Modular Hose Assembly Measurement for Accurate Remote Manufacture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for designing and manufacturing custom fluid handling systems lack accuracy, leading to errors, rework, and increased costs due to inadequate measurement and specification processes, particularly in applications like racing, automotive, and industrial fields, where precise hose and fitting specifications are crucial.
Innovation Solution
A modular and reusable 'Rattlesnake' tool system that allows users to create an accurate analog of hose and fitting assemblies, enabling precise measurement and specification of hose length, diameter, bend radius, and fitting placement, which can be electronically communicated to manufacturers for accurate production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional measurement and specification processes are used for custom fluid handling systems, then the design and manufacturing process is simpler, but accuracy and precision of hose and fitting specifications are insufficient, leading to errors and rework
Solution Approach 1:
The measurement system is divided into modular components including a hose assembly tool with segmented measurement sections, allowing precise measurement of different hose parameters (length, diameter, bend radius) independently. This segmentation enables accurate data collection for each specification parameter while maintaining system manageability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional manual mechanical measurement methods with an integrated digital measurement and communication system. The hose assembly tool incorporates electronic communication capabilities that automatically transmit measurement data to manufacturers, eliminating manual recording and reducing human error in specification transmission
2Reliability
If manual measurement and specification communication methods are used, then the system is easier to operate, but errors increase and rework costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates automatic feedback loops where measurement data is electronically communicated from the hose assembly tool to the manufacturer's ordering system. This feedback mechanism ensures that the manufacturer receives accurate, real-time measurement data, enabling them to produce hoses and fittings that precisely match the specified requirements, thereby reducing errors and rework
Solution Approach 2:
The hose assembly tool is designed to automatically perform measurements and generate specification data without requiring manual intervention for data collection and transcription. The system self-communicates the measured parameters to the manufacturer, reducing the operational burden on users while maintaining high accuracy
3Manufacturing precision
If custom measurement tools are developed for precise hose and fitting specifications, then manufacturing accuracy improves, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The hose assembly tool is designed as a universal measurement device that can measure multiple hose parameters (length, diameter, bend radius, fitting positions) with a single integrated system. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple specialized measurement tools, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining comprehensive measurement capabilities for custom fluid handling systems
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates generally to a system used to produce a prototype part and subsequently an accurate design specification for a fluid or gas handling system/hose and or tube assembly, followed by the subsequent communication of that specification into an ordering interface that processes the specification into a usable format as a means to accurately produce and re-create the original specification in a remote location by a specific manufacturing process, in order to supply the originator of the design an accurate, working part, produced in the specified materials in a rapid, convenient and cost effective manner. The process has global applications in various industries, markets and vehicle or machinery types, particularly where it is inconvenient or prohibitively expensive to have the work performed on-site by a technician.