Hollow Saddle Pipe Support for Stable, Stackable Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipe support methods are often not sturdy, heavy, costly, and difficult to store and transport, failing to effectively support pipelines during assembly and installation while preventing damage and ensuring easy access to pipe joints.
Innovation Solution
A pipe support design featuring an upper support surface with a recessed saddle and angular sidewalls forming a hollow interior, including an inner support member with a handle and drain openings, and reinforcing ribs for added strength and ease of stacking and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If large and heavy wooden skids or large plastic support members are used to support pipes outside the trench, then the pipes can be supported off the ground during assembly and installation, but the support devices become heavy, costly, and difficult to store and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe support utilizes a hollow structural design where the interior space acts as a lightweight reinforcement chamber. This hollow configuration provides structural integrity and support stability comparable to solid heavy materials, while significantly reducing the overall weight and material cost of the support device.
2Reliability
If large and heavy wooden skids or large plastic support members are used to support pipes, then the pipes can be supported off the ground, but the support devices become difficult to store and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe support is designed as a modular component that can be easily stored and transported. The hollow interior and optimized geometry allow multiple supports to be stacked or nested together, significantly improving storage efficiency and transport convenience compared to traditional solid heavy support members.
3Ease of operation
If sections of pipe are supported off the ground during joining, then full and easy access to each pipe joint is provided and damage is prevented, but existing support methods are not sturdy and frequently fail
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe support employs a composite structure combining hollow geometry with strategic reinforcement elements. The hollow interior provides structural rigidity while minimizing material usage, and the design incorporates features like reinforced walls and optimized thickness distribution to ensure high reliability and resistance to failure during pipe support operations.
4Reliability
If existing support members are used, then pipes can be supported during assembly, but the devices are costly
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow structural design reduces material consumption significantly compared to traditional solid support members. This geometric optimization maintains structural integrity and support capability while using less material, thereby reducing manufacturing costs and making the support device more economically viable.
Data Source
AI summary
A pipe support for supporting a pipe section above a ground surface, the pipe support including an upper support surface and at least one sidewall extending from the upper support surface to a base member. The upper support surface and the at least one sidewall form a hollow interior. The pipe support further includes a saddle formed in the upper support surface, the saddle recessed within the support surface to support a pipe therein. The saddle includes a first end and an opposed second end such that at least one of the first end or the second end angularly extends toward the base member.