Adhesive Mounting Sleeve for Stable Sensor Bonding During Curing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Adhesive-based mountings for industrial sensors and components face challenges such as compromised rigidity during curing due to factors like continuous vibration, low temperatures, and complex positioning, leading to inaccurate readings and adhesive failures.
Innovation Solution
An adhesive based mounting accessory with a main body and adhesive layer, featuring a sleeve and relief holes, provides temporary support to hold components in place until the adhesive cures, ensuring proper alignment and rigidity during the curing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If adhesive based mounting is used to attach mechanical components, then installation flexibility and ease of mounting are improved, but mounting reliability and rigidity deteriorate due to curing time requirements and environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting accessory is pre-applied to the mechanical asset before the adhesive substance is applied to the component. This preliminary positioning ensures correct alignment and provides initial mechanical support during the adhesive curing process, eliminating the need for manual holding and preventing mounting failures.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting accessory acts as an intermediary between the mechanical asset and the component being mounted. It provides a temporary mechanical connection that supports the component during adhesive curing, then is removed after the adhesive has set, leaving a reliable permanent bond without requiring the accessory to remain in place.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual holding during adhesive curing is used, then mounting precision is improved, but labor intensity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting accessory provides self-support during the adhesive curing process. Once the accessory is attached to the mechanical asset and the component is inserted into the sleeve, the structure automatically maintains positioning without requiring external manual holding, allowing the adhesive to cure undisturbed while workers can perform other tasks.
3Productivity
If adhesive curing is performed in challenging environments (low temperature, vibration), then operational continuity is improved, but adhesive bonding quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting accessory provides pre-established mechanical support and stabilization before the adhesive curing process begins. This preliminary cushioning protects the adhesive bond from the harmful effects of vibration and temperature variations during curing, ensuring bonding quality even when the mechanical asset remains operational in challenging environments.
4Strength
If threaded or magnetic mounting is used, then mounting strength is improved, but installation flexibility and applicability deteriorate due to asset geometry and material constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting accessory with adhesive layer provides a universal mounting solution that can be applied to various mechanical asset surfaces regardless of material composition or geometry. Unlike threaded or magnetic methods that require specific asset characteristics, this approach works on diverse surfaces including curved, irregular, or non-ferromagnetic materials, combining the flexibility of adhesive mounting with the strength of mechanical support during curing.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures stable and accurate mounting of sensors by preventing slippage and adhesive failure, allowing for reliable adhesive bonding even in challenging environments and orientations.
Implementation Method 1
The adhesive layer can be configured to hold the mounting accessory and the separate mechanical component in place against the separate mechanical asset while the protruding portion is fully inserted into the sleeve opening and the separate adhesive substance cures
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting accessory that facilitates coupling a mechanical component to a mechanical asset includes a main body and an adhesive layer. The main body has sidewall(s) coupled to a flange along its bottom to define a sleeve having a sleeve opening that extends fully therethrough from a top edge of the sidewall(s) to a bottom surface of the flange, and also relief hole(s) from inside the sleeve opening to outside the main body. The sleeve opening accepts insertion of an adhesive substance and a protruding portion of the mechanical component. The adhesive layer is located along the flange bottom, adheres the mounting accessory to the mechanical asset, and is holds the mounting accessory and mechanical component in place against the mechanical asset while the protruding portion is fully inserted into the sleeve opening and the adhesive substance cures to adhere the mechanical component to the mechanical asset.