Bolt Connector with Movable Clamping for Stable Snap-On Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connectors for components to bolts often lack stability and ease of connection, requiring complex assembly processes and inadequate holding forces, especially when used with cables or hoses.
Innovation Solution
A multi-part connector system with a base part and a holding part, featuring movable clamping elements and a spring arm mechanism that securely engages with the bolt, allowing for easy assembly and high holding forces by adjusting positions to lock the holding part in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple connector design is used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but connection stability and holding force deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into multiple functional parts: a base part with clamping elements for securing the bolt, and a holding part with holding elements for securing the component. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently for both manufacturing simplicity and connection stability, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping elements are designed to be movable relative to the base part, allowing them to adapt to different bolt sizes and positions. This dynamic capability enables the connector to maintain stable connection forces while keeping the overall structure simple and easy to manufacture.
2Reliability
If a complex assembly process is used, then connection stability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connector employs self-locking mechanisms where the clamping elements automatically secure the bolt and the holding elements automatically secure the component through elastic deformation and geometric interlocking. This self-service capability achieves stable connections without complex assembly processes, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining connection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces complex mechanical fastening systems with elastic deformation-based clamping and holding mechanisms. The elastic elements provide automatic locking through their deformation characteristics, eliminating the need for multiple fastening steps and complex mechanical assemblies, thus improving ease of operation while ensuring connection stability.
3Ease of operation
If insufficient holding force is provided, then ease of operation is improved, but connection stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connector utilizes elastic deformation as a key parameter to generate holding force. By selecting appropriate elastic materials and designing the geometry of clamping and holding elements, the connector automatically generates sufficient holding force through elastic recovery, maintaining both ease of operation and connection stability without requiring excessive assembly force.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector employs composite structural design combining elastic materials for clamping elements with rigid materials for base and holding parts. This composite approach enables the elastic elements to deform and generate holding force easily, while the rigid parts provide structural support, achieving both ease of operation and sufficient holding force.
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
The connector system provides a stable and easy-to-assemble connection for components to bolts, ensuring secure attachment and high holding forces through the interaction of clamping elements and spring arms, facilitating the locking state for reliable fastening.
Implementation Method 1
the spring arm can be elastically deformable
Data Source
AI summary
A connector for connecting a component to a bolt has a base part and at least one holding part arranged displaceably on the base part. The base part has a connecting section for connecting to the component, a receptacle for receiving the bolt, and a clamping element which partially delimits the receptacle. The clamping element, in a delivery state of the connector, in which the bolt has not yet been inserted into the receptacle, assumes a first position and can be moved outward into a second position. The holding part has a first holding lug, which in the delivery state is arranged in a first latching recess of the base part or in the delivery state is arranged at a distance from the first latching recess of the base part.