Insulator Attachment System With Alignment Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for attaching insulators to fence supports using staples require manual hammering due to difficulties in aligning a powered stapler with the insulator's holes.
Innovation Solution
A powered stapler kit with an insulator attachment system featuring alignment members and a securing mechanism that allows the insulator to rotate 360 degrees, enabling precise alignment and automatic staple driving through transverse passages in the insulator's mounting formations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a powered stapler is used to attach insulators to supports, then productivity and reduction of manual labor are improved, but alignment precision deteriorates due to difficulty in aligning the stapler with the insulator holes
Solution Approach 1:
An alignment member is introduced as an intermediary component between the powered stapler and the insulator. This alignment member includes alignment features that guide the stapler's staple delivery mechanism to precisely match the transverse passages in the insulator, enabling automated stapling without manual alignment while maintaining high precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The alignment member is pre-configured with alignment features before use. The transverse passages in the insulator are designed with specific geometries that predetermined the alignment relationship with the stapler, so that when the insulator is mounted on the alignment member, the alignment is automatically established without requiring manual adjustment during the fastening operation.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual hammering of staples is used, then alignment precision is improved through direct control, but productivity deteriorates due to increased manual labor and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-alignment through the interaction between the alignment member's alignment features and the insulator's transverse passages. When the insulator is mounted on the alignment member, the geometry of the passages and alignment features automatically guide the stapler into the correct position, eliminating the need for manual alignment operations while maintaining precision.
3Ease of operation
If the insulator attachment system includes rotation capability, then ease of operation is improved for aligning passages with staple legs, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment member incorporates a rotation capability that allows the insulator to be dynamically adjusted during the attachment process. This rotational movement enables the operator to easily align the transverse passages with the staple legs by rotating the insulator to the correct orientation, after which the alignment is locked for the fastening operation.
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AI summary
A tool for fastening an insulator to a support, the insulator comprising: an insulator body having a front and back; a formation for supporting a barrier; and at least one mounting formation having a front and a back by which the insulator is attached to a support, the back of the mounting formation in use being proximal to the support, at least one of the at least one mounting formation comprising: at least one passage extending transversely through the mounting formation from the front to the back of the mounting formation; and at least one alignment member, 15 the tool comprising: a driver blade for driving a staple; and at least one passage alignment member, in use the at least one passage alignment member aligning at least one passage of the insulator, with one leg of a staple.