Conical Hole Plug with Varying Diameters for Universal Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hole plugs are often specific to a single or narrow range of hole structures, making it difficult and costly for users to find the correct plug for various structured holes and openings, and they require adjustments or moving parts for effective sealing.
Innovation Solution
A conical hole plug with varying diameters and integrated cavities, made of a resilient material, that can be easily inserted and removed without adjustments, accommodating different hole sizes and configurations by utilizing its elongated portions and cavities to form a tight seal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple specific structure plugs are manufactured to accommodate different hole structures, then sealing effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The plug is designed with a conical outer surface that can accommodate multiple hole structures (threaded, smooth, tapered, uniform thickness) with a single universal design. The conical geometry allows the plug to adapt to various hole configurations without requiring multiple specialized plug types, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining sealing effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The plug utilizes a conical outer surface with varying diameter that can be adjusted or selected in different size parameters to match different hole structures. By changing the dimensional parameters of the conical surface rather than the fundamental geometry, the plug can effectively seal various hole types without increasing structural complexity.
2Manufacturing precision
If a specific structure plug is manufactured for each hole structure, then sealing precision is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal plug design with conical outer surface replaces the need to manufacture multiple specialized plugs for different hole structures. This universality simplifies the manufacturing process, reduces production costs, and eliminates the complexity of maintaining multiple manufacturing specifications while achieving adequate sealing precision for various hole types.
Solution Approach 2:
The plug design separates the sealing function from the structural adaptation requirements. The conical outer surface provides structural adaptability to various hole types, while the sealing elements (such as gaskets or sealing rings) provide the precision sealing function. This segmentation allows simple manufacturing of the plug body while maintaining high sealing precision through the sealing elements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable mechanisms are added to accommodate different hole structures, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adding adjustable mechanisms, the invention achieves adaptability by providing a conical outer surface that can be manufactured in different size parameters. The user selects the appropriate plug size parameter to match the hole structure, eliminating the need for complex adjustment mechanisms while maintaining high adaptability to various hole configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
Rather than making the plug adjustable to fit different holes, the invention inverts the approach by having fixed conical plugs in various sizes that fit different hole structures. This eliminates moving parts and adjustment mechanisms while achieving the same adaptability through a family of fixed-size components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The conical hole plug efficiently seals various structured holes and openings without the need for adjustments or moving parts, providing a cost-effective solution that can be used across multiple industries, ensuring fluid-tight sealing and easy handling.
Implementation Method 1
made of a resilient material, that can be easily inserted and removed without adjustments, accommodating different hole sizes and configurations by utilizing its elongated portions and cavities to form a tight seal
Data Source
AI summary
A conical hole plug for sealing various types of holes and openings. The conical hole plug generally includes a first elongated portion having a first varying diameter that uniformly increases from a terminating outer end to a terminating inner end, a second cavity extending within the first elongated portion, the second cavity having a second varying diameter that uniformly decreases from a terminating outer end to a terminating inner end, a second elongated portion having a third varying diameter that uniformly increases from a terminating outer end to a terminating inner end, the second elongated portion linearly extends from the first elongated portion, a first cavity extending within the second elongated portion, the first cavity having a fourth varying diameter that uniformly decreases from a terminating outer end to a terminating inner end.