Modular Ring Magnet Holder for Variable Pipe Magnetization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional magnetization devices struggle to provide flexible magnetization solutions tailored to various pipe diameters and magnetization requirements, as they often require remaking magnets for each pipe size.
Innovation Solution
A magnetization device featuring a ring-shaped magnet holding device with openable/closable components and a variable number of unit components, allowing for adjustable magnet configuration and size to accommodate different pipe diameters and magnetization needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a magnet is fixed in a conventional magnetization device with an outer shell component and resin member, then the magnet can be securely held, but the device cannot be easily adapted to various magnetization requirements and pipe sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The ring-shaped portion is divided into multiple unit components that can be independently arranged and combined. Each unit component can hold a magnet, and the number of unit components can be varied to accommodate different magnetization requirements. This segmentation allows the device to be adapted to various pipe sizes and magnetization capabilities without requiring complete remanufacturing of the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The ring-shaped portion with multiple unit components serves multiple functions: it can accommodate different numbers of magnets, adjust to various pipe diameters, and provide different magnetization capabilities. This universal design allows a single device structure to handle diverse magnetization requirements across different inspection scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If magnets of various sizes are prepared for different pipe diameters, then the magnetization capability can be matched to each pipe size, but the manufacturing cost and time increase due to remaking magnets for each pipe
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of manufacturing different complete magnetization devices for each pipe size, the device is segmented into standardized unit components. These unit components can be combined in different quantities to create the appropriate magnetization capability for each pipe diameter, eliminating the need to remake entire devices or magnets for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The ring-shaped portion is designed to be expandable and contractible by adding or removing unit components, allowing the device to dynamically adapt its size and magnetization capability to match different pipe diameters. This dynamic configuration eliminates the need for multiple fixed-size magnet devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the ring-shaped portion is made openable/closable with an open/close mechanism, then the device can accommodate pipes of different sizes and the number of magnets can be adjusted, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The ring-shaped portion is segmented into multiple unit components connected in a chain-like structure. This segmentation naturally provides openable/closable functionality, as the unit components can be separated and reconnected. The open/close mechanism is simplified to just connect and disconnect these modular units, rather than requiring complex locking systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The unit components are designed to nest together in a chain configuration, where each unit can be attached to adjacent units to form the ring structure. This nesting approach simplifies the open/close mechanism, as the units can be easily added or removed from the chain without requiring complex assembly or disassembly procedures.
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 device enables easy adaptation to various magnetization requirements by allowing the number of magnets and unit components to be adjusted, providing a flexible and efficient magnetization solution for pipes of different sizes.
Implementation Method 1
the pipe is magnetized, and its magnetic-flux density before the wall thinning is measured in advance
Data Source
AI summary
A magnetization device and the like appropriate for various magnetization requirements are more easily provided. Provided is a magnet holding device that is capable of holding a magnet. The magnet holding device includes a ring-shaped portion that is openable/closable and an open/close mechanism allowed to keep the ring-shaped portion in a closed state. The magnet is arrangeable in the ring-shaped portion, and the number of the magnets to be arranged is variable.