Liquid Stirring Apparatus With Rotating Storage Unit for Sediment Dispersion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional liquid stirring apparatuses are inadequate for effectively dispersing sedimented substances in liquids, particularly inks used in printing systems, which can lead to uneven color development and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A liquid stirring apparatus with a storage unit, support unit, and driving unit that rotates the storage unit, featuring a shaftless support structure and a compact design to enhance stirring efficiency and user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conventional liquid stirring apparatus is used, then the structure is simple, but the stirring efficiency is insufficient to effectively disperse sedimented particles
Solution Approach 1:
The storage unit is designed to rotate dynamically rather than remain stationary. The driving unit rotates the storage unit about its longitudinal axis, creating dynamic motion that effectively disperses sedimented particles. This dynamic approach transforms a static storage structure into an active stirring mechanism, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and effective stirring.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage unit serves multiple functions: it stores liquid, provides structural support, and acts as a stirring element through rotation. By making the storage unit itself the stirring element rather than adding a separate stirring mechanism, the invention achieves effective particle dispersion while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Productivity
If the storage unit is rotated to disperse sediment, then stirring effectiveness improves, but the support structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the rotation function from a complex support structure and integrates it directly into the storage unit. The storage unit is designed with a rotation axis passing through its longitudinal center, allowing it to rotate independently without requiring complex external support mechanisms. This extraction simplifies the overall structure while maintaining stirring effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage unit performs its own stirring function through rotation, eliminating the need for separate stirring mechanisms or complex support structures. The driving unit directly rotates the storage unit, which contains the liquid, making the storage unit self-sufficient for both storage and stirring functions.
3Volume of moving object
If a shaftless support structure is used, then the design becomes more compact and user-friendly, but the mechanism for rotation becomes less conventional
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the traditional rotation shaft from the system and replaces it with a shaftless support structure. The storage unit rotates about its longitudinal axis without requiring a physical shaft, eliminating the need for complex shaft support bearings and reducing the overall apparatus volume. This extraction of the shaft element enables a more compact design.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation mechanism transitions from a conventional shaft-based radial rotation to an axis-based longitudinal rotation. By changing the dimension of rotation from radial (around a shaft) to longitudinal (around the storage unit's own axis), the invention achieves a more compact configuration that eliminates the need for external shaft support structures.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively disperses sedimented particles in liquids, ensuring even color development and reducing user burden by improving the stirring process while maintaining a compact and user-friendly design.
Implementation Method 1
a support unit configured to rotatably support the storage unit by abutting against an outer peripheral wall of the storage unit
Data Source
AI summary
A liquid stirring apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a liquid, a support unit configured to rotatably support the storage unit by abutting against an outer peripheral wall of the storage unit, a driving unit configured to rotate the storage unit supported by the support unit. The storage unit comprises a storage member configured to store a liquid container and forms the outer peripheral wall.