Dual Support Tool Structure for Multi-Component Mounting
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support structures require individual fixing of multiple support tools to accommodate components of varying weights and shapes, leading to increased labor and weight due to the need for a large cover.
Innovation Solution
A support structure that uses a first and second support tool fixed to the same fixing portion, allowing collective fixation without increasing weight, with each tool made of different materials to accommodate varying pressing forces and reinforcing strength through overlapping designs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual support tools are fixed to the structure to accommodate components of varying weights and shapes, then the pressing force can be adjusted for each component, but the labor for work increases and the weight of the support structure increases due to the need for a large cover
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple support tools into a single integrated support tool that can press multiple components simultaneously. This is achieved by providing a single support tool with a pressing surface that has multiple pressing portions, each capable of pressing a different component with appropriate force, thereby eliminating the need for multiple separate support tools and reducing the overall weight of the support structure
Solution Approach 2:
The single support tool is designed to perform multiple functions by accommodating components of varying weights and shapes through its multi-functional pressing surface. The pressing surface includes multiple pressing portions that can be independently adjusted or configured to press different components with different forces, making the support tool universal for handling various component types
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual support tools are fixed to the structure, then each component can be pressed individually, but the workability at the time of fixing the support tools deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual support tools into a single integrated support tool that can be fixed to the structure as one unit. This single support tool includes multiple pressing portions that can individually press different components, thereby maintaining the individual pressing capability while significantly improving the ease of installation and fixing operations
3Ease of operation
If one large cover is prepared and fixed to the structure to collectively press multiple components, then the workability of fixing support tools is improved, but the weight of the support structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of multiple support tools into a single integrated support tool with a pressing surface that includes multiple pressing portions. This approach maintains the ease of fixing operations associated with using one component while avoiding the weight penalty of a large cover, as the integrated support tool is more compact and efficient in its design
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
This approach improves workability and maintains structural integrity while reducing weight by using a dual-tool system with different materials and overlapping configurations.
Implementation Method 1
each support tool is fixed with respect to the structure at an individual fixing point. JP 2010 153722 A shows a substrate holding structure in which a mounting component is pressed by a spring support.
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AI summary
A support structure supports a component mounted on a mounting surface of a structure by pressing the component to the mounting surface side and includes a first support tool and a second support tool used so that the component is pressed to the mounting surface side and supported and a fixing portion provided on the structure and fixing the first support tool and the second support tool. The first support tool and the second support tool are fixed to the same fixing portion.