Adjustable Quick-Release Connection for Kiteboarding Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kiteboarding quick release safety mechanisms lack an adjustable mechanism for adjusting the release force, making them ineffective across varying user physical conditions and prone to accidental disengagement due to frictional elements or unfavorable force patterns.
Innovation Solution
A mechanical device with a body and release member, featuring a resilient element and adjusting assembly that allows users to customize the release force by adjusting the tension of a compressible or tensile element, ensuring reliable connection and release regardless of external factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed release force mechanism is used, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to varying user physical conditions and is prone to accidental disengagement
Solution Approach 1:
The release mechanism transitions from a fixed static design to a dynamic adjustable system. The adjusting assembly allows the release force to be modified based on user needs, while the resilient element provides dynamic force adaptation. This enables the same device to accommodate users with different physical strengths without requiring multiple fixed-force mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameter of release force from a fixed value to an adjustable range. By incorporating an adjusting assembly with resilient elements (springs), the system can modify the release force parameter to match different user capabilities, thereby improving adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Reliability
If frictional elements are used in the connection mechanism, then the connection is stable, but accidental disengagement occurs due to friction variability
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient element acts as an intermediary between the connecting members, providing a controlled elastic force that supplements friction-based holding. This intermediary mechanism ensures stable connection through predictable elastic recovery while preventing accidental disengagement by maintaining consistent holding force independent of friction variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient element is pre-loaded to provide beforehand cushioning force that compensates for potential friction losses or variations. This pre-loaded elastic energy creates a safety margin that prevents accidental disengagement while maintaining reliable connection under varying conditions.
3Ease of operation
If the release force is increased for stronger users, then accidental release is prevented, but weaker users cannot release the connection
Solution Approach 1:
The release mechanism is designed to be dynamic rather than static, allowing the release force to be adjusted according to user capability. This enables the same mechanism to provide appropriate resistance for stronger users (preventing accidental release) while remaining operable for weaker users, thereby resolving the contradiction between connection stability and ease of operation.
4Reliability
If no adjustable mechanism is provided, then the device is simpler, but it cannot ensure reliable release under all physical conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces parameter adjustability (release force) to ensure reliable release function across all user physical conditions. The adjusting assembly with resilient elements provides a relatively simple mechanism that modifies the release force parameter, thereby achieving high reliability without excessive complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure and reliable connection and release of the kiteboarding system, adaptable to individual user needs, preventing accidental disengagement and ensuring safety across different conditions and forces.
Implementation Method 1
featuring a resilient element and adjusting assembly that allows users to customize the release force by adjusting the tension of a compressible or tensile element
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AI summary
The object of the invention is a device for connecting and releasing the connection between two elements (3, 8). Fastened to the body of the device (1) is an attached element (3) and a first connecting member or assembly (5, 501, 503) to which a second connectiong member (7) fastened to the detachable element (8) can be connected. Mounted on or in the body (1) is an active release member (10). On/in the body or/and on/in release member (10) and/or between the body (1) and the release member (10) there is an adjusting element or assembly (12, 1201, 1202). A movement of the first connecting member or assembly (5, 501, 503) is caused by acting on it with the active release member (10) and/or by acting on it with the active second connecting member (7).