Vacuum Liquid Collection Arrangement for Flexible Drainage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing liquid disposal infrastructure in buildings, such as supermarkets, is complex, costly, and inflexible, requiring extensive modifications for changes in liquid source positions or rental premises, especially when no matching pipe system is available.
Innovation Solution
A liquid-collecting arrangement with multiple connection options, flexible hoses, and a vacuum drainage system that allows for easy assembly and reconfiguration, reducing the need for buried pipes and complex cleaning, enabling connection to multiple liquid sources without increasing assembly effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional buried pipe systems are used for liquid disposal, then liquid drainage is achieved, but the disposal infrastructure becomes complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the disposal infrastructure into modular components: above-ground collecting containers, flexible hoses, and connection fittings. Each liquid source (refrigeration unit) has its own collecting container that can be independently connected or disconnected, eliminating the need for complex buried pipe networks while maintaining reliable liquid drainage capability.
2Reliability
If traditional buried pipe systems are installed, then liquid disposal is established, but assembly and modification become time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses flexible hoses and above-ground collecting containers that can be easily connected and disconnected without permanent installation. When liquid sources are moved or premises are reconfigured, the flexible connection system allows rapid reassembly compared to fixed buried pipes, significantly reducing modification time while maintaining reliable liquid disposal functionality.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple liquid sources are connected to traditional pipe systems, then liquid collection capacity increases, but the number of pipelines and assembly steps increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple liquid sources are collected in individual above-ground containers that can be grouped and managed together. The flexible hose system allows multiple collecting containers to be connected to a common drainage point without requiring a complex network of buried pipes, reducing assembly steps while maintaining the capacity to collect liquid from multiple sources simultaneously.
4Adaptability or versatility
If premises are changed or reconfigured, then new layout requirements are met, but expensive modifications to pipe systems are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs flexible hoses instead of rigid buried pipes, allowing the liquid collection infrastructure to adapt to changing premises layouts. When refrigeration units are relocated or premises are reconfigured, the flexible connection system can be easily repositioned and reconnected without expensive pipe modifications, maintaining adaptability while reducing modification costs.
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
This solution simplifies and cost-reduces the disposal infrastructure, allowing for easier retrofitting, reconfiguration, and adaptation to changing requirements, such as rental premises, by minimizing the number of pipelines and assembly steps, while maintaining efficient liquid extraction and drainage.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum system and a vacuum line, wherein the vacuum line connects the at least one extraction fitting to the vacuum system, wherein the vacuum system is configured to provide a negative pressure to the at least one extraction fitting
Data Source
AI summary
According to various embodiments, a liquid collecting arrangement (151) can include: a container (102) having a cavity (102h) for collecting liquid; at least one extraction fitting (104) coupled to the cavity (102h) for extracting the liquid from the cavity (102h) by means of negative pressure; a sensor opening (106) connected to the cavity (102h) for detecting the liquid in the cavity (102h); one or more first liquid feeds (108) opening into the cavity (102h) on a first side (101a) of the container for feeding liquid into the cavity (102h); one or more second liquid feeds (118) opening into the cavity (102h) on the first side or a second side (101b) of the container for feeding liquid into the cavity (102h), wherein the first side (101a) is opposite to the second side (101b).