Dual-Material Expansion Anchor Collar for Anti-Spinning Setting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing expansion anchors face challenges in balancing the collapsible, anti-spinning, and setting functions due to the limitations of using a single material, which affects their performance in securing heavy loads to concrete surfaces.
Innovation Solution
The use of a collar composed of two materials with different hardness levels, where the inner part is made of a harder material for collapsible function and the outer part is made of a softer material for anti-spinning and setting functions, achieved through double shot molding or separate assembly, allowing for improved deformation and resistance to torque.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single material is used for the collar to fulfill collapsible, anti-spinning, and setting functions, then the device complexity is reduced, but the performance balance among the three functions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The collar is constructed using composite materials with different hardness levels - a harder inner material for collapsible function and a softer outer material for anti-spinning and setting functions. This composite structure enables the single collar component to simultaneously fulfill all three required functions with balanced performance.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the collar are assigned different material properties - the inner part uses harder material while the outer part uses softer material. This local differentiation allows each region to optimize its specific function while maintaining overall structural integrity.
2Strength
If a harder material is used for the collar to improve collapsible function, then the pre-tension capability is improved, but the anti-spinning and setting functions deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The collar combines harder inner material for pre-tension capability with softer outer material for anti-spinning and setting functions, resolving the contradiction between strength and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The harder material is localized to the inner region where pre-tension is needed, while the softer material is applied to the outer region where anti-spinning and setting operations occur, allowing each function to operate optimally.
3Ease of operation
If a softer material is used for the collar to improve anti-spinning function, then the ease of operation is improved, but the collapsible function deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The collar uses composite materials where the softer outer material provides anti-spinning functionality while the harder inner material maintains the necessary collapsible strength and pre-tension capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The softer material is applied locally to the outer surface where anti-spinning contact occurs, while the harder material remains in the inner structure where collapsible function and pre-tension are required.
4Ease of operation
If the outer diameter of the collar is increased to improve anti-spinning function, then the contact face area is increased, but the ease of assembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The softer outer material allows for adequate anti-spinning contact area with a more reasonable outer diameter, as the softer material can deform to increase effective contact area without requiring a larger overall collar size.
Solution Approach 2:
Changing the material hardness parameter of the outer collar material allows for optimization of the outer diameter dimension, reducing it while maintaining adequate anti-spinning contact area through material deformation.
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 dual-material approach enhances the anchor's ability to securely fasten heavy loads by preventing spinning and ensuring easy assembly, while maintaining structural integrity under high torque, thus providing a balanced performance in collapsible, anti-spinning, and setting functions.
Implementation Method 1
the outer part is made of a softer material for anti-spinning and setting functions
Implementation Method 2
the inner part is made of a harder material for collapsible function
Implementation Method 3
The use of a collar composed of two materials with different hardness levels... allowing for improved deformation and resistance to torque
Data Source
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AI summary
An expansion anchor, comprises a bolt, a spacer sleeve, an expansible sleeve, an expanding member, and a collar, being arranged between the expansible sleeve and the spacer sleeve and having the form of a ring-like body, the bolt inserting into the spacer sleeve, the collar and expansible sleeve in sequence, and thread connected to the cone at its leading end, to thereby draw the expanding member into the expansible sleeve and expand radially; said collar is formed by a first material and a second material with different hardness. This expansion anchor can perfectly balance the collapsible function, the anti-spinning and setting functions of the collapsible part.