Modular Stanchion With Interchangeable Plugs For Show Jumping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing show jumping equipment requires users to choose between different types of candlesticks for supporting obstacle bars, limiting versatility and necessitating the purchase of new equipment for upgrades, as stanchions typically have only one type of plug and lack adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A modular stanchion design featuring a base with interchangeable plugs, including one-piece and removable plugs, and safety plugs, allowing for versatile configurations and easy assembly/disassembly, enabling the same base to support different heights and types of obstacles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a stanchion is designed with a single type of plug (either one-piece or removable), then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the versatility and adaptability are limited, requiring users to purchase multiple different candlesticks for different plug types
Solution Approach 1:
The stanchion body is designed with multiple types of receiving means (first receiving means for one-piece plugs, second receiving means for removable plugs, and third receiving means for safety plugs) integrated into a single structure, allowing one stanchion to support multiple types of plugs and obstacle configurations, thereby achieving multi-functionality and universality
Solution Approach 2:
The stanchion body is divided into distinct functional zones with separate receiving means for different plug types, allowing each zone to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall integration in a single stanchion structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If users upgrade to use other types of plugs, then the equipment becomes more versatile, but users must acquire other complete candlesticks, increasing equipment costs
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating multiple receiving means for different plug types into a single stanchion body, the invention eliminates the need for users to purchase multiple separate candlesticks when upgrading or changing plug types, thereby reducing equipment quantity and cost while maintaining full adaptability
3Weight of moving object
If the stanchion structure is made lightweight and disassemblable, then transportability and space-saving are improved, but the stability and strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The stanchion is designed as a disassemblable structure with separable components (stanchion body, plugs, and receiving means) that can be easily assembled and disassembled for transport, while each component is designed to maintain structural integrity and stability when assembled
Solution Approach 2:
The stanchion uses adjustable parameters such as the positioning of receiving means at different heights and the selection of different plug types to optimize both the lightweight/disassemblable nature and the stability/strength requirements for different obstacle configurations
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AI summary
The jump pole support (1) according to the invention comprises a base (2) from which extends a projecting post (3), including a foot (5) and an elongated body (6) with a longitudinal axis (L), which post body (6) is provided with projecting pins (4a, 4b, 4c) adapted to support one end of a jump pole (B). According to the invention, said post (3) comprises a plurality of projecting pins (4a), made as a single piece with said post body (6), which single-piece pins (4a) are each arranged to support one end of a jump pole (B), and said post (3) further comprises means (28; 35, 36) for receiving additional removable pins (4b, 4c) along the length of said post body (6).