Component Assembly Jig for Blind Multi-Bolt Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge is assembling components with bolts in environments where the target component cannot be visually recognized and using both hands is difficult, making it hard to secure the assembly component to the target component with bolts.
Innovation Solution
A component assembly jig with a jig body that temporarily holds the assembly component and includes positioning guides to align bolt through-holes with screw holes in the target component, along with tool insertion holes and a tool guide groove for easy tool movement, allowing for bolt insertion and fastening without requiring a good working environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual bolt insertion is performed without a positioning guide, then the worker has flexibility in operation, but the positioning precision of bolt through-holes to screw holes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A positioning guide is introduced as an intermediary tool between the assembly component and the target component. The positioning guide includes positioning members that engage with positioning holes in the assembly component and corresponding positioning features on the target component, ensuring accurate alignment of bolt through-holes with screw holes during the fastening operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The assembly component is designed with built-in positioning holes that automatically align with corresponding features on the target component when the component is placed in the jig. This self-positioning mechanism eliminates the need for complex external positioning devices while maintaining high positioning precision.
2Ease of operation
If the worker attempts to assemble in a confined space without a jig, then the device complexity is low, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to inability to visually recognize target component and use both hands
Solution Approach 1:
The jig is divided into functional segments: a body portion that provides structural support, positioning guides that ensure accurate alignment, and tool insertion holes that accommodate fastening tools. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, making operation in confined spaces straightforward.
Solution Approach 2:
The jig serves as an intermediary device that holds the assembly component in the correct position and orientation relative to the target component. This mediator enables the worker to perform fastening operations easily even when direct visual recognition and two-handed operation are difficult, as the jig maintains proper alignment throughout the process.
3Reliability
If multiple bolts are inserted without a jig to hold the assembly component, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability of the assembly process deteriorates due to difficulty in maintaining position
Solution Approach 1:
The jig is used to preliminarily position and secure the assembly component before the actual fastening operation. The positioning guides ensure that bolt through-holes are correctly aligned with screw holes in advance, and the jig maintains this position throughout the insertion of multiple bolts, ensuring reliable and consistent assembly results.
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AI summary
A component assembly jig is a jig for assembling an assembly component to a target component using a plurality of bolts. The component assembly jig includes a jig body that temporarily holds the assembly component, and a plurality of positioning guides that position a plurality of bolt through-holes of the assembly component in a plurality of screw holes of a target component. According to the above configuration, the plurality of bolt through-holes can be positioned in the plurality of screw holes using the plurality of positioning guides. Thus, the assembly component can be easily assembled to the target component with the plurality of bolts regardless of whether the working environment is good or bad.