Pipe Clamp With Hinged Vibration Insulating Lining
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipe clamps directly clamp pipes to channel type profile elements, which can cause direct contact and potential damage or vibration issues, lacking effective solutions for secure and vibration-insulated mounting.
Innovation Solution
A pipe clamp design featuring curved clamping portions interconnected by a flexible metal plate hinge, allowing for secure anchoring without direct contact, and incorporating vibration-insulating linings for reduced vibration transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pipe clamps directly clamp pipes to profile elements, then secure attachment is achieved, but direct contact causes vibration transmission and potential damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vibration insulating lining as an intermediary layer between the pipe clamp and the profile element. This lining material absorbs and dampens vibrations, preventing direct transmission while maintaining secure attachment. The lining acts as a mediator that preserves the mechanical connection while eliminating harmful vibrational effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The pipe clamp combines different materials with complementary properties: metal provides structural strength and clamping force, while the vibration insulating lining (made of rubber, elastomer, or foam) provides vibration damping. This composite structure allows the clamp to simultaneously achieve secure attachment and vibration isolation.
2Reliability
If pipe clamps use separate clamp parts requiring assembly, then secure clamping is achieved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple previously separate components into a single integrated clamp body. The clamp parts, hinge, and vibration insulating lining are combined into one piece, eliminating the need for separate assembly steps. This integration maintains the secure clamping function while dramatically simplifying installation to a single-step process.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated clamp body performs multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the clamping structure, incorporates the hinge mechanism for opening/closing, and includes the vibration insulating lining. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate components while maintaining all necessary functions.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If pipe clamps require multiple components for vibration insulation, then vibration protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration insulating lining is merged with the clamp body into a single integrated component. Instead of requiring separate vibration insulation elements to be installed, the lining is incorporated directly into the clamp structure, providing vibration protection without increasing component quantity or assembly complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp uses composite material construction where the vibration insulating lining is integrated into the clamp body. This composite structure provides both mechanical clamping function and vibration insulation in a single component, eliminating the need for separate vibration protection elements.
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AI summary
A pipe clamp includes two clamp parts for fastening a pipe to a channel type profile element having a longitudinal slot. Each clamp part (11) has a curved pipe clamping portion (13), wherein in a mounted state the pipe clamping portions of the respective clamp parts are positioned opposite each other to accommodate a pipe section. Each clamp part has an anchoring portion (14) formed at one end of each clamp part to anchor the pipe clamp to the profile element. The anchoring portion is essentially formed as a leg (15) with a hammerhead (16), which is insertable in the longitudinal slot of the profile element and rotatable to engage the slot edges. A flange (12) is formed at another end of each clamp part. The pipe clamp furthermore includes a tightening member associated with the clamp flanges for tightening them together.