Magnetic Mounting Base for Tool-Free Digital Readout Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a digital measuring device that can be mounted to and removed from industrial machinery, such as milling machines and lathes, without the use of tools, as existing devices are either rigidly mounted or require tool-based installation.
Innovation Solution
A portable digital readout measuring device with a guide featuring cross filaments or wires, an inductive pick-up, electronic circuit, LCD display, and mounting bases with magnets, allowing for tool-free attachment and detachment from machinery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a digital measuring device is rigidly mounted to industrial machinery, then measurement stability is improved, but installation complexity and time increase due to tool-based mounting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical mounting systems (screws, bolts, tools) with a magnetic field-based mounting system. The mounting base contains a magnet that magnetically attaches to the carriage, enabling tool-free installation while maintaining measurement stability during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting base acts as an intermediary component between the digital readout device and the carriage. It provides a stable mounting platform through magnetic attachment, decoupling the complexity of direct rigid mounting from the installation process.
2Ease of operation
If a portable measuring device is designed for tool-free mounting, then installation ease is improved, but mounting stability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical fastening systems with magnetic attachment. The magnet in the mounting base provides sufficient holding force for stable operation while allowing easy attachment and detachment without tools, resolving the contradiction between ease of installation and mounting stability.
3Measurement precision
If existing digital measuring devices are used, then measurement functionality is provided, but adaptability to different machinery configurations is limited due to fixed mounting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base with magnetic attachment creates a universal mounting solution that can be applied to various carriage types and machinery configurations. The digital readout device can be easily repositioned or removed to adapt to different measurement needs without requiring custom installation for each machine.
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 easy mounting and removal of the device from various industrial machinery without tools, providing accurate distance measurements and allowing for flexible placement of a slave LCD display for user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
The inductive pick-up reads the plurality of cross filaments or wires and outputs a distance traveled by the digital readout device to the electronic circuit
Implementation Method 2
The mounting base preferably includes a retention slot, at least one fastener and a base magnet. The readout magnet is attached to a backside of the digital readout device
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AI summary
A portable digital readout measuring device preferably includes a digital readout device, a guide and at least one mounting base. The guide is slidably retained in the digital readout device. The digital readout device preferably includes a LCD display and a readout magnet. The readout magnet is attached to a backside of the digital readout device. Preferably, a connection cable connects the digital readout device to a slave LCD display. The mounting base preferably includes a retention slot, at least one fastener and a base magnet. The guide is inserted into the slot and retained in the mounting base by tightening the at least one fastener. An alternative mounting base includes a round magnet. In use, the readout magnet is attached to a way of an industrial machine. The guide is slid, until the base magnet contacts a carriage of the machine.