Hexagonal Support Pieces for Modular Rigging Versatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional rigging systems are labor-intensive to construct and have limited configuration options due to their reliance on right-angle joints, restricting their versatility and usage locations.
Innovation Solution
A modular rigging system utilizing hexagonal support pieces with rod holes, set screw holes, and connection bolts that allow for multiple orientations and configurations, enabling easy assembly and disassembly, and the use of interchangeable pieces to create various structural supports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional right angle joints are used to connect vertical and horizontal tubes, then the structure provides stable support, but the configuration options are limited to right angles only
Solution Approach 1:
The joint is divided into multiple independent components: a support piece with multiple holes, connection pieces with rods, and set screws. This segmentation allows the same basic components to create various angles and configurations by changing how they are assembled, rather than requiring different joint designs for each angle.
Solution Approach 2:
The support piece and connection pieces are designed as universal components that can be used in multiple configurations. The same support piece with six holes can accommodate rods at different angles and orientations, making a single component type serve multiple functional purposes across different structural configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional rigging systems use limited connection methods, then the assembly process is simplified, but the construction options and locations are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system allows for dynamic adjustment during assembly. Rods can be inserted into different holes on the support piece to change angles and configurations, and set screws can be adjusted to secure rods in various positions. This dynamic adaptability enables construction in diverse locations without complicating the basic assembly process.
Solution Approach 2:
Rods serve as intermediary elements that connect support pieces at various angles. By using rods as the connecting medium rather than fixed-angle joints, the system achieves versatility in construction options while maintaining a simple assembly process based on inserting and securing rods in different orientations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If modular components with multiple holes and connection points are used, then configuration versatility is improved, but the number of components and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each support piece with six holes and each connection piece with a rod and set screw is designed to be universal. The same component types can create multiple orientations and configurations by changing their arrangement and orientation during assembly, rather than requiring different component types for each configuration. This reduces the variety of unique components needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses homogeneous component types repeated in different arrangements. Multiple support pieces with the same hole pattern and identical connection pieces with rods and set screws are used throughout the structure. This homogeneity simplifies manufacturing and inventory while the versatility comes from how these identical components are assembled in different configurations.
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AI summary
A rigging system comprising a plurality of members including: a first hexagonal support piece comprising six side members, a plurality of rod holes, a plurality of side holes, and a plurality of set screw holes, a first rod piece that has a diameter of size configured to fit closely within to the diameter of the rod holes, a first set screw that has a diameter of size configured to fit closely within the diameter of the set screw hole, a first connection bolt that that has a diameter of size configured to fit closely within the diameter of the side hole and the plurality of members having a plurality of configurations providing structural support.