Aerial Cam Slide System With Sliding Direction Detachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing slider arrangements require extensive space for maintenance and repair due to the need to loosen retaining clips from the side, making it difficult to perform maintenance and repair work, especially when multiple arrangements are closely spaced.
Innovation Solution
The guide and retaining clip are designed to be connected and released in the sliding direction relative to the slider carrier, allowing for lateral detachment parallel to the sliding direction, eliminating the need for lateral space and enabling closer arrangement of multiple slider assemblies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the guide and retaining clip is firmly connected to the slide carrier from the side, then the connection is secure and reliable, but the overall length of the guide and retaining clip increases and lateral space is required for maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional connection approach by connecting the guide and retaining clip to the slide in the sliding direction rather than from the side. This reversal allows the connection to be made in-line with the motion path, eliminating the need for lateral access and reducing the overall length requirement while maintaining secure connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the dimensional approach by transitioning from lateral (transverse) connection to longitudinal (sliding direction) connection. This dimensional shift allows the guide and retaining clip to be connected along the direction of motion rather than perpendicular to it, solving both the length and maintenance access issues.
2Reliability
If the guide and retaining clip is firmly connected from the side, then the connection is secure, but lateral space is required for loosening and tightening during maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional maintenance approach by making the connection and disconnection possible in the sliding direction rather than requiring lateral access. This allows maintenance personnel to loosen and tighten the guide and retaining clip from the end of the slide carrier, eliminating the need for lateral space and greatly improving maintenance accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables self-service maintenance by designing the connection system so that the guide and retaining clip can be easily connected and disconnected in the sliding direction without requiring special tools or lateral access. The wedge-shaped design allows the components to be self-retaining during operation but easily removable when needed for maintenance.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple slide arrangements are positioned next to one another, then space utilization is improved, but maintenance becomes difficult due to limited lateral space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the maintenance difficulty in compact arrangements by inverting the access direction from lateral to longitudinal. Since the guide and retaining clip are connected in the sliding direction, maintenance can be performed from the end of each slide carrier without requiring lateral space, allowing multiple arrangements to be positioned closely together while maintaining easy accessibility for maintenance.
4Manufacturing precision
If the guide and retaining clip is made extremely long to ensure precise guiding over entire travel, then low-backlash operation is achieved, but manufacturing and assembly cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces the required length of the guide and retaining clip by inverting the connection approach. By connecting in the sliding direction rather than from the side, the guiding function is achieved over a shorter length, reducing manufacturing complexity and assembly cost while maintaining the necessary guiding precision through the wedge-shaped design and proper alignment.
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
This design allows for quick and easy maintenance and repair, enabling the use of slider arrangements in tight spaces without the need for additional lateral space, facilitating efficient operation and maintenance of multiple slider assemblies.
Implementation Method 1
the slider is caused by a relative movement between the slider carrier and the driver, in contact with the driver, along guides of the slider carrier and driver
Implementation Method 2
the slide is wedge-like slidable from an initial position to a working position and vice versa
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AI summary
Slide system comprises a slide plate (1) in a mounting (3) with guide clamps (4) on either end. A drive system (5) with a wedge-shaped guide (7) on the top moves in a corresponding recess in the mounting, the clamps simultaneously moving in wedge-shaped recesses (6) in the top of the mounting.