the part can be treated as it moves past the riser, but excessive amounts of aqueous solution are consumed and energy efficiency is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the static fixed riser system into a dynamic rotating arm system. The arms rotate to dynamically position nozzles around the part, allowing comprehensive coverage with fewer nozzles and less solution. The rotation enables each nozzle to serve multiple zones that would otherwise require separate fixed nozzles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces rotational movement as a new dimension to the spraying system. Instead of only horizontal movement of the part past fixed nozzles, the system adds vertical and radial coverage through arm rotation, creating three-dimensional solution distribution that reduces overall consumption.
2Reliability
If conventional fixed risers are used to apply solution repeatedly, then the part receives treatment, but cross-contamination occurs and solution usage is excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating arms provide dynamic positioning that allows controlled, sequential exposure of different part surfaces to the solution. This dynamic approach prevents cross-contamination by systematically moving through washing zones rather than repeatedly exposing all surfaces to solution at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The angled nozzles on rotating arms provide localized, targeted solution application to specific zones of the part. Each nozzle is positioned to treat a particular area, ensuring thorough local cleaning without unnecessary exposure of other areas, thereby reducing overall solution consumption while maintaining washing quality.
3Ease of operation
If fixed risers with nozzles are used to spray solution, then the part can be washed, but a large amount of energy is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating arm system consolidates multiple fixed nozzle positions into fewer moving components. This reduces the total number of nozzles required and optimizes solution delivery, thereby reducing the energy needed to pump and distribute the aqueous solution throughout the washing chamber.
4Manufacturing precision
If conventional washers use repeated solution application, then the part receives thorough treatment, but evaporation losses increase
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating arms deliver solution more efficiently and uniformly across the part surface in a controlled sequence. This dynamic distribution reduces the total volume of solution required and minimizes exposure time, thereby reducing evaporation losses while maintaining comprehensive wash coverage.
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
This design achieves a better wash result using significantly less aqueous solution and energy, reducing cross-contamination and evaporation, and enabling substantial savings in solution usage and electrical consumption.
Implementation Method 1
The nozzles direct the solution onto the part placed within the housing
Data Source
AI summary
A washer adapted to wash a part with a solution, the washer comprising spaced apart sidewalls, and at least one arm rotatably mounted near its center on at least one of the sidewalls. The arm has one end and another end, a central portion, and an angled portion near the one arm end and angled relative to its adjacent arm central portion. The washer also includes a plurality of nozzles spaced apart along the arm central portion and the arm angled portion between near the one arm end and near the other arm end.