Slim Gas Pump Valve Segmentation for Thickness Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gas transportation devices are too thick due to their valve structure, making it difficult to integrate them with portable electronic devices, which requires a miniaturization of the device to enhance portability.
Innovation Solution
A slim-type gas transportation device is designed with a slim-type gas pump and valve structure, utilizing thin metal plates and a specific configuration of gas inlet, resonance, and insulation frames to reduce thickness, along with a slim-type valve structure comprising thin plates for efficient gas flow and pressure management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If conventional valve structure is used in gas transportation device, then the device can maintain structural strength and reliability, but the overall thickness becomes too large to be combined with portable electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The valve structure is divided into multiple thin plates (first thin plate, valve frame, second thin plate) stacked together. Each plate is individually thin but collectively they provide the necessary structural strength while maintaining reduced overall thickness. The segmentation allows each component to be optimized for minimal thickness while the stack provides cumulative strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The valve structure uses composite construction with multiple materials including thin metal plates, insulation frames (first and second insulation frames), and conducting frames. This composite approach allows each material to contribute specific properties - thin plates for minimal thickness, insulation frames for thermal management, and conducting frames for structural support - achieving both reduced thickness and maintained strength.
2Length of stationary object
If the gas transportation device is miniaturized to enhance portability, then it can be combined with portable electronic devices, but the valve structure becomes difficult to implement
Solution Approach 1:
The valve is segmented into discrete thin plate components that can be manufactured independently using standard thin-plate fabrication techniques. This segmentation makes it easier to manufacture each component at reduced thickness while maintaining quality control, avoiding the need to manufacture a single complex thick valve structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The valve structure employs a nested arrangement where the valve plate is positioned within the valve frame, and the entire valve assembly is integrated within the gas transportation device housing. This nesting allows compact arrangement of valve components in a space-efficient manner, facilitating miniaturization while maintaining manufacturability.
3Length of stationary object
If thin plates are used in the valve structure, then the thickness is reduced significantly, but the rigidity of the device may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses composite construction combining thin metal plates with insulation frames and conducting frames. The thin plates provide minimal thickness while the insulation frames and conducting frames contribute structural rigidity. This composite approach allows each component to be thin yet the assembly maintains overall rigidity through the combined structural contribution of all layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The structural support function is distributed across multiple segmented components (insulation frames, conducting frames, valve frame) rather than relying on a single thick component. Each frame structure provides localized rigidity support, and their combined effect maintains overall device rigidity even though individual components are thin.
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 slim-type gas transportation device achieves a significant reduction in overall thickness, enabling compatibility with portable electronic devices while maintaining rigidity and enhancing heat dissipation, thus addressing the portability and size constraints of conventional devices.
Implementation Method 1
The resonance plate is combined with the second surface of the gas inlet plate. The resonance plate includes a central aperture, a vibration part and a fixed part.
Data Source
AI summary
A slim-type gas transportation device includes a slim-type gas pump and a slim-type valve structure. The slim-type valve structure includes a first thin plate, a valve frame, a valve plate and a second thin plate. The first thin plate has a hollow portion. The valve plate is disposed within an accommodation space of the valve frame. The valve plate includes a valve opening. The valve opening is not aligned with the hollow portion. The second thin plate includes a gas outlet surface, a pressure relief surface, a gas outlet groove, an outlet aperture, a pressure relief hole and a pressure relief trench. The outlet aperture is hollowed out from the gas outlet groove to the pressure relief surface and corresponding in position to the valve opening. The pressure relief hole is spaced apart from the gas outlet groove. The pressure relief trench is concavely formed from the pressure relief surface.