Climbing Shoe with Multi-Axis Pivot for Offset Floor Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing climbing screen systems and shoes are designed for rectangular structures, failing to effectively support safety screens in the construction of high-rise buildings with complex shapes, as they cannot adjust to non-superimposed or offset floors.
Innovation Solution
A climbing shoe design featuring a support member with a fork structure, allowing for backward and forward tilt, and sideward tilt adjustments, using pivotable and sliding mechanisms to securely engage climbing rails and adapt to irregular building geometries, ensuring stable support and easy alignment with floor edges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If climbing screen systems are designed for rectangular structures with fixed geometry, then manufacturing and installation are simplified, but they cannot adapt to buildings with complex shapes and offset floors
Solution Approach 1:
The climbing shoe is divided into separate functional modules: a support member for engaging the climbing rail, an outer member pivotally connected to the support member, and an inner member pivotally connected to the outer member. This segmentation allows each module to independently adjust while maintaining overall structural integrity, enabling adaptation to complex building shapes without overwhelming complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The climbing shoe incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms through pivotal connections. The outer member can pivot relative to the support member, and the inner member can pivot relative to the outer member, allowing the structure to dynamically adapt its configuration to match offset floors and complex building geometries while maintaining stability during construction operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If climbing shoes use fixed rigid structures, then stability and load-bearing capacity are improved, but they cannot adjust to non-superimposed floors and complex geometries
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotal connections between the support member, outer member, and inner member create a dynamically adjustable support system. These connections allow the climbing shoe to adapt its geometry to offset floors while maintaining structural stability through controlled movement and positioning, resolving the contradiction between rigidity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner member is nested within the outer member structure, with both members pivotally connected to the support member. This nested configuration allows compact storage when not in use and enables sequential adjustment when adapting to complex geometries, maintaining stability while providing necessary adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If climbing shoes are designed with simple single-axis pivoting, then device complexity is reduced, but they cannot provide both backward/forward tilt and sideward tilt adjustments simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The pivoting functionality is segmented into two independent rotational degrees of freedom: one pivot mechanism for backward/forward tilt adjustment and another pivot mechanism for sideward tilt adjustment. This segmentation allows each pivot to be optimized for its specific direction of movement while working together to provide comprehensive multi-directional adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support member serves multiple functions: it engages the climbing rail, supports the outer member pivot, and transfers loads from both tilt adjustment mechanisms. This multi-functionality reduces overall device complexity by consolidating support and adjustment functions into a unified structure rather than requiring separate components for each function.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a climbing shoe for a climbing safety screen, comprising: a support member for engaging a climbing rail of the climbing safety screen;a fork member with a first flange and a second flange; an outer member pivotally connected to the first flange and second flange about a transverse axis; an inner member mounted to the outer member and pivotable about a longitudinal axis with respect to the outer member.