Powered Sprayer Nozzle Tool for Removal and Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing powered sprayers face challenges in efficiently and conveniently removing and installing nozzles, particularly when they are integrated within the sprayer unit, due to their inaccessible location and the need for tools that facilitate easy handling and storage.
Innovation Solution
A tool with an elongated body and storage receptacles is designed to selectively couple and removably hold spray nozzles, featuring a recess and aperture for easy access and storage, allowing for convenient removal and installation of nozzles from the nozzle holder.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the nozzle is integrated within the sprayer unit, then the sprayer structure is compact, but the nozzle becomes inaccessible and difficult to remove or install
Solution Approach 1:
The tool is divided into functionally distinct segments: a recess at one end for receiving the nozzle body, an aperture extending through the tool body, and a storage receptacle at the other end. This segmentation allows the tool to access the integrated nozzle while maintaining compact sprayer structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The aperture extends through the tool body from one lateral side to the opposite lateral side, creating a three-dimensional access path. This allows the nozzle to be accessed and manipulated through the tool body without disassembling the sprayer unit, resolving the accessibility issue while maintaining compactness.
2Ease of operation
If a tool is designed to facilitate nozzle removal and installation, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tool merges multiple functions into a single integrated structure: the recess receives and holds the nozzle, the aperture provides access path, and the storage receptacle holds the nozzle for safekeeping. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate tools and components, reducing overall system complexity while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool serves multiple functions: it acts as a removal tool, an installation tool, and a storage receptacle. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Reliability
If the nozzle is held securely in the tool, then reliability is improved, but the tool structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle is nested within the recess of the tool body, with the recess forming a receiving cavity that securely holds the nozzle. The storage receptacle also provides nested storage capability. This nesting approach ensures reliable holding without requiring complex mechanical fastening mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure is directed to a tool for operating a nozzle holder. The tool may include an elongated body extending between a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second end defining a recess configured to selectively receive and hold a portion of the spray nozzle. The tool may include a nozzle storage receptacle formed in the elongated body between the first end and the second end, the nozzle storage receptacle configured to selectively receive and hold the spray nozzle. The nozzle storage receptacle defines an aperture that extends through the elongated body between a first lateral side of the elongated body and a second lateral side of the elongated body opposite the first lateral side.