Möbius Strip Textile Chain Forming Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Metal chains used for lifting heavy loads are heavy, susceptible to wear and tear, and prone to rusting, complicating transportation and posing safety risks due to visible fiber breakage when worn.
Innovation Solution
A Möbius strip forming device and textile chain forming machine that uses a textile strip to create links with exceptional wear and load capacity, utilizing a rotation module, gas injectors, and a textile chain forming procedure to form a chain where each link is a Möbius strip.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If metal chains are used for lifting heavy loads, then load capacity is achieved, but weight increases and wear resistance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from metal to textile fiber, fundamentally altering the physical properties of the chain. This allows the chain to be much lighter while maintaining load capacity through the specific Möbius strip configuration that optimizes stress distribution across the fiber structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite construction by forming the chain from multiple textile fibers woven into a Möbius strip configuration. This composite approach combines the strength of synthetic fibers with the geometric advantage of the Möbius topology to achieve both light weight and high load capacity.
2Strength
If metal chains are used for lifting heavy loads, then load capacity is achieved, but durability deteriorates due to rust and wear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from metal to textile fiber, fundamentally altering the physical properties of the chain. This allows the chain to be much lighter while maintaining load capacity through the specific Möbius strip configuration that optimizes stress distribution across the fiber structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite construction by forming the chain from multiple textile fibers woven into a Möbius strip configuration. This composite approach combines the strength of synthetic fibers with the geometric advantage of the Möbius topology to achieve both light weight and high load capacity.
3Weight of moving object
If traditional fiber tapes are used instead of metal chains, then weight is reduced, but structural integrity deteriorates without proper forming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the Möbius strip geometric form, which is a continuous curved surface with unique topological properties. This curvature and torsion in the fiber arrangement distributes mechanical stresses more evenly throughout the structure, preventing stress concentration and improving overall structural integrity while maintaining lightweight characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the material parameter from metal to textile fiber, fundamentally altering the physical properties of the chain. This allows the chain to be much lighter while maintaining load capacity through the specific Möbius strip configuration that optimizes stress distribution across the fiber structure.
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AI summary
The forming device (20) for forming links in the shape of a Möbius strip, comprising a rotation module (1) with an inner path wherein it has a widening (18) for 180° rotation of a strip (100) introduced into the rotation module (1). A second object is a textile chain forming machine (200) wherein each link (300) is a Möbius strip, for which reason it has excellent wear properties and withstands very high loads and comprises the previous forming device (20). Another object of the invention is a textile chain forming procedure (200) that uses the forming device and comprises a step for pre-tensioning links (300), sewing and final tensioning.