Gantry Equipment Support Assembly Without Nuts and Bolts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing equipment supports for air conditioning heat exchanger units require numerous nuts and bolts for assembly, leading to time-consuming installation and maintenance, vulnerability to adverse weather conditions, and inefficient packaging, which increases costs and reduces the structure's lifespan.
Innovation Solution
A framework structure with gantry elements formed from a single, adjustable profile with angle cut-outs, allowing bending to create a gantry element without nuts and bolts, and using hooks and fixing plugs to secure longitudinal members, reducing the number of fasteners and enabling rapid assembly and disassembly even in harsh conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If numerous nuts and bolts are used to assemble the gantry elements and longitudinal members, then the structural strength and reliability are improved, but the assembly time and maintenance complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the gantry element components (uprights and cross beam) into a single integrated part formed from one continuous profile section. This eliminates the need for multiple nuts and bolts to assemble these components, reducing assembly time while maintaining structural integrity through the unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile section is strategically segmented with angle cut-outs at specific locations, allowing the single piece to be bent into the gantry element shape. This segmentation enables easy assembly and disassembly without fasteners while preserving the strength of the structure.
2Strength
If numerous nuts and bolts are used to secure the structure, then the load-bearing capacity is improved, but the vulnerability to adverse weather conditions increases due to rust and thread locking
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the nuts and bolts from the assembly system entirely. By forming the gantry element as a single continuous piece and using angle cut-outs for bending, the design removes the fastener components that are susceptible to rust and thread locking, thereby improving reliability in adverse weather conditions while maintaining load-bearing capacity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the gantry elements are manufactured as separate components requiring assembly, then the adaptability to different heat exchanger unit dimensions is improved, but the device complexity and number of parts increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple gantry element components into a single integrated structure formed from one profile section. This reduces the number of parts and assembly steps while maintaining adaptability through the strategic placement of angle cut-outs that allow bending and configuration adjustment.
4Stability of the object's composition
If numerous fasteners and component parts are used, then the structural stability is improved, but the packaging requirements and material costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple separate components into a single gantry element made from one profile section. This dramatically reduces the quantity of individual parts that require packaging, while the angle cut-outs provide the necessary flexibility for assembly and configuration, maintaining structural stability with fewer components.
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AI summary
An equipment support comprising a framework structure (1) comprising at least two end crossways elements (2, 3) joined to each other by means of longitudinal members (4), wherein each end element comprises a gantry element defining two uprights (5, 6) and a connecting cross beam (7) made as a single piece.