Single-Pump Water Gun Layout for Jet and Mist Spray
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Solution Overview
Problem
Water guns with sprayer mechanisms for simulating gun flame effects require two separate pumps, leading to increased power consumption and reduced battery life.
Innovation Solution
A single liquid pump is used to pressurize liquid for jetting and atomize it for mist spraying, with a dual-tank system where excess liquid returns to the first tank, reducing the need for separate pumps and optimizing power usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a sprayer mechanism with mist spray water pump and atomizing water tank is added to simulate gun flame effect, then the realism is improved, but the power consumption increases significantly and battery life decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the shooting water pump and mist spray water pump into a single water pump that serves both functions. The pump pressurizes water for both the shooting nozzle and the atomizing water tank, eliminating the need for a separate mist spray pump and reducing power consumption while maintaining the gun flame simulation effect
Solution Approach 2:
The single water pump is designed to perform multiple functions: it pressurizes water for the shooting nozzle and simultaneously supplies water to the atomizing water tank for mist spray. This multi-functional design reduces the number of components and power consumption while achieving both shooting and visual effect functions
2Adaptability or versatility
If two water pumps are provided for shooting liquid and mist spray, then the mist spray function is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the shooting water pump and mist spray water pump into a single integrated water pump system. This pump supplies pressurized water to both the shooting nozzle and the atomizing water tank, reducing the number of components and simplifying the overall device structure while maintaining both shooting and mist spray capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the water supply system into two separate tanks: a shooting water tank for the shooting nozzle and an atomizing water tank for mist spray. This segmentation allows each tank to be independently controlled and optimized, reducing the complexity of managing a single large tank while still achieving both functions through a single pump
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
The single-pump design maintains battery life while enabling mist spray functionality by efficiently utilizing a single power source for both jetting and atomizing, reducing power consumption and enhancing realism with simulated gun flame effects.
Implementation Method 1
a liquid pump, a first water tank, a second water tank, and an atomizing member... the liquid inside the first water tank is conveyed into the liquid pump through the water outlet hole to be pressurized and sprayed out
Implementation Method 2
an atomizing member on the atomizing water tank can be in direct contact with the liquid, and then the atomizing member can atomize and spray the liquid
Implementation Method 3
excess liquid that has not been atomized inside the second water tank flows back to the first water tank through the flow-back hole
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AI summary
A water gun is provided. On the water gun, when a liquid pump is turned on, liquid in a liquid storage device is injected into a first water tank through a water inlet hole. The liquid pump is used as a unique power source to synchronously perform two functions: In a first function, the liquid in the first water tank is extracted through the water outlet hole for being pressurized, thus forming a high-pressure jet water flow. In a second function, a dynamic pressure field is built inside the first water tank to force a part of the liquid to flow towards a second water tank through a water replenishment hole. The single-pump double-output design directly replaces a shooting water pump and a mist spray water pump that work independently in a traditional double-pump system, and fundamentally reduces power consumption.