Pipe Clamp Assembly With Positioning Protrusions for Quick Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pipe clamp technologies waste rubber material due to the need for additional tongues for positioning, leading to inefficiencies in material usage and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A pipe clamp design featuring symmetrically distributed positioning protrusions on coupling sections for secure pipe fitting alignment, combined with screw and pin connections, and semi-elliptical contact surfaces to enhance sealing and material efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If middle tongues are added to sealing members for positioning, then positioning accuracy is improved, but rubber material waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the positioning function into two parts: positioning protrusions on the rigid coupling sections and positioning grooves on the flexible sealing member. This segmentation allows the rigid parts to provide precise positioning while the flexible member adapts without requiring material-intensive tongues.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of adding positioning protrusions to the flexible sealing member (which consumes rubber material), the invention inverts the approach by placing positioning protrusions on the rigid coupling sections and corresponding grooves on the flexible member. This reverses who provides the positive positioning feature.
2Reliability
If multiple connecting mechanisms are used, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines multiple connection functions into a unified structure where the first and second coupling sections work together with the sealing member. The positioning protrusions and grooves are integrated into this combined structure, allowing simultaneous positioning and sealing without separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling sections serve multiple functions: structural support, positioning (through protrusions), and connection (through bolting mechanisms). The sealing member simultaneously provides sealing and positioning (through grooves), eliminating the need for separate positioning tongues.
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AI summary
A pipe clamp and a pipe clamp assembly capable of realizing quick connection. The pipe clamp includes a first coupling section and a second coupling section. The first coupling section and the second coupling section are for fixing pipe fittings together end-to-end. One end of the first coupling section is connected to one end of the second coupling section by a first connecting mechanism, and the other end of the first coupling section is connected to the other end of the second coupling section by a second connecting mechanism. Positioning protrusions are respectively arranged on the inner walls of the first coupling section and the second coupling section. The pipe clamp assembly includes a sealing member. Positioning grooves, matching the positioning protrusions, are in the sealing member. The positioning protrusions for positioning the pipe fittings are on the inner walls of the first coupling section and the second coupling section.