Motor-Adjusted Spring Assembly for High Load in Compact Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large spring systems have a large footprint due to the use of large springs and complicated hydraulic systems, making them unsuitable for applications requiring compact designs that can handle significant loads.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable spring system that adjusts compression on mechanical springs and fluid pressure using motors, allowing for manual or motorized control, featuring a configuration with an outer and inner sleeve, rods, and a drive housing with a motor and gear system to manage the spring assembly's operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If large springs and complicated hydraulic systems are used in spring systems, then the load handling capability is improved, but the footprint and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a telescopic sleeve configuration where an inner sleeve is nested within an outer sleeve, both containing springs that work together to support loads. This nested arrangement allows multiple spring elements to be compactly arranged, providing high load capacity while minimizing the overall footprint of the spring system.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring system is divided into multiple independent components including outer sleeve, inner sleeve, first spring, second spring, and drive mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables compact arrangement of multiple spring elements, achieving high load handling capability in a reduced footprint.
2Force
If large springs and complicated hydraulic systems are used in spring systems, then the load handling capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the complicated hydraulic system from the spring system, replacing it with a simpler mechanical drive mechanism consisting of a motor, drive shaft, and adjustment mechanism. This extraction maintains load handling capability while significantly reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the hydraulic system with a mechanical drive system using a motor coupled to a drive shaft that directly adjusts the spring compression. This substitution eliminates hydraulic fluid, seals, and complex control systems while providing reliable load management through pure mechanical means.
3Adaptability or versatility
If motorized adjustment mechanism is added to adjust spring compression, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a motorized adjustment mechanism that allows dynamic modification of spring compression ratios and pre-loads. The motor coupled to the drive shaft can adjust the position of the inner sleeve relative to the outer sleeve, enabling real-time adaptation of spring characteristics to match varying load requirements, thereby improving system adaptability.
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 system provides a compact solution capable of handling large loads while maintaining adjustability and reliability, suitable for various industrial applications.
Implementation Method 1
The one or more motors can be an electrical motor, hydraulic motor, fuel-powered motor, and the like
Implementation Method 2
The spring system can include one or more mechanical springs and/or include a compressible fluid
Implementation Method 3
The spring system can include one or more mechanical springs and/or include a compressible fluid
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AI summary
A spring assembly that includes the use of an adjustable spring system that adjusts the compression on one or more mechanical springs (80) in the spring system and/or adjusts the pressure of one or more fluids in the spring assembly. The spring assembly can be adjusted manually and/or by one or more motors (100). The one or more motors can be an electrical motor, hydraulic motor, fuel-powered motor, and the like.