Champagne Cork Wire Loop Design for Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cork wiring devices with three legs in a Y shape require excessive metal wire and suffer from uneven force distribution, leading to stability issues and potential deformation of the metal plate.
Innovation Solution
A cork wiring device with three legs that form a loop at their end, accompanied by three lateral grooves on the plate to receive leg portions, reducing wire length and enhancing stability, and an annular recess with a peripheral flange and central dome to center and hold the loop, ensuring balanced force distribution and reduced deformation risk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If three legs are used in a Y shape, then wire length is reduced, but force distribution becomes uneven causing stability issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a symmetric Y-shaped configuration to an asymmetric loop configuration where three legs connect at one end to form a closed loop. This asymmetric arrangement changes the force distribution pattern, allowing the legs to bear forces more evenly while maintaining structural stability. The loop structure creates a self-balancing mechanism that prevents lateral forces from causing plate deformation.
2Length of moving object
If three legs are used in a Y shape, then wire length is reduced, but lateral forces cause plate deformation
Solution Approach 1:
The loop configuration acts as a preemptive cushioning mechanism that anticipates and distributes lateral forces before they can cause plate deformation. The closed loop structure creates a rigid framework that absorbs and redistributes forces evenly across all three legs, preventing any single leg from exerting excessive lateral force on the plate. This beforehand cushioning effect protects the plate from deformation while maintaining the reduced wire length benefit.
3Stability of the object's composition
If four legs are used, then force distribution is uniform, but wire length increases considerably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of four legs into a three-leg loop structure. By connecting the three legs at one end to form a closed loop, the structure combines the stabilizing effect of multiple legs with the material efficiency of fewer legs. The loop configuration allows the three legs to work together as a unified structural element, distributing forces evenly while using significantly less wire than a four-leg design would require.
Data Source
AI summary
Generally described, aspects of the disclosed subject matter are directed to a cork wiring device for closure of a stopper of a bottle of champagne or other effervescent drink. The cork wiring device generally includes an assembly made of metal wire and provided with two parts, namely on the one hand a cage having three legs, and on the other hand a band joined to a free end of each of said legs. The cork wiring device may also include a plate associated with the cage to constitute an interface, the three legs meeting at their end opposite to their free end, forming a loop, and the plate may include three exclusively lateral grooves, each of said lateral grooves being associated with one of said legs and intended to receive a portion of the associated leg located between the free end and the loop.