Inverted T-Profile Bar Coupling Element with Engagement Tooth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inverted T-shaped profile bars with coupling elements face challenges in rigidity and ease of disengagement, particularly due to the susceptibility of traditional riveting techniques and the complexity of disassembly processes.
Innovation Solution
An improved coupling element for inverted T-shaped profile bars, comprising a rectangular plate with longitudinal grooves and a blade formed by cutting and plastic deformation, featuring an engagement tooth and a central web with angular notches, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly without requiring tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional riveting techniques are used to attach the coupling element to the web, then the coupling element can be securely attached, but the construction process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the riveting operation from the assembly process by providing pre-drilled holes and removal slots in the coupling element. This allows the rivets to be inserted and then easily removed through the slots, eliminating the need for complex riveting operations while maintaining secure attachment during assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling element is prepared in advance with pre-drilled holes and removal slots formed during manufacturing. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site drilling and complex riveting operations, simplifying the construction process while ensuring proper attachment security.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the coupling element is designed with high rigidity for structural stability, then the grid structure becomes more stable, but the disengagement process becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling element incorporates removal slots that enable dynamic transition between engaged and disengaged states. The slots allow rivets to be easily withdrawn, providing a simple disengagement mechanism that does not compromise the rigidity and stability of the coupled structure during its service life.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling element is segmented with removal slots that divide the structure into engageable and disengageable portions. This segmentation allows the main body to maintain rigidity for structural stability while the slot-containing portions enable easy disengagement by allowing rivet removal.
3Strength
If the coupling element uses complex formation operations, then the structural integrity is improved, but the manufacturing process becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling element is manufactured with pre-formed holes and removal slots during the initial forming process. This preliminary action ensures proper structural integrity is achieved through controlled forming operations, while eliminating the need for complex secondary operations in the field, thereby improving ease of manufacture and installation.
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AI summary
An inverted T-shaped profile bar provided with an improved coupling element characterized by comprising: - at least one end of the web (4) of the profile bar (6), an appendix comprising at least one longitudinal rib (14) and a notch defining a tab consisting of a first portion (16) coplanar with the surface of the appendix and a second portion (18) at an angle to said first portion (16), said first profile comprising a tooth (20) obtained from a part of said first profile by cutting and plastic deformation, said tooth (20) being positioned on the same side of said appendix as said second profile (18), - in the central part of the web (4), at least one aperture (22) having a height corresponding to the height of the appendix (6) so that said aperture is suitable for the insertion and stable retention of an appendix of another T-shaped profile bars (6) by means of the tooth (20) and said second portion (18).