Multi-Hook Hanging Structure for Rectangular and Round Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hanging structures are limited to specific hole shapes, requiring replacement when used with different hole configurations, such as rectangular and round holes, leading to increased costs due to the need for multiple designs.
Innovation Solution
A hanging structure with a main body, two first hooks, and a second hook, where the first hooks are longer than the second hook, allowing for adaptation to both rectangular and round holes through elastic deformation for secure fastening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a hanging structure is designed for a specific hole shape, then it can be securely fastened to that shape, but it cannot be used with other hole shapes requiring replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging structure is designed with multiple hooks of different lengths (first hooks longer than the second hook) to accommodate both rectangular and round holes with a single design. This multi-functional design allows the same hanging structure to be universally applied to different hole shapes, eliminating the need for multiple specialized designs and reducing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanging structure utilizes elastic deformation of the hooks to adapt to different hole geometries. The hooks can dynamically adjust their shape and position through elastic deformation, allowing secure fastening to both rectangular and round holes. This dynamic adaptability enables a single hanging structure design to handle multiple hole shapes without requiring replacement.
2Reliability
If multiple hanging structure designs are created for different hole shapes, then each can fit its specific hole shape, but the cost increases due to replacement needs
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a single hanging structure with multiple hooks of varying lengths, the patent achieves universal compatibility with both rectangular and round holes. This eliminates the need to maintain inventories of multiple specialized hanging structure designs, reducing the quantity of different hanging structure units required while maintaining reliable fastening for each hole type.
3Ease of operation
If hanging structures are replaced when hole shapes differ, then the correct fit is ensured, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic deformation capability of the hooks allows the hanging structure to adapt to different hole shapes without requiring replacement. This dynamic adjustment occurs during the installation process itself, making installation as convenient for round holes as it is for rectangular holes, thereby reducing the time loss associated with selecting and replacing different hanging structure designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanging structure is pre-designed with multiple hooks of different lengths to anticipate and accommodate various hole shapes. This preliminary design consideration eliminates the need for on-site decision-making and replacement operations, streamlining the installation process and reducing installation time across different hole configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the hanging structure to be securely fastened to both rectangular and round holes without the need for multiple designs, reducing replacement costs and simplifying installation by accommodating various hole shapes.
Implementation Method 1
the two first hooks are elastically deformed and lean on the inner surface
Data Source
AI summary
A hanging structure includes a main body, two first hooks and a second hook. The main body has an outer surface, and the outer surface has a first end. The two first hooks are disposed on the first end. The second hook is disposed on the first end. The second hook is located between the two first hooks, and the length of the part of each of the two first hooks above the outer surface is longer than the length of the part of the second hook above the outer surface.