Modular Welding Table With Sliding Plates for Flexible Clamping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional welding tables lack adaptability to accommodate work pieces of varied shapes and dimensions and often do not integrate seamlessly with other clamping or holding tools, limiting their versatility in precision machining.
Innovation Solution
A modular welding table design featuring sliding plates with matching holes and through-holes that allow for re-shaping of the surface, enabling easy integration with clamping tools and devices, and adjustable configurations to secure work pieces of different sizes and shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional welding table design is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the adaptability to accommodate work pieces of varied shapes and dimensions is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The welding table surface is divided into multiple removable plates that can be independently positioned and secured. These plates feature through-holes and parallel grooves that can be configured in different patterns to accommodate various work piece shapes and sizes, enabling the table to adapt to diverse machining requirements without requiring a completely different table design for each application.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional welding table design is used, then the manufacturing cost is low, but the capability for conjunctive use with other clamping or holding tools is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The plates are designed with universal features including through-holes and parallel grooves that can interface with various types of clamping and holding tools. The matching holes in the plates align with corresponding holes in the seats below, creating a standardized interface that accommodates different clamping mechanisms, thereby enabling conjunctive use with multiple tool types while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the surface is re-configured to fit various work pieces, then the versatility is improved, but the time required to re-arrange the plates increases
Solution Approach 1:
The plates are pre-designed with specific patterns of through-holes and parallel grooves that can be directly positioned onto pre-drilled holes in the seats. This preliminary configuration of hole patterns in the plates allows for quick alignment and secure attachment using the matching holes and screws, significantly reducing the time required to re-arrange the surface configuration for different work pieces.
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AI summary
Present invention disclosed and claimed a modular welding table where the work surface is made up of a plurality of plates that can be easily slided to and fro, adapting to objects of different shapes. The through holes on these plates, as well as the parallel grooves between these plates, provide the foothold for clamping tools and devices that are used in conjunction to this welding table, to secure the work piece in place. Under each of the leg, a height-adjustable pad is provided, so that the welding table can adjust its evenness accordingly, by turning the screw stem of the pad easily.