Loop Spring Element for Omnidirectional Vibration Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vibration management solutions lack a simple and cost-effective spring element that provides high performance as a vibration isolator in all directions, necessitating a need for a more efficient design.
Innovation Solution
A spring element with a loop portion and fastening portion, manufactured by cutting or casting, featuring a specific ratio of longitudinal to transverse measures between 7.5 and 500, allowing for flexible vibration isolation in multiple orientations and directions, including compression, tension, and transverse orientations, with optional integration into structures for enhanced durability and noise reduction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional vibration management solutions are used, then vibration isolation is achieved, but the complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The spring element is divided into distinct functional portions: a fastening portion for structural connection and one or more loop portions for vibration isolation. This segmentation allows each portion to be optimized independently while maintaining overall simplicity and effectiveness in reducing vibration between structures.
2Reliability
If high performance vibration isolation in all directions is achieved, then vibration isolation performance improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spring element is designed with geometric proportions (longitudinal measure to transverse measure ratio between 0.5 and 10) that enable it to provide effective vibration isolation in multiple directions and orientations simultaneously. This universal design allows the same simple structure to function effectively whether installed in compression, tension, or transverse orientations, eliminating the need for direction-specific components.
Solution Approach 2:
By controlling the geometric parameters of the spring element, specifically the ratio between longitudinal and transverse measures within the range of 0.5 to 10, the design achieves optimal vibration isolation performance across all directions. This parameter optimization allows high performance without increasing manufacturing complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If simple and cost-effective design is used, then manufacturing ease improves, but vibration isolation performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The spring element achieves effective vibration isolation through optimized geometric parameters, specifically maintaining a ratio between longitudinal and transverse measures between 0.5 and 10. This parameter optimization enables high vibration isolation performance to be achieved through simple geometric design rather than complex manufacturing processes, keeping production cost-effective and straightforward.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The spring element effectively isolates vibrations in all directions, achieving low natural frequency values and maintaining mechanical strength, thereby reducing structural damage and noise, while being easy to manufacture and integrate into various applications.
Implementation Method 1
a spring element applied in vibration management. The spring element comprises at least one loop portion for providing vibration isolation characteristics of the spring element
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AI summary
A spring element that includes one or more loop portions. Each loop portion provides vibration isolation characteristics for the spring element. One or more fastening portions of the spring element enable the fastening or connecting of the spring element to one or more structures. A ratio of a longitudinal measure of each loop portion to a transverse measure of the spring element is between 7.5 and 500. A pair of loop portions may be integrally joined together at a middle section to form a continuous loop. A pair of fastening portions may be integrally joined to opposing sides of the middle section, respectively. One of the fastening portions may be connected to a first structure and the other one of the fastening portions may be connected to a second structure.