Flexible Sensor Mounting Member for Cylinder Groove Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional position detecting sensors for actuators require manual mounting with limited operational efficiency and need a large operating space near the axial end of the cylinder, making them inefficient and space-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A position detecting sensor with a housing and mounting members featuring flexible engagement parts that can be easily inserted and fixed into a sensor attachment groove with a wide and narrow portion configuration, allowing for efficient mounting without a large operating space, and utilizing fixing tools for stable fixation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the mounting member is inserted manually into the sensor groove from the axial end of the cylinder, then the position detecting sensor can be mounted, but a large operating space is required and operational efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting member is divided into a sensor holder and a mounting member that can be separated. The sensor holder containing the magnetic sensor can be inserted into the sensor groove first, and then the mounting member is attached separately using the engagement parts. This segmentation allows for easier mounting in limited spaces while maintaining secure fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement parts are designed to be flexible rather than rigid, allowing them to adapt to the groove geometry and provide secure mounting. The flexible engagement parts can deform during insertion and then maintain a stable connection, enabling easy mounting without requiring large operating spaces.
2Ease of operation
If the mounting member is inserted manually into the sensor groove from the axial end of the cylinder, then the position detecting sensor can be mounted, but operational efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting member is divided into a sensor holder and a mounting member that can be separated. The sensor holder containing the magnetic sensor can be inserted into the sensor groove first, and then the mounting member is attached separately using the engagement parts. This segmentation allows for easier mounting in limited spaces while maintaining secure fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement parts are designed to be flexible rather than rigid, allowing them to adapt to the groove geometry and provide secure mounting. The flexible engagement parts can deform during insertion and then maintain a stable connection, enabling easy mounting without requiring large operating spaces.
3Reliability
If the mounting member width is larger than the narrow portion of the sensor groove, then the sensor can be securely mounted, but the mounting operation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting member is divided into a sensor holder and a mounting member that can be separated. The sensor holder containing the magnetic sensor can be inserted into the sensor groove first, and then the mounting member is attached separately using the engagement parts. This segmentation allows for easier mounting in limited spaces while maintaining secure fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement parts are designed to be flexible rather than rigid, allowing them to adapt to the groove geometry and provide secure mounting. The flexible engagement parts can deform during insertion and then maintain a stable connection, enabling easy mounting without requiring large operating spaces.
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 easy and efficient mounting of the position detecting sensor on an actuator without requiring a large operating space, while enhancing detection accuracy and stability through the close positioning of the sensor main body and displaceable body.
Implementation Method 1
a first engagement part and a second engagement part, which are flexible and are arranged in confronting relation, opening with a gap mutually therebetween in a widthwise direction of the sensor attachment groove. In a state in which the first engagement part and the second engagement part are flexed in such a manner that the first engagement part and the second engagement part approach one another mutually, by being restored to their original positions after insertion thereof into the sensor attachment groove from the side surface of the actuator, the position detecting sensor can be attached and mounted with respect to the actuator.
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AI summary
A position detecting sensor is mounted in a sensor attachment groove of a cylinder device. The sensor attachment groove includes a wide portion on the side of a groove bottom surface, and a narrow portion on the side of a side surface of the cylinder device. The position detecting sensor includes a mounting member having a width dimension larger than a groove width of the narrow portion. The mounting member includes a first engagement part and a second engagement part, which are flexible and are arranged in confronting relation, opening with a gap mutually therebetween in a widthwise direction of the sensor attachment groove.