Modular Clamping System for Lines of Differing Diameter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clamping systems for supply lines are not modular enough to accommodate a wide range of line diameters efficiently, requiring multiple clamps for different diameters and resulting in limited tensile strength.
Innovation Solution
The clamping system features conjugate clamping jaws with recesses that allow one jaw to penetrate another, reducing the free cross-section and enabling a wider range of diameters to be clamped while enhancing tensile strength, achieved through a nested or interlocking configuration of the clamping surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional clamping systems use fixed concave clamping surfaces, then they can clamp lines of specific diameters, but they require multiple different components for different line diameters
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping part is designed with a universal receiving channel that can accommodate lines of different diameters through a single component design. The receiving channel includes positioning elements and clamping surfaces that can adapt to various line sizes without requiring different clamping parts, thus reducing the number of components needed while maintaining versatility across diameter ranges.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping system employs a nested structure where the second clamping jaw can be positioned within or alongside the first clamping jaw. The receiving channel is designed to nest positioning elements and clamping surfaces in a hierarchical manner, allowing the same clamping part to handle different line diameters by adjusting the nested configuration rather than changing components.
2Strength
If multiple clamps are used to secure several lines of various diameters, then adequate clamping capacity is achieved, but modularity is reduced and construction height increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple clamping functions are merged into a single integrated clamping part. The first and second clamping jaws work together in one component to provide both positioning and clamping forces, eliminating the need for separate clamps for each line. This merging maintains high tensile strength while improving modularity and reducing overall construction height.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping part is segmented into functional zones within the receiving channel - positioning elements for lateral stabilization and clamping surfaces for tensile load bearing. This segmentation allows each zone to optimize its function while working together in a single modular component, achieving high strength without requiring multiple separate clamps.
3Manufacturing precision
If clamping surfaces are designed for specific diameter ranges, then precise clamping is achieved, but the number of parts to be kept in stock increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping part incorporates adjustable parameters within the receiving channel, such as movable positioning elements or adjustable clamping surfaces, that can be configured for different line diameters. This allows a single part to maintain manufacturing precision across various diameter ranges by changing its configuration rather than requiring different parts for each diameter.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving channel is designed as a universal interface that can precisely clamp different line diameters through integrated positioning and clamping mechanisms. The design eliminates the need to stock multiple precision-matched parts by making one part perform multiple diameter-specific functions through adjustable or adaptive features.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a modular clamping system for fixing a plurality of supply lines, for example, for tension relief in energy chains, and to a clamping part therefor. A plurality of identical clamping parts are stackable one atop the other and hold to each other, wherein each clamping part has a first clamping jaw having a clamping surface and a second opposite clamping jaw facing away, having a clamping surface. A receiving channel for a line that is to be fixed is delimited between the clamping surfaces of facing clamping jaws. According to the invention, in each clamping part, at least the first clamping jaw forms at least one recess, in which a second clamping jaw of a following, identical clamping part can penetrate, crosswise to the lead-through direction of the lines, wherein the free cross-section of the receiving channel is reduced further compared to a non-penetrating position.