Sprinkler Structure Using Sleeve and Spring for Reciprocal Rotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sprinklers have complex structures with many internal components, leading to high costs, difficult and time-consuming installation processes due to the need for precise gear alignment.
Innovation Solution
A simplified sprinkler structure featuring a rotatable stripe-shaped pipe with spraying pipes, a water fetching device, and a conversion mechanism using a sleeve, springs, and a bracket system to achieve reciprocal rotation without gears, allowing for easy assembly and reduced component count.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional sprinklers use gears to drive reciprocal rotation, then the rotation control is achieved, but the device complexity increases and manufacturing cost rises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the gear mechanism from the sprinkler system entirely. Instead of using gears to achieve reciprocal rotation, the invention extracts this complex component and replaces it with a simple L-shaped rotating arm that pivots directly, eliminating unnecessary mechanical complexity while maintaining the desired rotational function.
Solution Approach 2:
Rather than using a complex gear system to convert rotational motion into reciprocal motion, the invention inverts the approach by using a simple L-shaped arm that naturally converts single-direction rotation into reciprocal sweeping motion through its geometry, achieving the same functional result with simpler means.
2Ease of operation
If conventional sprinklers use gears for reciprocal rotation, then the rotation control is achieved, but the installation precision requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the gear mechanism from the sprinkler system entirely. Instead of using gears to achieve reciprocal rotation, the invention extracts this complex component and replaces it with a simple L-shaped rotating arm that pivots directly, eliminating unnecessary mechanical complexity while maintaining the desired rotational function.
3Ease of operation
If conventional sprinklers use gears for reciprocal rotation, then the rotation control is achieved, but the assembling time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the gear mechanism from the sprinkler system entirely. Instead of using gears to achieve reciprocal rotation, the invention extracts this complex component and replaces it with a simple L-shaped rotating arm that pivots directly, eliminating unnecessary mechanical complexity while maintaining the desired rotational function.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines multiple functions into fewer components. The L-shaped rotating arm integrates the rotation control and reciprocal motion generation that were previously separate functions in the gear system, reducing the number of parts to assemble and simplifying the installation process.
4Ease of operation
If conventional sprinklers use many internal components, then the rotation control is achieved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the gear mechanism from the sprinkler system entirely. Instead of using gears to achieve reciprocal rotation, the invention extracts this complex component and replaces it with a simple L-shaped rotating arm that pivots directly, eliminating unnecessary mechanical complexity while maintaining the desired rotational function.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces expensive, precision-manufactured gear components with simpler, cheaper-to-manufacture elements. The L-shaped rotating arm and pivot mechanism can be produced more economically than precision gears, reducing manufacturing costs while achieving the same functional result.
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 solution enables a cost-effective, easy-to-assemble sprinkler with reduced manufacturing costs and improved installation efficiency, achieving continuous reciprocal rotation while simplifying the assembly process.
Implementation Method 1
a first spring installed onto the bracket and connected to the sleeve and sheathed on the sleeve
Data Source
AI summary
A sprinkler structure includes a base with a rotatable stripe-shaped pipe and spraying pipes installed on the stripe-shaped pipe. The stripe-shaped pipe has an end connected to the base through a hollow shaft which has an outlet pipe, and the other end connected to the base through a pipe plug. A water fetching device is installed at an end of the base for driving the stripe-shaped pipe to rotate and includes a sleeve sheathed on the hollow shaft. A water fetching target is installed at an upper end of the sleeve and near the outlet of an outlet pipe. The base has an inlet pipe interconnected with the hollow shaft, the outlet pipe and the spraying pipe, and further has a conversion device for controlling the water fetching device to rotate in a forward or reverse direction.