Adjustable Fastener With Rotating Mount for Laser Receiver Clamps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rod clamps for mounting laser receivers at construction sites require multiple parts, leading to increased space and storage needs, additional costs, and increased mounting effort due to the need for different adapters for various orientations.
Innovation Solution
A fastener with a body part and a mounting part that is rotatable and pivotable, allowing for easy adjustment of the mounting orientation without additional adapters, and is retractable for compact positioning, featuring a clamping mechanism and adjustable connecting means for secure attachment to various objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adapters are used for different mounting orientations, then mounting versatility is improved, but device complexity and quantity of parts increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting part is designed to perform multiple functions by being rotatable and pivotable relative to the body part, allowing a single component to replace multiple orientation-specific adapters. This universal mounting interface can accommodate various mounting orientations (vertical, horizontal, angled) without requiring additional adapters for each orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the functions of multiple separate adapters into a single integrated mounting part. By merging the orientation adjustment capabilities into one component that can rotate and pivot, the design eliminates the need for multiple separate adapter pieces, thereby reducing part quantity while maintaining mounting versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adapters are used for different mounting orientations, then mounting versatility is improved, but storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The single universal mounting part replaces multiple orientation-specific adapters, significantly reducing the total volume required for storage. One compact mounting component with rotatable and pivotable capabilities occupies far less space than multiple separate adapters would require.
Solution Approach 2:
By combining multiple adapter functions into one integrated component, the overall volume is reduced. The merged design eliminates the need to store multiple separate pieces, thereby decreasing storage space requirements while maintaining full mounting orientation versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adapters are used for different mounting orientations, then mounting versatility is improved, but mounting effort and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The universal mounting part with rotatable and pivotable capabilities allows the user to achieve any mounting orientation using a single component, eliminating the time-consuming process of selecting and attaching different adapters for different orientations. The user simply adjusts the mounting part to the desired orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting part is designed with dynamic adjustment capabilities through rotation and pivoting mechanisms, allowing quick and easy orientation changes without requiring拆卸和重新安装 different adapters. This dynamic design enables rapid adaptation to various mounting orientations, significantly reducing mounting time and effort.
4Volume of moving object
If the fastener is made compact for transport, then portability is improved, but adjustability of mounting orientation is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting part can be positioned in a retracted state where it is nested within or adjacent to the body part, creating a compact configuration for transport and storage. When mounting is required, the mounting part can be extended or deployed to its full functional size, allowing rotation and pivoting for orientation adjustment. This nested design enables the fastener to maintain both compactness and full adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastener employs dynamic mechanisms that allow the mounting part to transition between a compact retracted position for portability and an extended functional position for orientation adjustment. The rotatable and pivotable capabilities are maintained in the extended state, ensuring that compactness does not compromise adjustability when needed.
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AI summary
A fastener comprises a body part, fastening means for fixing the fastener to a first object, a mounting part for mounting a second object to the fastener, and connecting means connecting the body part and the mounting part. The mounting part is rotatable and pivotable relative to the body part so as to assume a predetermined orientation relative to the body part, and the body part is retractable from the mounting part. The fastener is adjustable between at least two operational states, a first operational state, in which the body part and the mounting part are adjacent to each other, or a second operational state, in which the body part is retracted from the mounting part so that the body part and the mounting part are spaced apart from each other. In the first operational state, the predetermined orientation of the mounting part relative to the body part is fixed, and in the second operational state, the predetermined orientation of the mounting part relative to the body part is adjustable by rotating and/or pivoting the mounting part.