Perpendicular Guide Rail Sliding Assembly for Heavy Vehicle Calibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sliding apparatuses for automobile calibration are unable to bear large loads and have high costs, with complex installation processes and weight issues.
Innovation Solution
A sliding apparatus with a guide rail featuring perpendicular surfaces and parallel sliding grooves, equipped with sliding members and rollers for smooth movement, and a locking mechanism for secure fixation, allowing for precise adjustment and calibration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If guide rail slider manner is used, then sliding capability is achieved, but installation process becomes complex, installation surface requirements increase, costs increase, and weight increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail is segmented into perpendicular surfaces (first surface and second surface) with separate sliding grooves on each surface. The sliding assembly is divided into multiple sliding members (first sliding member on first surface, second sliding member on second surface), allowing independent movement along each groove. This segmentation simplifies the overall structure by distributing the sliding function across multiple simple components rather than requiring a complex single-slider mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a traditional slider that moves along a single complex guide rail, the invention inverts the approach by using multiple simple sliding members that move along perpendicular guide surfaces. The plate body slides along the guide rail through the coordinated movement of sliding members on perpendicular surfaces, reversing the conventional slider-guide rail relationship and achieving simpler structure and installation.
2Ease of manufacture
If T-shape groove manner is used, then installation is simplified, but load bearing capacity decreases and friction increases making sliding difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a single-dimensional T-shape groove to a two-dimensional perpendicular surface system. By adding the second surface perpendicular to the first surface, the system gains an additional dimension for sliding movement. This dimensional expansion allows the plate body to slide along both surfaces simultaneously, distributing the load across two independent sliding members rather than concentrating it on a single T-shape groove, thereby increasing load bearing capacity while maintaining installation simplicity.
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
The solution enables the sliding apparatus to handle larger loads with reduced friction and cost, improving the precision and ease of calibration processes in automobile maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
The first roller is movably installed in the first sliding groove and is configured to roll along the first sliding groove... the solution enables the sliding apparatus to handle larger loads with reduced friction
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AI summary
The present invention relates to the field of device calibration technologies and discloses a sliding apparatus and an automobile calibration device. The sliding apparatus includes: a guide rail, which includes a first surface and a second surface that are perpendicular to each other, where the first surface is provided with a first sliding groove and the second surface is provided with a second sliding groove, the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove being disposed in parallel; and a plate body, a first sliding member and a second sliding member, where the first sliding member and the second sliding member are installed on the plate body. The first sliding member is movably installed in the first sliding groove and the second sliding member is movably installed in the second sliding groove, so that the plate body is slidable along the guide rail. By using the above technical solutions, embodiments of the present invention can ensure parallelism of the plate body and the guide rail, so that the sliding apparatus can slide smoothly even in a status with a relatively large load.