Adjustable Belt Clamp With Base Plate for Even Force Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clamps lack versatility to accommodate poles and pipes of varying diameters, leading to uneven force distribution and potential breakage.
Innovation Solution
A clamping device featuring a belt with adjustable diameter, coupled with a base plate having contact points for uniform force distribution, allowing the device to securely attach to poles and pipes of different diameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional clamps are used for poles of varying diameters, then the clamp can be installed on the pole, but the force distribution becomes uneven leading to breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp incorporates an adjustable belt mechanism that can dynamically change its diameter to match different pole sizes. The belt can be tightened or loosened via a fastening unit, allowing the clamp structure to adapt its dimensions rather than being fixed, thus maintaining reliability across varying diameters
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp design integrates multiple functions into a single device: the base plate provides structural support and force distribution, the adjustable belt accommodates various diameters, and the fastening unit secures the configuration. This multi-functional integration allows one clamp design to serve multiple pole diameter applications
2Device complexity
If a single clamp design is used for all pole diameters, then device complexity is reduced, but force distribution becomes uneven
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate features specifically positioned contact points that are strategically located to distribute forces evenly across the pole surface. This localized optimization of contact point placement ensures uniform force distribution at critical areas while maintaining a relatively simple overall clamp structure
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable belt mechanism allows the clamp to dynamically adapt its configuration to match the pole diameter, which in turn enables the contact points on the base plate to distribute forces uniformly regardless of the specific diameter being clamped
3Force
If multiple clamp sizes are used for varying pole diameters, then force distribution is improved, but device complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is designed as a universal device that can accommodate multiple pole diameters through its adjustable belt mechanism, eliminating the need for users to select from multiple clamp sizes. This single-device solution maintains uniform force distribution while significantly reducing installation time by removing the selection and matching process
4Ease of manufacture
If the belt diameter is fixed, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different pole diameters is lost
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than manufacturing belts in multiple fixed sizes, the invention uses a single belt design that becomes dynamically adjustable through the fastening unit. This allows the belt to effectively change its functional diameter to match different poles while maintaining manufacturing simplicity for a standard belt dimension
Data Source
AI summary
A clamping device is disclosed. The clamping device comprises a belt having free ends and braced around a pole. The belt comprises a fastening unit coupled to the free ends of the belt to adjust diameter of the belt around the pole. Further, the clamping device comprises a base plate having at least two slots to receive the belt. Thereafter, the base plate defines contact points with the pole, to provide a uniform distribution of force.