Adjustable RV Sewer Hose Support with Rotatable Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing RV sewer hose supports have a fixed supporting height, requiring multiple molds for production and assembly, which reduces efficiency and leads to waste in molds and materials due to the need for different heights.
Innovation Solution
A RV sewer hose support with adjustable height, featuring rotatably connected supporting components including a supporting plate, horizontal rod, and vertical rods with adjustable holes and reinforcement, allowing for adjustable positioning and reduced mold requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple molds of different heights are used to produce fixed-height sewer hose supports, then the supporting height is fixed and stable, but the production efficiency decreases and mold waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting component is divided into multiple segments (supporting plate, supporting vertical rods, supporting horizontal rod) that can be independently manufactured using the same mold, then assembled together. This segmentation allows a single mold to produce all components, eliminating the need for multiple molds of different heights while maintaining consistent supporting height through standardized connection interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting vertical rods are designed with adjustable height capability through connecting holes at different positions, allowing the supporting height to be dynamically adjusted during assembly. This dynamic design enables a single mold to produce components that can accommodate multiple supporting height requirements, thereby improving production efficiency without sacrificing height consistency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple molds of different heights are used to produce sewer hose supports, then complete sets of workable products can be assembled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting components are designed with universal connection interfaces (connecting holes, clamping grooves) that allow the same mold-produced components to be assembled into complete sets for different supporting heights. The supporting vertical rods with multiple connecting holes can pair with supporting horizontal rods of different lengths, creating versatile assembly combinations without requiring dedicated molds for each height configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functional elements (supporting plate, supporting vertical rods, supporting horizontal rod, connecting holes) are merged into a unified modular system where each component can be produced by the same mold. This merging reduces mold management complexity while maintaining the ability to assemble complete sets for various supporting height requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple molds are required for producing sewer hose supports of different heights, then the supporting height can be matched to different needs, but the loss of substance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting height parameter is changed during the assembly phase rather than the manufacturing phase. By using components with adjustable parameters (connecting holes at different positions on supporting vertical rods), the same mold-produced components can create products with different supporting heights, eliminating the need for multiple molds and reducing mold waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting components are designed to nest together through standardized connection interfaces, with smaller components (supporting vertical rods) containing multiple connection points that accommodate larger components (supporting horizontal rods) of varying lengths. This nesting arrangement allows a single mold to produce all nested components that can be assembled into multiple height configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient production with fewer molds, allows users to adjust the support height as needed, and provides a stable, aesthetically pleasing, and long-lasting solution.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of supporting components, wherein the adjacent supporting components are rotatably connected
Data Source
AI summary
The invention discloses a RV sewer hose support with adjustable supporting height, comprising supporting components; adjacent supporting components are rotatably connected; the component comprises a supporting plate and a supporting horizontal rod; supporting vertical rods are symmetrically arranged above the plate, and the vertical rod has connecting holes; one side of the horizontal rod is symmetrically provided with a supporting post; supporting legs are symmetrically provided below the plate; a clamping groove is provided on the opposite outer side of the vertical rod away from the plate. The invention use only two sets of molds to realize the production of the main parts, which not only saves costs, but also facilitates adjusting the supporting height according to the actual situation; it avoids wasting molds and raw materials due to the need of different heights in actual use, and has a stable support, beautiful appearance and long service life.