Multi-Functional Adaptor for Laundry Appliance Transportation Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transportation safety devices for laundry treatment appliances are cumbersome and costly due to their complex structure, requiring a high number of elements for assembly and disassembly, which complicates the mounting and demounting process and increases production costs.
Innovation Solution
A transportation safety device with an adaptable component that functions as both a force-damping mechanism during transport and a protection cover after installation, reducing the overall number of elements needed by utilizing a single adaptor that can be easily mounted and demounted, and serves to seal the passage holes to prevent water ingress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate elements (spacer, bolt, adaptor, protection cover) are used for transportation safety devices, then the protection effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adaptor is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both the force-damping mechanism during transportation and the protection cover after installation. By merging the functions of the adaptor and the separate protection cover into a single component, the device complexity is reduced while maintaining protection effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The adaptor is designed as a multi-functional component that serves different purposes at different stages: during transportation it dampens forces from the bolt head, and after installation it seals the passage hole to prevent water ingress. This universal design eliminates the need for separate dedicated components for each function
2Reliability
If multiple separate elements are used for transportation safety devices, then the protection effectiveness is improved, but the assembly and disassembly time increase
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the adaptor and protection cover into a single component, the number of assembly and disassembly operations is reduced. The installer only needs to handle one component instead of multiple separate elements, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining the same level of protection
3Reliability
If multiple separate elements are used for transportation safety devices, then the protection effectiveness is improved, but the production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The adaptor is designed to integrate multiple functions that previously required separate components. This merging reduces the total number of parts that need to be manufactured, inventoried, and assembled, leading to lower production costs while maintaining equivalent or superior protection effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-functional adaptor eliminates the need for separate dedicated protection covers and force-damping elements. By designing a single component that performs multiple functions, manufacturing complexity and costs are reduced while ensuring comprehensive protection during transportation and after installation
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
This solution simplifies the installation and removal process, reduces production costs, and ensures safe transportation and installation of laundry treatment appliances by minimizing the number of components required, while also providing effective protection against impacts and water ingress.
Implementation Method 1
an adaptor having an aperture through which the bolt is inserted and which is arranged between a head of the bolt and the wall to dampen the forces transferred from the head to the wall
Implementation Method 2
the adaptor is also usable as a protection cover to plug the passage hole on the wall of the cabinet after the transportation safety device has been removed from the cabinet
Data Source
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AI summary
Laundry treatment appliance comprising a cabinet having a wall (1) provided with a securing hole (2) and a passage hole (3), an oscillating group suspended in the cabinet for receiving items to be treated and having a bore (5) substantially aligned with the securing hole (2) on the wall (1) and a transportation safety device (6) having a spacer (7) aimed to be accommodated between the wall (1) of the cabinet and the oscillating group by passing through the passage hole (3) on the wall (1) and provided with a through hole (8) to be aligned with the securing hole (2) on the wall (1) and the bore (5) on the oscillating group, a bolt (9) having a head (10) and aimed to be inserted through the securing hole (2) on the wall (1) and the through hole (8) of the spacer (7) and screwed into the bore (5) on the oscillating group to rigidly fix it to the cabinet and an adaptor (11) aimed to be arranged between the head (10) of the bolt (9) and the wall (1) to dampen the forces transferred from the head (10) to the wall (1).