Modular Bracket for Servo Gearbox Actuation Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing transportation and assembly of actuation systems for servo-assisted mechanical gearboxes require complex handling and intervention of multiple operators due to rigid brackets that hinder access and movement, increasing cycle times and costs.
Innovation Solution
A modular, adjustable bracket with rotatable parts allows for easy transportation and assembly by enabling single-operator handling, featuring a central part and end parts with flexible connections and deformable zones for compact storage and easy reconfiguration during assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a rigid transportation bracket is used to fix the actuation system assemblies, then the volumes are optimized, but the bracket hinders access to parts of the mechanical gearbox and requires multiple operators for assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into a fixed central part and movable end parts that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the end parts to be moved out of the way during assembly operations, providing access to the mechanical gearbox while maintaining compact transportation volume when the parts are in their fixed positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates movable end parts that can change position relative to the central part, transforming from a static rigid structure to a dynamic one. This allows the bracket to adapt its configuration: compact for transportation, and open for assembly, eliminating the need for multiple operators while maintaining volume optimization.
2Ease of operation
If the transportation bracket is removed in an initial step of assembling, then access to mechanical gearbox parts is improved, but the handling of actuation system assemblies becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the bracket into a central part that remains fixed and end parts that are movable, the invention allows selective access to different areas of the mechanical gearbox without completely removing the bracket. The solenoid valve assembly can be mounted on the central part while the end parts are positioned to provide access, eliminating handling complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket acts as an intermediary structure that facilitates both transportation and assembly operations. Rather than being removed entirely, it remains as a supporting structure during assembly, with its end parts providing controlled access to the mechanical gearbox, thus simplifying handling while improving access.
3Ease of manufacture
If a rigid flat transportation bracket is used, then manufacturing is simple, but assembly requires intervention of at least two operators increasing cycle times
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is manufactured as a segmented structure with a central part and separate end parts connected by movable connections. This segmentation allows the bracket to maintain structural simplicity for manufacturing while enabling single-operator assembly through the movable end parts that provide access to the mechanical gearbox.
Solution Approach 2:
The introduction of movable end parts adds dynamic capability to an otherwise simple bracket structure. This allows the bracket to transform between transportation and assembly configurations, enabling single-operator assembly and reducing cycle times without significantly complicating the manufacturing process.
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AI summary
A bracket for transporting and assembling an actuation system of a servo-assisted mechanical gearbox, which actuation system presents a plurality of reciprocally connected assemblies; the bracket presents a first part adapted to support a first assembly of the actuation system and at least a second part, which is adapted to support a second assembly of the actuation system and is movable with respect to the first part.