Exhaust Diffuser Connector With Rotating Tongue-Groove Flanges
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current diffuser attachment systems for automotive exhaust systems are complex, unsafe, and inefficient, with difficult installation and maintenance procedures, particularly for outlet nozzles and side connectors, leading to accidents, low durability, and high maintenance costs.
Innovation Solution
A connector system utilizing tongue and groove flanges with adjustable fixing clamps for press-fitting and fastening diffuser parts, allowing 360-degree rotation for easy assembly and maintenance, ensuring high strength, safety, and versatility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional attachment systems are used for diffusers, then installation and maintenance procedures become complex and difficult, but the connector system structure becomes simpler with tongue and groove flanges
Solution Approach 1:
The connector system is divided into separate modular components including tongue flanges, groove flanges, and fixing clamps that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation simplifies the overall installation and maintenance procedures while managing structural complexity through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
Tongue and groove flanges serve as intermediary elements between the diffuser and the exhaust system, providing a standardized mechanical interface that simplifies connection and disconnection procedures while maintaining structural integrity through the mediator components.
2Reliability
If traditional fastening methods are used for outlet nozzles and side connectors, then durability is reduced and maintenance costs increase, but the fixing clamp system provides higher strength and safety
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing clamp system merges multiple fastening functions into a single integrated component that simultaneously provides clamping force, positioning, and structural support. This combination increases durability and safety while simplifying manufacturing and maintenance compared to traditional multi-component fastening systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing clamps are designed with adjustable and removable characteristics, allowing dynamic adaptation during installation and maintenance. This dynamic design enables easy removal and reinstallation of outlet nozzles and side connectors, reducing maintenance costs while maintaining high durability during operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-position attachment systems are used, then adaptability to different vehicle types is limited, but the rotating connector system provides 360-degree rotation and better versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The connector system incorporates 360-degree rotation capability through a dynamic joint design that allows the diffuser to be positioned at any angle relative to the exhaust system. This dynamic adaptability enables installation on various vehicle types without requiring complex fixed-position mounting systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The tongue and groove flange interface with rotating capability serves multiple functions: mechanical connection, angular adjustment, and positioning. This multi-functional design provides universal adaptability to different vehicle types while managing complexity through a single integrated interface system.
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AI summary
A connector system for attaching diffusers to automotive vehicle exhaust systems which, in accordance with the characteristics thereof, provides a connector system in a specific structure of the mechanical type and based in an outlet nozzle with a groove flange, a tongue flange making the interface outlet nozzle-diffuser, an outlet connector with a tongue flange making the interface to the automotive vehicle exhaust system, a groove flange making the interface outlet connector-diffuser, and fixing clamps for the pairs of tongue-groove flanges, in order to provide complete optimization procedures to press fit and fasten the diffusers and their parts such as outlet nozzles and outlet connectors to automotive sports vehicle exhaust systems, coupled with a 360-degree double rotating system of their parts.