Anti-Vibration Nut Web Assembly to Prevent Loosening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bolts in vibrating environments tend to loosen over time due to vibrations, leading to potential failures in secured connections.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus comprising anti-vibration adaptors and rods that form an anti-vibration web, securely attaching to nuts in a vibrating environment to prevent loosening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional bolts and nuts are used in vibrating environments, then the connection can be initially secured, but the nuts will loosen over time due to vibrations
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the nuts into individually addressable units by attaching separate anti-vibration adaptors to each nut. Each adaptor acts as an independent vibration counteraction element, allowing targeted stabilization without requiring modification to the entire fastening system at once.
Solution Approach 2:
Anti-vibration adaptors serve as intermediary elements between the vibrating nuts and the counteracting forces. These adaptors transmit and distribute vibration counteraction forces from the rods to the nuts, mediating the interaction between the vibrating component and the stabilization mechanism.
2Reliability
If anti-vibration adaptors and rods are added to prevent nut loosening, then connection stability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The anti-vibration adaptors are designed as universal components that can be attached to standard nuts without requiring custom fastening systems. The adaptors interface with common nut geometries, allowing the vibration protection function to be added to existing fastening systems rather than requiring entirely new specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the vibration protection function with the existing fastening structure by attaching adaptors to nuts that are already part of the assembly. The adaptors combine with the nuts and rods to form an integrated anti-vibration web that leverages the existing fastening geometry rather than creating a completely separate system.
3Reliability
If anti-vibration adaptors are attached to each nut, then individual nut security improves, but manufacturing time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Anti-vibration adaptors can be pre-assembled and pre-positioned on nuts before the final assembly operation. This preliminary preparation allows the adaptors to be attached in advance, reducing the complexity and time required during the main assembly process when productivity is most critical.
Solution Approach 2:
The adaptors are designed to self-align and self-secure to the nuts through features such as snap-fits or friction-based retention. This self-service capability reduces the need for complex alignment procedures and multiple fastening steps, allowing workers to attach adaptors more quickly without requiring precise manual positioning or additional fastening operations.
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AI summary
An apparatus for securing nuts in a vibrating environment, including a plurality of anti-vibration adaptors, designed to mate with a nut in a vibrating environment, and a plurality of anti-vibration rods. Wherein at least two adjacent anti-vibration adaptors are rigidly linked by an anti-vibration rod, thereby forming an anti-vibration web. A method for securing nuts in a vibrating environment, including attaching an anti-vibration adaptor to each of a plurality of nuts in a vibrating environment, and rigidly linking each anti-vibration adaptor to at least two adjacent anti-vibration adaptors, thereby forming an anti-vibration web. Thus, allowing each anti-vibration adaptor to be associated with a specific nut, and prohibiting any anti-vibration adaptor and the associated nut to turn.