Anchoring Assembly Ferrule Design for Faster Liner Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anchoring assemblies for metal objects before applying a cured lining material in liquid form are time-consuming to mount, requiring multiple steps for welding and assembly.
Innovation Solution
A method using a template with anchoring assembly cutouts to mark and mount elongated mounting pins with pre-connected anchor fins, reducing the time needed for installation by allowing simultaneous marking and mounting of multiple positions, and utilizing a ferrule with a radially outwardly extending place holder to facilitate welding in tighter spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional multi-step welding and assembly methods are used to mount anchoring assemblies, then reliable load transfer is achieved, but installation time is excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The anchor fins are pre-welded to the mounting pin during manufacturing, creating a pre-assembled anchoring assembly unit. This preliminary action eliminates the need for time-consuming on-site welding and assembly steps, while maintaining the reliability of load transfer through the pre-established weld connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting pin and anchor fins are combined into a single integrated component through pre-welding. This merging of components reduces the number of separate assembly steps required on-site, thereby reducing installation time while ensuring reliable load transfer through the integrated structure.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple separate steps are performed for mounting anchoring assemblies, then proper positioning and secure connection are achieved, but productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The ferrule is pre-positioned on the mounting pin during manufacturing, establishing precise positioning before field installation. This preliminary positioning action ensures accurate placement while eliminating time-consuming on-site adjustment steps, thereby improving both positioning accuracy and installation efficiency.
3Reliability
If complex assembly procedures are followed for mounting anchoring assemblies, then secure load transfer is ensured, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring system is segmented into pre-fabricated components (mounting pin with pre-attached anchor fins and ferrule) that are assembled into a complete unit during manufacturing. This segmentation allows for simplified on-site installation while maintaining connection security through the pre-engineered component relationships.
Solution Approach 2:
The ferrule is pre-positioned and secured to the mounting pin during manufacturing, performing the complex positioning and securing actions in advance. This preliminary action simplifies on-site operation to a single mounting step while ensuring connection security through the pre-established secure attachment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This method significantly reduces the time required for anchoring assembly installation on metal objects, allowing for faster and more efficient transfer of loads to the cured lining material, while ensuring even distribution and secure bonding.
Implementation Method 1
a ferrule holder arranged for holding the ferrule at the radially outwardly extending place holder part during mounting of the elongated mounting pin, at the first end, to the metal object
Implementation Method 2
The elongated mounting pin comprises a ferrule, at the first end, for holding any welding residual at his place during the welding process
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AI summary
An anchoring assembly for anchoring a liner of a cured lining material arranged to be applied in liquid form to a metal object provided with the anchoring assembly, the anchoring assembly including an elongated mounting pin and a ferrule provided at a first end thereof, wherein the pin is arranged to be mounted at the first end to the metal object, the anchoring assembly further including a plurality of spaced anchor fins connected to the pin at a second end and extending radially outward relative to the pin, wherein the ferrule includes a radially outwardly extending place holder part arranged to be held by a ferrule holder during mounting of the pin at the first end to the metal object.