Sanitary Pipe Deflector Assembly for Clog-Resistant Wastewater Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sanitary equipment connections to wastewater pipes are inflexible, requiring costly changes when equipment is replaced or upgraded, and can lead to clogging due to dirt accumulation and interference with water flow, especially when connecting equipment with horizontal or vertical outlets to standardized pipe networks.
Innovation Solution
A T-shaped pipe connection device with a deflector member that guides water flow from a horizontal orifice to a vertical orifice, preventing clogging and allowing maintenance access, while enabling reversible assembly to accommodate different equipment designs and ensuring efficient wastewater evacuation even in evacuation columns with high flow rates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If T-shaped pipes are used to connect sanitary equipment with horizontal or vertical outlets to standardized pipe networks, then adaptability to different equipment designs is improved, but dirt accumulation in the unused orifice causes clogging and blocks maintenance access
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the problematic third orifice from the T-shaped pipe structure, replacing it with a deflecting element that redirects flow. This eliminates the dirt-trapping cavity while preserving the adaptability to connect different equipment orientations through the modified T-fitting design.
Solution Approach 2:
The deflecting element acts as an intermediary component inserted into the T-shaped pipe's third orifice. It mediates between the incoming water flow and the pipe wall, redirecting the flow to prevent dirt accumulation while maintaining the connection adaptability of the original T-fitting.
2Ease of operation
If water flow from the upper orifice is allowed to pass through the T-fitting, then connection flexibility is improved, but the flow causes fouling of the connection point and interferes with wastewater evacuation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention converts the harmful water flow that causes fouling into a beneficial flow guidance mechanism. The deflecting element captures the incoming water flow and redirects it along the pipe wall, transforming the fouling-causing flow into a controlled flow pattern that prevents dirt accumulation and maintains connection flexibility.
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 connection and maintenance of sanitary equipment to pipes, preventing clogging and ensuring effective wastewater evacuation by transforming T-shaped pipes into angled connections, allowing for adaptable installation and reducing maintenance challenges.
Implementation Method 1
the deflecting wall forming a flow guide for water coming from the sanitary equipment from the first orifice only, towards the third orifice
Implementation Method 2
the deflecting element has a jamb projecting from the deflecting wall and bearing against a wall of the tubing
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AI summary
The invention relates to a connection device (1) for sanitary equipment (2) to a pipe (3), the device (1) comprising a T-shaped pipe (4) having: - a first orifice (41); - a second orifice (42); - a third orifice (43). The device (1) includes a deflector element (5) comprising: - a stop portion (51) intended to be mounted in the first orifice (41) or the third orifice (43), - a deflector wall (52) extending from the stop portion (51) and penetrating the pipe (4), the deflector wall (52) forming a flow guide for water from the sanitary equipment (2) from the first orifice (41) only, to the third orifice (43). According to the invention, the deflector element (5) has a jamb (56) projecting from the deflector wall (52) and bearing against a wall of the tubing (4).