Flexible Linkage Support Structure for Wide-Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sanitary products, such as faucets and pendants, require adjustable angles but existing designs lack a flexible mechanism for easy adjustment.
Innovation Solution
A flexible supporting structure featuring a linkage mechanism with meshed toothed plates and a pivot shaft, allowing for wide-range angle adjustment by bending, which can be applied to faucets and pendants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a rigid supporting structure is used for sanitary products, then structural stability is maintained, but angle adjustment flexibility is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting structure is divided into multiple linkage toothed plates connected in sequence, where each plate can rotate relative to adjacent plates through meshing tooth portions. This segmentation allows the structure to achieve flexible angle adjustment while maintaining overall stability through the interconnected linkage mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The linkage mechanism transforms the rigid supporting structure into a dynamic system where the toothed plates can rotate and adjust angles. The meshing tooth portions enable controlled movement between plates, providing dynamic angle adjustment capability while the interconnected structure maintains stability during operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a linkage mechanism with multiple toothed plates is used for angle adjustment, then angle adjustment flexibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The linkage toothed plates serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable angle adjustment through rotation, and maintain positional stability through meshing engagement. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate adjustment mechanisms, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity despite the enhanced angle adjustment range.
3Manufacturing precision
If meshing tooth portions are added to linkage plates for connected rotation, then angle adjustment precision is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The meshing tooth portions are designed with specific geometric parameters (tooth shape, spacing, and profile) that enable precise angular positioning. By optimizing these parameters, the mechanism achieves high angle adjustment precision while the toothed structures remain manufacturable using standard machining processes.
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
Enables flexible and precise adjustment of angles in sanitary products, enhancing user satisfaction and design aesthetics by providing a stable and versatile mounting solution.
Implementation Method 1
the linkage plate assembly includes at least two linkage toothed plates which are meshed and connected in sequence; an end portion of the linkage toothed plate is provided with a meshing tooth portion; and the meshing tooth portions of two front-back-adjacent linkage toothed plates are meshed
Implementation Method 2
two left-right-adjacent linkage toothed plates in the two rows of linkage plate assemblies are connected through a pivot shaft, and are capable of being rotated synchronously with the pivot shaft
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure is directed to a flexible supporting structure that includes a linkage mechanism capable of being bent for adjustment. The linkage mechanism includes at least one row of a linkage plate assembly, and the linkage plate assembly includes at least two linkage toothed plates which are meshed and connected in sequence. At least one end portion of each of the at least two linkage toothed plates is provided with a meshing tooth portion such that a first meshing tooth portion of a first linkage toothed plate is meshed with a second meshing tooth portion of a second linkage toothed plate. The flexible supporting structure is applicable to various products and provides a function of adjusting an angle or a bending degree in a wide range by using linkage between the linkage toothed plates.