Interchangeable Ring Assembly with Biasing Spring Lock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ring designs do not allow for easy and secure interchangeability of components, leading to a limited number of ring styles and potential rattling issues.
Innovation Solution
A ring assembly featuring an annular platform with a recess, a collar with a sleeve, and a biasing spring that securely locks the ornamental portion in place, enabling easy rotation and interchange of the head and shoulder components without rattling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a ring setting is made removable and interchangeable, then the user can change between different ring styles, but the body becomes substantially enlarged and undesirably protrudes upwardly
Solution Approach 1:
The setting is nested within a cup-shaped body that forms an integrated unit. The setting sits within the cup cavity, and the entire assembly maintains a compact profile that does not protrude excessively upwardly, resolving the contradiction between interchangeability and ring body size.
Solution Approach 2:
The ring is divided into separable components: a band, a cup-shaped body that receives the setting, and a mounting mechanism. This segmentation allows the setting to be removed and interchanged while keeping the main ring body compact and well-proportioned.
2Reliability
If a mechanism is added to secure the setting, then the structure becomes rattle-free, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting mechanism is designed to be self-actuating through simple rotational motion. The setting is secured by rotating it into a locked position where it engages with the cup body, eliminating the need for additional fastening components or complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a mechanism to actively fasten the setting, the design allows the setting to be passively secured through its own rotation. The setting's angular position itself creates the locking action, inverting the traditional approach where a separate mechanism performs the securing function.
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
Enables users to easily change between different ring styles, providing a secure and rattle-free structure by utilizing a biasing spring to lock the ornamental portion with the column, allowing for a wide variety of ring configurations.
Implementation Method 1
A biasing spring is received in the recess of the ring platform and urges the collar outwardly from the ring platform
Data Source
AI summary
A ring assembly includes an annular ring platform having a recess formed in a portion thereof and a column with an opening therein. A collar is received on the ring platform and has a sleeve that mates with the column. An ornamental portion has an anchor that extends through the collar and selectively mates with the column opening. A biasing spring is received in the recess of the ring platform and urges the collar outwardly from the ring platform. The ornamental portion selectively rotates relative to the ring platform whereby the anchor locks with the column and the spring urges the ornamental portion toward locked relation therewith.