Modular Anchoring Device With Screwed Anchor Rods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anchoring devices require welding, making them non-adaptable after assembly and limiting their flexibility in application.
Innovation Solution
An anchoring device comprising multiple anchor rods and plates that are screwed together, allowing for adjustable assembly and use of high-strength anchor rods to transmit tensile forces, with a quiver formwork for creating a recess in concrete foundations, enabling adjustable and stable anchoring without welding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If anchoring devices are welded together, then structural strength and stability are improved, but adaptability and ease of adjustment are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device is divided into separate modular components (anchor rods, anchor plates, nuts) that can be assembled and disassembled independently. This segmentation allows the device to maintain structural strength through proper mechanical connection while enabling adaptability by allowing components to be separated, repositioned, and reassembled as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchoring device transitions from a static welded structure to a dynamic mechanically assembled structure. The use of nuts and bolts on anchor rods allows the device to be adjusted, repositioned, and adapted to different installation requirements, providing dynamic flexibility while maintaining structural integrity through proper mechanical fastening.
2Ease of manufacture
If anchoring devices are welded together, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but ease of repair and adjustment are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the anchoring device into separate components connected by mechanical fasteners rather than welding, each component can be manufactured independently using standard processes. This maintains manufacturing simplicity while dramatically improving ease of repair, as individual components can be replaced or adjusted without requiring welding operations or specialized equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the welding process (thermal/mechanical system) with a mechanical fastening system using nuts and bolts. This substitution maintains ease of manufacture through standard mechanical assembly while improving ease of repair, as mechanical fasteners can be easily loosened, adjusted, or replaced without the complexity of welding operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple anchor plates and nuts are used, then adaptability and adjustability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device uses standardized, universal components (anchor rods with threads, standard nuts, anchor plates with openings) that can serve multiple functions and be configured in various arrangements. This universality provides adaptability and adjustability for different installation scenarios while actually reducing device complexity, as the same basic components are reused rather than requiring specialized parts for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The device achieves adaptability through parameter changes in the configuration and arrangement of standard components rather than through complex specialized designs. By varying the number, position, and arrangement of anchor rods, plates, and nuts, the device can be adapted to different applications while maintaining relatively simple individual component designs, thus managing overall device 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 allows for adjustable anchoring devices that can be customized for different applications, providing above-average stability and enabling precise leveling and load transfer in concrete foundations, eliminating the need for post-assembly modifications and ensuring efficient force distribution.
Implementation Method 1
use of high-strength anchor rods to transmit tensile forces
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AI summary
The invention relates to an anchoring device (1), an anchoring (20) with an anchoring device (1) and a method for manufacturing the anchoring device (1).