Transmission Housing Bead Structure for Flexible Feed-Through Passages
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transmission housings with fixed positions for feed-through passages increase production costs due to unnecessary thickened areas and limit flexibility in positioning these passages.
Innovation Solution
A transmission housing with raised beads of increased thickness, allowing for flexible positioning and formation of housing feed-through passages at various positions, thereby reducing production costs and enhancing application flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If areas of increased thickness are provided in the transmission housing to enable housing feed-through passages, then the housing can accommodate feed-through passages, but production costs increase due to unused thickened areas and the position of passages is limited by the position of thickened areas
Solution Approach 1:
The bead is designed as a movable, adjustable structure that can be positioned at different locations on the transmission housing. This dynamic positioning capability allows the feed-through passage location to be changed without redesigning the entire housing, thereby improving adaptability while avoiding the cost of providing multiple fixed thickened areas. The bead can be moved to different positions and secured, enabling flexible routing of feed-through passages.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure is segmented into the main housing body and a separate movable bead component. This segmentation allows the bead to be independently positioned and adjusted on the housing surface. By separating the thickened area (bead) from the main housing structure, the system achieves flexibility in passage positioning without requiring the entire housing to be redesigned for each configuration, thus reducing production costs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple areas of increased thickness are provided in the transmission housing to allow flexible positioning of feed-through passages, then positioning flexibility improves, but production costs increase due to unused thickened areas
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing multiple static thickened areas throughout the housing, a single movable bead is implemented that can be dynamically repositioned to different locations. This dynamic approach provides the same number of possible passage positions as multiple fixed thickened areas would offer, but uses significantly less material since only one bead is required rather than multiple distributed thickened zones.
Solution Approach 2:
The single movable bead serves multiple functions: it provides the thickened area needed for feed-through passages, acts as a positioning element, and can be relocated to serve different routing requirements. This multi-functional bead replaces what would otherwise require multiple separate thickened areas, each serving a specific potential passage location, thereby reducing total material usage while maintaining versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
A transmission housing (101, 111) has at least one bead (115) for forming one or more housing feed-through passages (117). A method of producing the transmission housing and a transmission series are also disclosed.