Hollow Stabilizer Bar Three-Layer Attachment Folding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stabilizer bars face issues with through holes becoming positionally offset when bent, due to the loss of continuous pipe material properties during trimming and bending, leading to compromised attachment and increased costs with proposed solutions.
Innovation Solution
A stabilizer bar with attachment portions formed in a three-layered structure by folding and compressing the pipe material, maintaining continuous material properties and preventing positional offset of through holes during bending.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the attachment portion is flattened to increase width dimension for better attachment, then the attachment strength is improved, but the width dimension increases causing interference with other components
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment portion transitions from a simple flattened shape to a three-dimensional multi-layered structure through folding. The pipe material is folded back to form multiple layers (first, second, and third layers) with overlapping surfaces, creating vertical dimensionality that increases attachment strength without proportionally increasing the horizontal width dimension.
2Area of stationary object
If trimming is performed to reduce the width dimension of the attachment portion, then the width is reduced to fit space constraints, but the continuous property of the pipe material is lost causing separation
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe material is folded back to form multiple layers and overlapping surfaces before trimming is performed. This preliminary folding action creates a structured multi-layer configuration where the overlapping surfaces maintain material continuity. When trimming is subsequently applied to reduce width, the folded structure ensures that the pipe material remains continuous through the overlapping regions, preventing separation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If bending is performed after trimming to meet attachment direction requirements, then the stabilizer can be installed in restricted spaces, but the through holes become positionally offset due to lost material continuity
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe material is folded to form a multi-layered structure with overlapping surfaces before any trimming or bending operations. This preliminary folding establishes a configuration where the material continuity is preserved through the overlapping regions. Subsequent trimming and bending operations can then be performed without causing positional offset of through holes, as the folded structure maintains structural integrity and alignment throughout the manufacturing process.
4Area of stationary object
If the attachment portion is made more compact through cutting and removing parts, then the width is reduced to fit available space, but the mechanical strength is compromised due to loss of material continuity
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of simply reducing width by cutting material, the pipe is folded to create a multi-layered structure that utilizes vertical dimensionality. The overlapping surfaces distribute mechanical loads across multiple layers, maintaining or even enhancing mechanical strength while achieving a more compact horizontal footprint. The folded structure provides structural reinforcement that compensates for any material removed during trimming.
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 three-layered structure ensures that through holes remain accurately positioned even after bending, enhancing the mechanical strength and reducing material wastage, thus addressing the positional offset issue and increasing the attachment portion's thickness for improved stability.
Implementation Method 1
attachment portions (18) are formed in a flattened three-layered structure by folding and compressing extreme ends of the pipe material (10)
Implementation Method 2
attachment portions (18) are formed in a flattened three-layered structure by folding and compressing extreme ends of the pipe material (10)
Data Source
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AI summary
There is provided a stabilizer bar in which through holes are not positionally offset even if the attachment portions are bent after the through holes are formed therein. A stabilizer bar is composed of a steel pipe material bent to an approximate U-shape and has attachment portions formed by deforming the free ends of the steel material in a flat plate shape. Through holes are formed in the attachment portions to fix them to a vehicle body, and each of the attachment portions has a cross section configured as a three-layer structure that is partitioned by first and second overlapping surfaces of a folded hollow portion. That is, the three-layered structure is composed of an upper layer portion positioned on the first overlapping surfaces, an intermediate layer portion positioned between the first and second overlapping surfaces, and a lower layer portion positioned under the first overlapping surfaces. Here, the first and second overlapping surfaces are disposed such that the cross section thereof is formed in an X-shape.