Bracket Construction for Link Chain Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bracket assemblies for mounting link chains face challenges in being cooperative with various types and sizes of machine elements while ensuring efficient operation and easy attachment to machine components.
Innovation Solution
A bracket assembly comprising two opposed, mirror-image brackets with a base flange and a transverse link attachment flange, featuring offset pin openings for easy attachment to machine elements and integration with link chains, allowing for efficient and rugged connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a bracket assembly is designed to be cooperative with various types and sizes of machine elements, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is designed with a universal base flange configuration that can accommodate various machine elements through standardized mounting hole patterns and dimensions. The link attachment flange with pin openings is designed to work with different link chain configurations, allowing the same bracket design to serve multiple functions across different applications and machine sizes.
2Ease of operation
If the bracket assembly is designed for easy attachment to machine elements, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is divided into distinct functional segments: a base flange for mounting to the machine element and a link attachment flange for connecting the link chain. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently - the base flange can be designed for easy alignment and attachment while the link attachment flange can be precision-manufactured with accurately positioned pin openings, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining ease of assembly.
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AI summary
A bracket assembly for mounting a link chain includes first and second opposed mirror image brackets each bracket having a uniformly thick base flange for mounting on a surface for support and an upstanding transverse link attachment flange which includes spaced openings symmetrically positioned for replication of a chain link plate and for attachment of the plates of a chain link to a pair of opposed spaced brackets.