Transporter 蠕动泵泵头 by Chengtao Cui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 产品工程与技术设计 Competition Category.

铜工程· 2022

Transporter 蠕动泵泵头

by Chengtao Cui

Client: Baoding Lead Fluid Technology Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 工程 Category

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The Design

About Transporter 蠕动泵泵头

Transporter 是一款蠕动泵泵头，通过滚轮挤压软管来输送液体。向上旋转红色盖板即可打开泵头，将软管放入其中，再向下旋回盖板即可固定。进出口处的弹性夹持结构可适配 13 至 17 号软管。泵头通过转接板与驱动装置相连，并由弹簧锁扣保持连接稳固。红色部件标示出各操作点，使新用户无需查阅说明书即可上手操作。外壳采用 Ixef 1022 材料制成。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Transporter 蠕动泵泵头是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Transporter 蠕动泵泵头将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Transporter 蠕动泵泵头出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The transporter is a peristaltic pump head that squeezes the hose through a roller to move the liquid in the pipe.
His main innovation was the way the pump head was opened, followed by the way the pump head was connected to the drive.
We use a highly saturated color block to indicate the operation button, so that the staff can easily notice the operation position.
Dimensions & Packaging: When closed, the product size is 83mmx56mmx83mm
Product size when opened 83mmx56mmx180mm
The hose replacement space is 22.4mm
Tags: Visualization, Humanization, Fast, Easy, Proportional
Production Technology: The shell material is Ixef1022
Design Challenge: Practicality and ease of use were critical to this project. First, it must have a reasonable structure to accomplish the function, and second, it must indicate how the operation should be done through some indicators such as shape and color.
Research: The characteristics of peristaltic pump are not in contact with liquid, sanitary and safe, and the transmission medium uses silica gel hose, which can be transmitted warm and will not destroy the composition of the liquid, so there are peristaltic pumps in many industries. In the lab we test the life of the hose by constantly squeezing it, so as to know how often the hose is replaced. Through the interview with the user to know the problems in the pump head loading and unloading, so as to make a new design.
Inspiration: According to the user's feedback, whether it is simple sub assembly or quantitative transmission, replacing the hose and dismantling the pumphead are the most frequent steps. If it is a newcomer, he must rely on the manual.
The design is inspired by the piston pump. Its structure is made up of levers to move the piston up and down. The structure is very simple, and the way the pump head opens is the same.And his color scheme helps beginners understand how he works.
Project Duration: The project began in April 2021 in Hebei, China, and ended in February 2022 in Hebei, China.
Operation Flow: Rotate the red cover upward, lift the pressure tube structure, put the hose in, and rotate the red cover downward again to complete the hose installation. The two sides of the hose inlet and outlet are elastic clamping structure, can be used in No.13-17 hose.
When the pump head is connected to the driver, first fix the adapter plate to the driver through screws, and then rotate the pump head towards the card slot of the connecting board, and the spring self-locks to complete the installation.
Patents: 202130402480.5
Team Members: Chengtao Cui
Yanfeng Zhang
Xiaoliang Zhang
Xiaoling Zhang
Ruipeng Wang
Penghao Li