Irrigation Hose Clamp Assembly for Stable Leak-Resistant Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional irrigation systems face challenges in efficiently and securely attaching flexible hoses to irrigation pipes, leading to potential leaks and instability during water distribution.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves a row assembly with hose supports and clamp assemblies that securely attach flexible hoses to irrigation pipes using a combination of metal and plastic components, including hose supports and clamp portions with fastener assemblies, ensuring stable and leak-proof connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If flexible hoses are attached to irrigation pipes using conventional methods, then the system can be assembled quickly, but the connection stability and leak resistance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The hose support bracket is nested within the clamp assembly structure, with the bracket positioned inside the clamp portions. This nesting arrangement allows the hose support to be integrated into the clamp assembly without requiring separate mounting steps, thereby maintaining ease of assembly while improving connection stability through the combined structural support.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp assembly combines metal clamp portions with plastic hose support brackets and rubber grommets. This composite material approach allows each material to contribute its advantageous properties: metal provides structural strength, plastic provides molded complexity and integration, and rubber provides sealing and leak resistance, thereby improving reliability without complicating the assembly process.
2Device complexity
If simple hose attachment methods are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but harmful factors such as leaks and instability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The hose support bracket acts as an intermediary element between the clamp assembly and the flexible hose. It provides a dedicated mounting structure that secures the hose to the irrigation pipe, preventing instability and leaks without requiring complex attachment mechanisms. The intermediary bracket simplifies the overall attachment structure by providing a single integrated solution.
Solution Approach 2:
The hose support bracket is designed with a U-shaped configuration that flexibly accommodates the flexible hose. This flexible shell structure allows the bracket to adapt to the hose's natural curvature and movement while maintaining secure attachment, thereby preventing leaks and instability without adding significant structural complexity.
3Reliability
If secure hose attachment is achieved through robust clamping mechanisms, then connection reliability improves, but the ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp assembly is segmented into distinct components: clamp portions, hose support brackets, and rubber grommets. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and optimized for its specific function, while the modular design enables easy assembly by simply connecting the segments together without requiring complex tools or procedures, thereby maintaining ease of operation while achieving robust leak resistance.
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AI summary
Irrigators systems, methods and apparatus are provided for supporting a hose. In some embodiments the hose is at least partly supported on a hose holder and the hose holder is supported on a transversely extending support. In some embodiments the transversely extending support is supported on a clamp assembly configured to be mounted to a pipe of an irrigator system.