Height Adjustable Stanchion with Rotatable Housing and Threaded Rod
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stanchions lack the ability to efficiently adjust height and leveling of structures, limiting their versatility in supporting and elevating second structures above first structures.
Innovation Solution
A stanchion design featuring a bracket, threaded rod, housing with an engagement member, and a connection body that allows for rotational adjustment of the housing about the threaded rod, enabling temporary deflection of the connection body to adjust the stanchion's length, thereby allowing for customizable height and leveling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing stanchions are used, then结构简单性 (structural simplicity) is maintained, but高度调节能力 (height adjustment capability) is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The connection body is nested within the housing, with the engagement member positioned inside the housing. This nested arrangement allows the adjustment mechanism to be compact while maintaining full height adjustment functionality, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing is designed to be rotatable about the threaded rod, enabling dynamic adjustment of the stanchion length. The connection body can be temporarily deflected from the bracket during rotation, allowing smooth height adjustment while maintaining structural integrity when locked in position.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the housing is made rotatable for adjustment, then高度可调性 (height adjustability) is improved, but结构稳定性 (structural stability) may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement member with threads automatically engages with the threaded rod when the housing is rotated, providing self-locking capability. The connection body's temporary deflection during adjustment is automatically restrained by the threaded engagement, ensuring structural stability is maintained without additional locking mechanisms.
3Reliability
If the connection body engages the bracket to inhibit rotation, then位置固定性 (position fixation) is improved, but调节操作的便捷性 (adjustment operation convenience) may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection body periodically engages and disengages from the bracket during rotation of the housing. This periodic engagement allows the user to easily rotate the housing for adjustment while providing automatic position fixation at regular intervals, maintaining both reliability and ease of operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise adjustment of the stanchion's length to achieve desired height and leveling of supported structures, enhancing versatility and usability in workplace storage assemblies.
Implementation Method 1
The engagement member has threads that engage the threaded rod
Data Source
AI summary
A stanchion for supporting a structure includes a bracket configured to be coupled to the structure, a threaded rod coupled to and extending from the bracket, and a housing having a first end adjacent the bracket, a second end opposite the first end, and an engagement member positioned within the housing between the first end and the second end. The engagement member has threads that engage the threaded rod. The stanchion also includes a connection body extending from the first end of the housing and engaging the bracket to selectively inhibit rotation of the housing about the threaded rod. The housing is rotatable about the threaded rod to temporarily deflect the connection body away from the bracket and adjust a length of the stanchion.