Pipe Bell-End Ring Flare Alignment for Consistent Flared Ends
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipe bell-end flare devices often result in uneven or incomplete flared ends due to shifting during the molding process, as they lack effective fastening mechanisms to securely attach to mandrels and maintain alignment.
Innovation Solution
A pipe bell-end ring flare device with an upper section featuring equidistantly spaced recessed fastener openings and a mandrel with corresponding threaded openings, allowing for secure attachment and alignment, ensuring consistent flared end formation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If existing pipe bell-end flare devices are used without secure fastening mechanisms, then the device structure is simpler, but the device shifts during molding causing uneven or incomplete flared ends
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe bell-end ring flare device is divided into an upper section and a lower section, with fastener openings distributed around the upper section. This segmentation allows for precise alignment and secure attachment to the mandrel, preventing shifting during the molding process and ensuring consistent flared end formation.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates pre-formed recessed fastener openings in the upper section that align with threaded openings on the mandrel. This preliminary preparation of fastening features enables secure attachment before the molding process begins, ensuring the device maintains its position and produces uniform flared ends.
2Reliability
If the pipe bell-end ring flare device is securely attached to the mandrel, then shifting is prevented ensuring consistent flared ends, but the attachment mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system merges the upper section of the flare device with the mandrel through aligned fastener openings. Multiple equidistantly spaced recessed fastener openings in the upper section combine with corresponding threaded openings on the mandrel to create a stable, multi-point attachment that prevents shifting while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The recessed fastener openings in the upper section are designed to self-align with the threaded openings on the mandrel. This self-aligning feature simplifies the attachment process and ensures reliable positioning without requiring complex alignment mechanisms, thereby improving attachment stability without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If equidistantly spaced recessed fastener openings are added to the upper section, then alignment with the mandrel is improved preventing device shifting, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The equidistantly spaced recessed fastener openings in the upper section serve multiple functions: they provide alignment references, enable secure attachment at multiple points, and ensure uniform distribution of fastening forces. This multi-functional design achieves high alignment precision while using a relatively simple and manufacturable structure.
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AI summary
A pipe bell-end ring flare device for use with a mandrel to form bell ends with a flared outer edge in plastic pipe sections either as part of the pipe manufacturing process or subsequent to the manufacturing process. The flared edge creating a wider bell end opening to make it easier to insert a non-bell end of another pipe into the flared bell end.