Building Block Structure With Combined Threaded Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building blocks suffer from insufficient structural strength, leading to easy collapse and detachment, and are time- and labor-consuming for assembly and disassembly due to inefficient connection mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A building block structure featuring a joint adaptor unit with right/left-hand combined threaded holes and a connection bar with alternating right-handed and left-handed external threads, allowing for secure screwing and easy disassembly by rotating the connection bar, reducing the need for distinct joint adaptors and simplifying the manufacturing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional building blocks use simple fitting and engaging sections, then assembly is simple, but connection strength is insufficient leading to easy collapse and detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines right-handed and left-handed threaded holes into a single joint adaptor, and combines corresponding threaded sections on the connection bar, allowing simultaneous engagement of multiple connections through one component. This merging increases connection strength while managing complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The joint adaptors are pre-equipped with both right-handed and left-handed threaded holes, and the connection bar is pre-formed with corresponding threaded sections. This preliminary preparation enables strong connections to be established quickly without requiring complex assembly operations or multiple separate components.
2Productivity
If building blocks are assembled piece by piece, then connection is secure, but assembly and disassembly are time- and labor-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The connection bar integrates multiple threaded sections (both right-handed and left-handed) into a single component that can engage multiple joint adaptors simultaneously. This allows multiple connections to be established in one operation rather than piece by piece, dramatically improving assembly efficiency and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection bar is pre-formed with alternating right-handed and left-handed threaded sections, and joint adaptors are pre-equipped with corresponding threaded holes. This preliminary configuration enables rapid assembly by simply rotating the connection bar to engage multiple joints at once, eliminating the need for sequential piece-by-piece assembly.
3Ease of manufacture
If separate joint adaptors are manufactured for right-handed and left-handed screwing, then connection precision is high, but manufacturing complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The joint adaptor integrates both right-handed and left-handed threaded holes into a single component, eliminating the need to manufacture and inventory separate adaptors for each hand. This merging simplifies manufacturing processes and reduces inventory complexity while maintaining full adaptability for both right-handed and left-handed connection bars.
Solution Approach 2:
The joint adaptor is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating both right-handed and left-handed threaded holes, allowing a single universal component to work with both types of connection bars. This universality simplifies manufacturing and inventory management while maintaining versatility in assembly options.
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 solution provides improved coupling strength, efficient assembly and disassembly, saving time and labor, while allowing for arbitrary coupling and reducing manufacturing complexity and inventory needs.
Implementation Method 1
The right/left-hand combined threaded hole comprises one or multiple right-handed screw troughs and one or multiple left-handed screw troughs that are alternately arranged. The connection bar has one end having one or multiple spaced right-handed external threads and an opposite end having one or multiple spaced left-handed external threads.
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AI summary
A building block structure includes a joint adaptor unit and at least one connection bar. The joint adaptor unit includes one or multiple joint adaptors, each of which includes at least one screwing connection end that includes a right/left-hand combined threaded hole formed therein. The right/left-hand combined threaded hole includes multiple right-handed screw troughs and multiple left-handed screw troughs that are alternately arranged. The connection bar has one end having multiple spaced right-handed external threads and an opposite end having multiple spaced left-handed external threads. As such, when the connection bar is rotated in a given direction, the right-handed external threads and the left-handed external threads are simultaneously screwed into the right/left-hand combined threaded holes of two oppositely facing joint adaptors. Through rotation in an opposite direction, the right-handed external threads and the left-handed external threads are simultaneously disengaged from the right/left-hand combined threaded holes.