Horizontal Pumping Frame with Angled Side Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing horizontal pumping systems require large, heavy, and expensive frames to support and align components, which is inefficient for applications involving smaller pumps and motors.
Innovation Solution
A pumping system frame assembly with a central body assembly, motor plate, and platform support assemblies, featuring a central support member with angled side rails and gussets, which provides structural rigidity while being lighter and less expensive, and includes features like lifting lugs and integrated grounding for various motor types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If large frames are used to support horizontal pumping systems, then structural stability and alignment are improved, but weight and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple components including a central support member, end support members, and bracing elements that can be manufactured separately and assembled together. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while reducing overall material usage compared to a single large frame structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame design incorporates a three-dimensional configuration with vertical bracing elements and angled support members that provide structural stability in multiple directions. This spatial arrangement achieves rigidity and alignment through geometric configuration rather than simply increasing the mass of horizontal members.
2Stability of the object's composition
If large frames are used to support horizontal pumping systems, then structural stability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple components including a central support member, end support members, and bracing elements that can be manufactured separately and assembled together. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while reducing overall material usage compared to a single large frame structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame design uses standardized dimensions and modular components that can be manufactured using common fabrication processes. The central support member features a standardized configuration with vertical bracing elements spaced at regular intervals, allowing for efficient manufacturing and assembly.
3Manufacturing precision
If specialized adapters are used to connect components to the frame, then alignment precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame design incorporates integrated mounting features and standardized connection points that can accommodate various pump and motor configurations without requiring specialized adapters. The central support member includes vertical bracing elements and mounting surfaces that provide alignment capability for different component sizes and types.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure integrates alignment features directly into the support members rather than using separate adapter components. The central support member and end support members include built-in mounting surfaces and positioning elements that combine the functions of support, alignment, and component attachment into a single integrated structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A pumping system frame assembly for use in supporting a horizontal pumping system on a platform includes a central body assembly, a motor plate connected to the central body assembly and a plurality of platform support assemblies connected to the central support member. The central body assembly includes a central support member that has an upper face and a pair of side rails connected to the upper face. A central brace extends along at least a portion of the central support member.