Magnetized Pipe Stand Assembly for Welding Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipe stand devices lack precision in supporting pipes for welding, as they often rely on non-magnetic means that do not securely hold the pipe in a horizontal orientation, leading to potential misalignment and instability during the welding process.
Innovation Solution
A tripod-based pipe stand with a telescopically adjustable central stanchion and perpendicularly oriented plates integrated with electromagnets to securely hold the pipe in a horizontal position, ensuring precise alignment and stability through magnetic engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If non-magnetic means are used to support pipes, then device complexity is reduced, but manufacturing precision and stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical clamping or V-shaped support structures with an electromagnetic field-based holding system. Electromagnets are integrated into the pipe holder to generate magnetic fields that securely hold the pipe in place, eliminating the need for complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms while achieving superior alignment precision and stability during welding.
2Manufacturing precision
If electromagnetic means are used to hold the pipe, then manufacturing precision and stability are improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electromagnetic hold system can be operated in a periodic or pulsed manner rather than continuously. The electromagnets can be activated only when needed to secure the pipe during positioning and welding operations, and deactivated when not required, thereby reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining the ability to achieve high precision alignment when needed.
3Device complexity
If fixed height stanchion is used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a telescopic stanchion mechanism that allows the height of the pipe holder to be dynamically adjusted. The stanchion consists of multiple sections that can be extended or retracted to accommodate pipes of different sizes and welding positions. This dynamic adjustment capability is achieved through a locking mechanism that secures the stanchion at desired heights, providing both adaptability and structural stability without excessive complexity.
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
The solution provides a robust and precise method to restrain pipes during welding, ensuring they remain level and motionless, facilitating high-precision welding operations by securely holding pipes of various diameters and weights.
Implementation Method 1
A pair of electromagnets is each integrated into a respective one of the plates of the pipe holder. Each of the electromagnets produces a magnetic field when the electromagnets are turned on to magnetically to restrain the pipe on the pipe holder
Data Source
AI summary
A magnetized pipe stand assembly includes a tripod that has a central stanchion which has a telescopically adjustable height. An adjusting screw is adjustably positioned in the second portion of the central stanchion. The adjusting screw is movable either upwardly or downwardly in the second portion of the stanchion. A pipe holder is coupled to the adjusting screw and the pipe holder has a pair of plates being perpendicularly oriented with each other to support a pipe. A pair of electromagnets is each integrated into a respective one of the plates of the pipe holder. Each of the electromagnets produces a magnetic field when the electromagnets are turned on to magnetically to restrain the pipe on the pipe holder thereby facilitating the pipe to be precisely welded.