Component Connector Layout With Separate Insertion and Actuation Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connecting devices for furniture and mechanical components lack simplicity in manufacturing and reliability in providing a stable connection between components.
Innovation Solution
A connecting device with a main body featuring distinct openings for insertion, fixing, and actuation of a fixing element, allowing for secure and accessible assembly, including an insertion opening, a fixing opening, and an actuating opening that is complementary to the fixing element's outer contour, enabling easy handling and stable connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single opening is used for insertion and actuation of the fixing element, then the device structure is simplified, but the ease of operation and reliability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The opening in the connecting device is divided into two distinct openings: an insertion opening for inserting the fixing element and an actuation opening for actuating the fixing element. This segmentation allows each opening to be optimized for its specific function, improving ease of operation while maintaining manageable device complexity through clear functional separation.
2Shape
If the actuation opening is made narrow and visually appealing, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the ease of inserting the fixing element is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the insertion function and actuation function into different openings, the actuation opening can be designed to be narrow and aesthetically pleasing while the insertion opening can be larger and more functional for inserting the fixing element.
Solution Approach 2:
Different openings are designed with different characteristics suited to their specific functions: the insertion opening has dimensions and shape optimized for easy insertion of the fixing element, while the actuation opening is designed to be narrow and visually appealing while still allowing tool access for actuation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the fixing element is fully enclosed in the main body, then the structural integrity is improved, but the accessibility for actuation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The opening is segmented into two separate openings positioned at different locations on the main body. The insertion opening allows the fixing element to be inserted into the receiving channel, while the actuation opening provides access to the fixing element for actuation. This segmentation maintains structural integrity by keeping most of the fixing element enclosed while providing necessary access points.
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AI summary
In order to provide a connecting device for connecting two components, which is simple to manufacture and enables a stable and reliable connection of the two components, it is proposed that the connecting device comprises a main body which comprises a receiving channel extending through the main body for accommodating a fixing element, wherein the receiving channel is preferably accessible at one end by way of an insertion opening of the main body and/or preferably at a (further) end by way of a fixing opening of the main body, wherein the main body preferably further comprises an actuating opening that is different from the insertion opening and/or the fixing opening, by way of which in particular the fixing element arranged in the receiving channel is preferably accessible for the actuation thereof.