Vacuum Flapper Valve Integration Box for Fast Solenoid Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
The pneumatic high vacuum flapper valve is prone to failures of the solenoid valve and sensor assembly, making it difficult for users to diagnose and replace these components, leading to high maintenance costs and downtime.
Innovation Solution
An integration box is designed to house the solenoid valve and sensor assembly, with air inlet and outlet pipelines and an electrical connector, allowing for centralized replacement and reducing the need for on-site professional assistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the solenoid valve and sensor assembly are integrated into the pneumatic high vacuum flapper valve, then the device functions properly, but the maintenance complexity increases and replacement becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the pneumatic high vacuum flapper valve into distinct modular components: the integration box containing the solenoid valve and sensor assembly, and the main valve body. This segmentation allows the solenoid valve and sensor assembly to be replaced as a separate module without replacing the entire valve, significantly improving ease of repair while maintaining device functionality.
2Ease of repair
If professional after-sales personnel are sent for troubleshooting and replacement, then accurate diagnosis and repair are achieved, but maintenance costs and downtime increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables end-users to perform maintenance themselves by designing the integration box with user-friendly replacement features. The solenoid valve and sensor assembly can be easily removed and replaced by users without requiring professional after-sales personnel, reducing both maintenance downtime and service costs while maintaining proper diagnostic capabilities through clear failure indication.
3Ease of repair
If the solenoid valve and sensor assembly are kept separate, then replacement is easier, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the solenoid valve and sensor assembly into a single integration box that is then integrated with the main valve body. This merging approach maintains ease of repair by keeping related components together in one replaceable module, while avoiding excessive structural complexity by using a unified integration box design rather than completely separate components.
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 integration box facilitates easy replacement of the solenoid valve and sensor assembly, reducing maintenance costs and downtime by eliminating the need for on-site professional intervention.
Implementation Method 1
a solenoid valve and a sensor assembly are provided in the integration box chamber
Implementation Method 2
a cylinder assembly, a valve body and a valve plate assembly, the cylinder assembly includes a cylinder, a piston
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are an integration box and a pneumatic high vacuum flapper valve, including a box body and a cover plate covering the box body. An integration box chamber is formed between the box body and the cover plate, a solenoid valve and a sensor assembly are provided in the integration box chamber, one side of the integration box is provided with a through hole, an integration box air inlet pipeline and an integration box air outlet pipeline, the solenoid valve is communicated with an outside air respectively through the integration box air inlet pipeline and the integration box air outlet pipeline, an external trigger signal is sensed by the sensor assembly by the through hole, and an electrical connector is provided on the other side of the integration box for electrical connection of the solenoid valve and the sensor assembly with the outside.