Strip-Shaped Sponge Biological Packing with Dynamic Bracket Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing biological packing systems, particularly those using sponge materials, face issues with tensile strength, porosity loss under pressure, complex structure, sludge deposition, and limited volume per unit space, which affect microorganism attachment and sewage treatment efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A strip-shaped sponge biological-packing mechanism with longitudinally distributed planar bracket groups, tension belts, and adjustable fasteners to maintain sponge structure and optimize microorganism attachment, along with a dynamic adjustment method to enhance treatment efficiency based on real-time sewage treatment effects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Volume of moving object

If sponge is pressed to increase density, then volume efficiency improves, but porosity decreases and microorganism attachment capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevolume efficiencyVSAvoidporosity
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The sponge packing is designed to be dynamically adjustable in density through the bracket group mechanism, allowing it to transition between loose state (for high porosity and microorganism attachment) and compressed state (for high volume efficiency), resolving the contradiction between these two opposing requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the physical parameter of sponge density dynamically by adjusting the spacing between bracket groups, enabling the sponge to maintain optimal porosity when needed while achieving high volume efficiency during operation, thus resolving the contradiction between porosity and volume efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Strength

If complex structure is used to improve mechanical strength, then tensile strength improves, but device complexity increases and manufacturing cost rises

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetensile strengthVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The biological packing system is segmented into modular components (sponge sections, bracket groups, tension belts) that can be independently manufactured and assembled, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining structural integrity and tensile strength through standardized connections

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bracket groups serve multiple functions: providing structural support, maintaining sponge spacing, enabling density adjustment, and facilitating installation/removal. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining mechanical strength

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Volume of moving object

If tight spacing is used to increase biological packing volume, then volume efficiency improves, but sludge deposition increases and treatment efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebiological packing volumeVSAvoidsludge deposition
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The spacing between bracket groups and packing units is made dynamically adjustable, allowing the system to maintain optimal spacing that prevents sludge deposition while maximizing biological packing volume, thus resolving the contradiction between volume efficiency and sludge deposition

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements different spacing configurations in different regions: tighter spacing where volume efficiency is prioritized and looser spacing where sludge deposition is a concern, allowing local optimization of both volume utilization and anti-sludge deposition properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Device complexity

If fixed structure is used to simplify installation, then device complexity decreases, but adaptability to different treatment conditions deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstallation simplicityVSAvoidadjustability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow easy modification of bracket group spacing and packing unit arrangement, providing adaptability to different treatment conditions while maintaining relatively simple installation through standardized modular components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The bracket groups and packing units are pre-configured with standardized connection interfaces and adjustable mechanisms, allowing for quick installation and future adjustments without requiring complex assembly procedures, thus resolving the contradiction between installation simplicity and adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12139426B2Strip-shaped sponge biological-packing mechanisms, installation methods, and dynamic adjustment methods thereof
Publication Date: 2024.11.12 ZHEJIANG HAIHE ENVIRONMENTAL TECH
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a strip-shaped sponge biological-packing mechanism, which comprises planar bracket groups distributed longitudinally, and the planar bracket groups include at least three parallel brackets. Packing units are arranged between upper and lower adjacent brackets, and the packing unit includes a sponge with a strip-shaped structure, two sides of the sponge are respectively provided with a tension belt, and a plurality of fasteners are arranged between two tension belts, two ends of the tension belt are respectively fixedly provided with a fastening, and the fastenings at both ends of the tension belt are detachably connected with two brackets respectively. The present disclosure also provides an installation method and a dynamic adjustment method of the strip-shaped sponge biological-packing mechanism.