Formwork Anchor Receptacle With Spacer Element Tilting Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing formwork anchor receptacles face challenges in secure mounting and precise angular adjustment due to reliance on frictional connections, which can lead to unintentional detachment during assembly and transport, and difficulty in limiting tilting within a desired range.
Innovation Solution
The formwork anchor receptacle incorporates a spacer element with a mounting opening and a ball section for tilting, along with an anti-rotation securing member and a spring element for secure attachment, allowing for precise tilting control and preventing unintended detachment, facilitated by a spacer element that limits tilting and centers the receptacle on the bearing element.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a folding spring is used to retain the formwork anchor receptacle on the bearing element, then the receptacle can be mounted on the formwork element, but the retention is solely by frictional connection which risks unintentional detachment during assembly and transport
Solution Approach 1:
A spacer element is introduced as an intermediary component between the formwork anchor receptacle and the bearing element. The spacer element includes a mounting opening that receives the receptacle and contact surfaces that engage with the bearing element, creating a more reliable mechanical connection than friction alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining apparatus is segmented into multiple functional components: the spacer element with mounting opening, contact surfaces for engagement, and optional retaining elements. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally, improving overall retention reliability.
2Manufacturing precision
If a folding spring is used to retain the formwork anchor receptacle, then mounting is possible, but the tilting of the receptacle with respect to the formwork element cannot be precisely limited to a desired angular range
Solution Approach 1:
The spacer element acts as a mediator that provides geometric constraints for tilting control. Its contact surfaces with the bearing element and mounting opening configuration naturally limit the receptacle's tilting angle to a desired range without requiring complex active control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The ball section and ball socket interface enables controlled tilting motion while the spacer element's geometry constrains this motion to a specific angular range. The spherical contact allows rotation while the spacer's linear contact surfaces limit the extent of tilting.
3Reliability
If a folding spring is used for retention, then the receptacle can be mounted, but the folding spring may be lost during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The spacer element serves as a stable intermediary component that remains attached to either the receptacle or bearing element, eliminating the risk of the retaining mechanism being lost during transport. The retaining elements are integrated into the spacer structure rather than being separate small components.
4Device complexity
If the receptacle is retained solely by frictional connection, then the structure can be simple, but the retention is not secure against unintentional detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The spacer element is a relatively simple intermediary component that transforms the simple friction-based connection into a more secure mechanical engagement. It adds minimal complexity while significantly improving retention security through its mounting opening and contact surface geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining apparatus is divided into the spacer element and integrating retaining elements, creating a modular solution that maintains simplicity while enhancing security. The retaining elements can be simple features of the spacer rather than complex separate mechanisms.
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 solution enhances the secure retention and precise tilting of the formwork anchor receptacle, simplifying assembly and reducing labor costs by providing a reliable, friction-independent attachment mechanism that prevents unintentional detachment and ensures accurate angular positioning.
Implementation Method 1
the bearing element can comprise a ball socket, i.e. a section curved in a spherical concave manner, on which the ball section of the formwork anchor receptacle is mounted
Implementation Method 2
the spacer element, with which, in the intended operating position of the formwork anchor receptacle on the bearing element of the formwork device, a tilting of the receptacle element with respect to the formwork element can be limited in at least one tilting direction
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a formwork anchor receptacle for arrangement on a bearing element of a formwork element, having a receptacle element, which has a receptacle opening for insertion of an anchor rod and a ball section for mounting on the mounting element of the formwork element, and having a retaining apparatus for retaining the receptacle element on the bearing element of the formwork element, wherein the retaining apparatus has a spacer element for contacting the bearing element of the formwork element, wherein the spacer element has an mounting opening for mounting on the receptacle element and a formwork device having such a formwork anchor receptacle.