Valve Structure With Detachable Cap For Easy Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing valve structures in bottles are difficult to disassemble and clean, leading to inconvenient maintenance and potential contamination issues.
Innovation Solution
A valve structure comprising a rigid connecting portion with a liquid flow channel, a flexible valve body that deforms to open a valve opening, and a connecting part that allows detachable connection to a bottle cap, facilitating easy assembly, disassembly, and cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the press cover is threaded with the bottle cap to encapsulate the nozzle, then the valve structure achieves firm fixed connection, but the valve structure becomes difficult to disassemble and clean
Solution Approach 1:
The valve structure is divided into separable components: the press cover assembly (including press cover and nozzle) and the bottle cap assembly. The press cover is detachably connected to the bottle cap via a pressing mechanism rather than permanent threading, allowing the valve structure to be segmented for easy disassembly and cleaning while maintaining firm connection during use.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the press cover tightly presses the nozzle to achieve firm fixed connection, then the valve structure is stable, but it becomes inconvenient to disassemble and clean the valve structure
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing mechanism transitions from a static threaded connection to a dynamic detachable connection. The press cover can be firmly pressed against the nozzle during normal use to maintain stability, but can also be easily released and detached when cleaning is needed, providing both stability and ease of maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The press cover and nozzle assembly can be extracted from the bottle cap assembly by detaching the pressing mechanism. This allows the valve structure components to be separated for cleaning without permanently fixing them, resolving the contradiction between stability during use and ease of cleaning.
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 valve structure enables easy disassembly and cleaning, improving maintenance convenience and preventing contamination, while also filtering out solid particles like ice residue, enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
the flexible valve body is configured to be deformed under pressure to open the valve opening
Implementation Method 2
a filter part, arranged at the casing, and configured to prevent a predetermined solid object in liquid from entering the liquid flow channel
Data Source
AI summary
A valve structure, a bottle cap, and a bottle are provided, relating to the technical field of bottles. The valve structure includes a rigid connecting portion, a flexible valve body, and a connecting part. The rigid connecting portion has a liquid flow channel, and the liquid flow channel axially penetrates through the rigid connecting portion. The flexible valve body is located inside the liquid flow channel and connected to the rigid connecting portion, a valve opening is arranged at a middle of the flexible valve body, and the flexible valve body is configured to be deformed under pressure to open the valve opening. The connecting part is arranged on an outer wall of the rigid connecting portion, and the rigid connecting portion is detachably connected to an inner wall of a water outlet of a cap body by the connecting part.