Simulative Snowfall Device Air Guide Slot Foam Particle Dispersion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing simulative snowfall devices are cumbersome to mount and dismount, lack precise location accuracy, and suffer from poor tightness, leading to inconvenient use due to their simple structure and ineffective foam particle distribution.
Innovation Solution
An internal functional device for simulative snowfall featuring a lampshade with a fixed air blower, a transparent sheet framework, a foam particle dispersion net, and an air guide elbow, with connected air guide tubes and slots, ensuring proper circulation, sealing, and uniform dispersion of foam particles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the structure is simplified for ease of manufacture, then manufacturing cost decreases, but mounting and dismounting becomes troublesome and tightness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into modular components (air blower assembly, lampshade assembly, transparent sheet framework, foam particle dispersion net) that can be independently manufactured and then easily assembled together, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and easy mounting
Solution Approach 2:
The air guide tubes are nested within the material collecting slot, and the foam particle dispersion net is nested within the transparent sheet framework, creating a compact structure that is both simple to manufacture and easy to assemble by simply connecting the nested components
2Device complexity
If the structure is simplified, then device complexity decreases, but location accuracy and tightness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
While the overall structure remains simple, specific local features such as the tapered material collecting slot and the precisely positioned air guide tubes provide accurate positioning and tight connections, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and precise location
3Productivity
If foam particle circulation is enhanced, then snowfall effectiveness improves, but particle dispersion uniformity may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The air guide tubes are arranged in a specific three-dimensional configuration within the material collecting slot, guiding foam particles from multiple directions to achieve uniform dispersion while maintaining strong circulation, resolving the contradiction between circulation effectiveness and dispersion uniformity
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 device enhances the circulation and uniform dispersion of foam particles, improves mounting convenience, and increases the tightness and effectiveness of the snowfall simulation by preventing leaks and guiding particles efficiently, resulting in a more reliable and realistic snowfall effect.
Implementation Method 1
the air blower is arranged to provide power for the simulative snowfall device, effectively promoting circulation of foam particles inside the simulative snowfall device
Implementation Method 2
the foam particles are conveniently guided into the air guide tube intensively under the action of the tapered structure of the material collecting slot
Implementation Method 3
the foam particles are dispersed under the action of pressure to improve uniformity during falling-down
Data Source
AI summary
The invention discloses an internal functional device for simulative snowfall, comprising a lampshade installing a lamp cover and an air blower on the top and bottom thereof, and a transparent sheet framework at upper part thereof with a foam particle dispersion net and an air guide elbow at the right-side upper end thereof, wherein the side part of the air blower is connected to an air guide slot with a material collecting slot having upper and lower hose clamps at left-side upper and lower ends as well as air guide tubes at right-side upper end in the upper end thereof. The device effectively pushes foam particles therein to move, making them convey onto the upper part of the foam particle dispersion net through the air guide tubes and further freely fall into the material collecting slot slowly in a circulating mode.