Water-guiding component assembly for a household cooling appliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water-guiding component assemblies in household cooling appliances often experience unwanted water leakage and splash, which can damage adjacent electronics components.
Innovation Solution
A water-guiding component assembly with an outer housing that encloses connection interfaces to contain and prevent water leakage, featuring a filter housing, valves, and a modular design with non-destructively releasable housing parts to facilitate assembly and protection against splash water.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If connection interfaces are exposed in the water-guiding component assembly, then accessibility for connection is improved, but water leakage and splash can reach adjacent electronics components
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a first housing part and a second housing part that can be separated. The connection interfaces are located in the first housing part, which can be detached from the second housing part containing the electronics components. This segmentation allows easy access to connection interfaces while isolating them from the electronics compartment to prevent water damage.
Solution Approach 2:
A removable first housing part acts as an intermediary between the connection interfaces and the electronics components. This intermediate structure provides accessible connection points while physically separating the water-exposed connection area from the protected electronics area, preventing direct contact between leaked water and sensitive components.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If connection interfaces are enclosed in a housing, then protection against water leakage is improved, but accessibility for connection and maintenance is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is segmented into removable parts, with the first housing part containing connection interfaces that can be detached from the second housing part. This allows the connection area to be accessed independently without opening the entire housing, maintaining protection while enabling easy connection and maintenance operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure transitions from a static enclosed form to a dynamic, reconfigurable structure. The first housing part can be removed and reattached, allowing the system to switch between a protected enclosed state and an accessible open state, providing both protection and ease of operation as needed.
3Ease of manufacture
If the housing is designed as a single piece, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but assembly and disassembly for maintenance becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into multiple parts (first housing part and second housing part) that can be manufactured separately and then assembled. This segmentation enables easy disassembly for maintenance while each individual part can still be manufactured using simple processes, balancing manufacturing ease with maintenance accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A water-guiding component assembly for a household cooling appliance contains a plurality of connection interfaces connecting to units not forming part of the component assembly and/or to components forming part of the component assembly. The component assembly contains an outer housing, in which the connection interfaces are comprised and housed.