Connected Hanger Bolt Assembly for Fast Rail Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing hanger bolt system requires multiple positioning steps and is prone to rotation with nuts during coupling, increasing the burden of installation and reducing efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A connecting hanger bolt system where multiple bolts are connected by a member that maintains a consistent interval along a hanging groove rail, allowing simultaneous positioning and minimizing nut rotation during coupling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple hanger bolts are used for one device, then the device can be installed on the ceiling or under the floor, but the burden of positioning work increases because positioning must be performed as many times as the number of hanger bolts
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple hanger bolts are merged into a single integrated assembly where the bolts are connected to each other through connecting members. This allows the bolts to be positioned and installed simultaneously as one unit rather than individually, reducing positioning work time while maintaining installation flexibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If the hanger bolt is not fixed to the hanging groove rail, then the hanger bolt can move to an arbitrary location, but the hanger bolt easily corotates with the nut when a worker tries to couple the nut
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple bolts are connected to each other forming an integrated structure. This connection prevents individual bolts from corotating with nuts during coupling, as the connected bolts provide mutual stability while still allowing the entire assembly to move along the rail to arbitrary locations
3Ease of operation
If the hanger bolt structure allows easy movement along the rail, then positioning at arbitrary locations is simplified, but the bolt head can pass through the opening making the structure less stable
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple bolts are connected to form a single stable assembly. The connecting members join the bolts such that they move together as one unit through the opening, providing stability through the interconnected structure while maintaining the ability to position at arbitrary locations along the rail
Data Source
AI summary
A connecting hanger bolt according to an aspect of the present invention is a hanger bolt which is inserted into a hanging groove rail having an opening narrower than the outer diameter of a bolt head and extending in a hanging groove rail longitudinal direction and from which a device is hangable. The connecting hanger bolt includes: a plurality of bolts which move in the hanging groove rail longitudinal direction in the hanging groove rail and whose shaft portions pass through the opening; and a connecting member which connects the plurality of bolts to each other, and keeps an interval in the hanging groove rail longitudinal direction between the plurality of bolts adjacent to each other.