Connecting Module With Elastic Element For Stable Device Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connecting modules fail to securely connect two devices due to uneven force distribution and potential deformation, especially when one or both devices are heavy, leading to misalignment.
Innovation Solution
A connecting module design featuring interlocking parts with bevel contact surfaces and an elastic element that allows for rotational and axial movement, reducing clearance and ensuring robust engagement between devices through a series of states, including a third state where the fourth part engages with the fifth part for enhanced stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a connecting module is used to connect two devices, then the efficiency of the device is improved, but the connecting structure may be deformed and the devices may become misaligned when one or both devices are too heavy
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting module employs a dynamic adjustment mechanism where the second part can rotate relative to the third part and move in the axial direction. This dynamic capability allows the connecting module to adapt to weight differences between devices, distributing forces evenly and preventing structural deformation while maintaining stable connection.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the connecting structure is made robust to steadily connect two devices, then the connection stability is improved, but the clearance of the connecting interfaces cannot be reduced to a minimum
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting module is divided into multiple parts (first part, second part, third part, fourth part) with distinct functions. The second part acts as an adjustable intermediate component that can rotate and move axially relative to the third part, enabling precise control of interface clearance while maintaining overall connection stability through the robust interlocking structure.
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 module effectively reduces clearance between devices, ensures even force distribution, and maintains stability by allowing for relative movement and engagement of parts, preventing deformation and misalignment, thus securely connecting devices of varying weights.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic element, which connects the first part and the fourth part
Data Source
AI summary
The connecting module is converted to a third state from a first state through a second state. The connecting module includes a fourth part, a first part, a second part and a third part, which are sequentially disposed in an axial direction. The first part is fixed to the third part. From the first state to the third state, the fourth part rotates together with the first part. From the first state to the second state, the first part rotates with respect to the second part, and the second part moves with respect to the third part in the axial direction.