Adjustable Rigid Corner Guard for Heavy Equipment Impact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional corner guards for floor fixtures are inadequate in protecting against collisions with heavier industrial equipment and often require precise installation, which can be challenging due to their rigid structure and limited adjustability.
Innovation Solution
A corner guard with a rigid body made of high-strength material, such as stainless steel, featuring an adjustable leg structure and mechanism that allows for flexible installation and increased vertical protection, capable of withstanding impacts from heavier equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional rigid corner guards are used, then protection against light collisions is provided, but installation precision is required and adjustability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The corner guard incorporates an adjustable leg structure that allows dynamic modification of the distance between mounting legs. This enables the rigid body to adapt to variations in mounting hole spacing without requiring precise pre-drilling, thereby resolving the contradiction between installation ease and manufacturing precision requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the fixed parameter of leg spacing into a variable parameter through the adjustment mechanism. By allowing the distance between legs to be modified after mounting, the system accommodates manufacturing tolerances in hole spacing while maintaining proper installation functionality.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional corner guards with limited vertical extension are used, then installation simplicity is maintained, but protection coverage against heavier equipment is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The corner guard is divided into a rigid protective body and separate adjustable leg portions. This segmentation allows the vertical height of the protective body to be increased independently without compromising the mounting stability provided by the leg structure, thereby enhancing impact resistance while maintaining installation feasibility.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If rigid bodies with extended vertical height are used, then protection coverage is improved, but installation adjustability becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable leg structure provides dynamic adaptability that compensates for the increased rigidity and height of the protective body. This allows installers to accommodate minor variations in mounting hole spacing even with the extended vertical height design, maintaining installation flexibility despite enhanced protection capabilities.
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AI summary
A rigid corner guard protects a corner of a structure from collisions with objects. The corner guard includes a rigid body having a base, an upper end, and a wall extending between the base and the upper end that is configured to surround the corner of the structure. The corner guard also includes a leg structure secured to the rigid body including at least two leg portions adapted to support the rigid body of the corner guard. The separation between the at least two leg portions is at a predetermined distance. The corner guard further includes an adjustment mechanism coupled to the rigid body. The adjustment mechanism is configured to apply a force to the rigid body to flex the rigid body to adjust the predetermined distance for installation of the at least two leg portions. The corner guard is constructed of material with sufficient strength and toughness to withstand collisions with heavier industrial type equipment.