Multi-part insert with integrated longitudinal channel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional inserts face challenges in accommodating components, devices, or fluids as they lengthen, due to the difficulty in hollowing out the carrier or using additional reinforcement materials like tubes, which can be time-consuming, expensive, and prone to damage.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates multiple carrier portions with integrated channels along the longitudinal axis, allowing for the passage of components, devices, or fluids without the need for additional tubes, using attachment portions and non-attachment portions to form a channel that spans the length of the insert, and utilizing expandable reinforcement materials for bonding to the cavity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If the insert length is increased beyond 12 cm, then the reinforcement capability is improved, but the ability to hollow out the carrier to accommodate components or fluids deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The insert is divided into multiple separate carrier portions (first carrier portion, second carrier portion, etc.) that are attached together. Each carrier portion can be individually manufactured with integrated channels, avoiding the difficulty of hollowing out a single long carrier. The segmentation allows each portion to be optimized for manufacturability while the assembled insert provides the required length and reinforcement.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional tubes are placed alongside the insert to accommodate components or fluids, then the functionality is improved, but the installation complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The channel structure is merged into the carrier portions themselves rather than being a separate component. The first carrier portion and second carrier portion each include integrated channel portions that align to form a continuous channel when attached. This eliminates the need for separate tubes and reduces installation complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the carrier is hollowed out to create a channel, then the ability to pass components or fluids is improved, but the structural strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of hollowing out a solid carrier, the structure is segmented into multiple carrier portions with wall sections between attachment portions. These wall sections maintain structural strength while the attached portions form the channel. The segmentation allows the carrier to retain strength through the attachment portions while providing passage through the channel.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple carrier portions are attached to form a channel, then the ability to accommodate components or fluids is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The insert is segmented into multiple carrier portions that can be manufactured separately using standard processes, then attached together. Each carrier portion is a simple structure that can be easily manufactured, and the attachment process is straightforward. This segmentation reduces manufacturing complexity compared to hollowing out a single complex carrier.
Data Source
AI summary
An insert comprising: a first carrier portion, the first carrier portion including: at least one attachment portion; a non attachment portion; and a portion of a channel, the channel being surrounded by the attachment portion and the non-attachment portion, and extending along all or a portion of the longitudinal axis of the first carrier portion; a second carrier portion, the second carrier portion including: at least one attachment portion; a non-attachment portion; and a portion of a channel, the channel being surrounding by the attachment portion and the non-attachment portion, and extending along all or a portion of the longitudinal axis of the second carrier portion; wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are attached via the respective at least one attachment portions forming a channel between the first carrier portion and the second carrier portion so that components, devices, fluids, or a combination thereof may pass through all or a portion of the insert.