Water Purifier Housing Structure for Vibration-Stable Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water purifiers suffer from poor connection reliability between waterway components and booster pump brackets, leading to loosening and abnormal noises due to vibrations, resulting in a poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A water purifier design that incorporates reinforcing ribs and limiting slots to securely connect the waterway board and bracket components to the main housing, enhancing structural stability and reducing noise during long-term use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If screws or buckles are used to fix waterway components and booster pump brackets inside the housing, then assembly is simple, but connection reliability is poor and components loosen during long-term use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the fixing function into the housing structure itself by integrating fixing holes directly into the housing body, eliminating the need for separate screws or buckles. The waterway board and bracket are fixed directly to the housing through these integrated fixing holes, creating a unified structure that improves connection reliability while maintaining assembly simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces fixing holes as intermediary elements that mediate between the housing and the components to be fixed. These fixing holes serve as dedicated connection points that transmit forces reliably, preventing loosening during long-term use while simplifying the overall assembly process.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional fixing methods are used, then manufacturing cost is lower, but abnormal noises occur during long-term use due to vibrations
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the fixing holes into the housing structure, the patent creates a more rigid and vibration-resistant connection system. This integrated approach reduces the impact of vibrations from the booster pump, eliminating abnormal noises during long-term use while keeping manufacturing costs relatively low through simplified production processes.
3Reliability
If reinforcing ribs and limiting slots are added to improve connection reliability, then structural stability increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the reinforcing ribs and limiting slots directly into the housing structure, making them an integral part of the housing design. This integration improves connection reliability and structural stability without adding separate components, thereby minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The reinforcing ribs and limiting slots are strategically positioned at specific locations within the housing where they are most needed for connection reliability. This localized approach improves structural stability at critical points without unnecessarily complicating the entire housing structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A water purifier is provided, including a main housing, a waterway board component, and a bracket component. A mounting opening is provided on one surface of the main housing, the waterway board component and the bracket component are inserted into the main housing from the mounting opening. At least two first and second reinforcing ribs are respectively arranged on the opposite first side wall and second side wall of the main housing. Both the first reinforcing ribs and the second reinforcing ribs extends into the main housing along the mounting opening. First limiting slots and second limiting slots are provided in two sides of the waterway board component or/and the bracket component, the first limiting slots are clamped to the first reinforcing ribs, and the second limiting slots are clamped to the second reinforcing ribs. The present disclosure has high structural stability, and provides a good user experience.