Pipe clamps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pipe clamps are limited in their ability to securely attach various types of shelves, holders, and hangers to pipes of different diameters without damaging the pipes and are difficult to install and disassemble, as they often require specific shapes and tools.
Innovation Solution
A pipe clamp design featuring a body with a semicircular contact groove, threaded coupling parts, a cap with a rotation groove, and adhesion members made of rubber, allowing for secure attachment to pipes of various diameters without scratching and with easy installation and disassembly, using a combination of frictional force and rotational mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional screw-type clamps are used to firmly fix shelves to pipes, then strong gripping force is achieved, but installation becomes inconvenient and requires tools
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is divided into a body portion and a cap portion that can be easily separated. The cap rotates to release the shaft, allowing tool-free installation and disassembly while maintaining strong grip force when closed.
Solution Approach 2:
The shaft is designed to be movable during installation, allowing the cap to rotate and secure the shaft in place. This dynamic mechanism enables easy installation without tools while achieving firm fixation.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional clamps are manufactured in specific shapes for predetermined members, then they fit specific applications, but adaptability to various product groups is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp body is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate various members including shelves, holders, and hangers. The standardized body with coupling parts allows different adapters to be attached, enabling one clamp design to serve multiple applications.
3Strength
If screw parts and cap parts directly pressurize pipes for secure fixation, then firm mounting is achieved, but pipe surfaces are scratched or damaged
Solution Approach 1:
Adhesion members made of rubber are introduced as intermediaries between the clamp and the pipe. These members provide friction-based fixation strength while protecting the pipe surface from scratches and damage during installation and repeated use.
4Strength
If conventional clamps require tools for installation and disassembly, then secure fixation is achieved, but installation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is designed to be self-installing through a simple rotating cap mechanism that secures the shaft in place without requiring external tools. Disassembly is equally simple, allowing users to quickly install and remove clamps themselves, reducing both time and complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The pipe clamp provides a secure, tool-free installation and disassembly solution for various members on pipes of different diameters, preventing damage and allowing for versatile adapter usage, ensuring firm fixation and easy handling.
Implementation Method 1
adhesion members made of disk-shaped rubber may be fixedly installed on each of the seating grooves
Implementation Method 2
a pair of threaded coupling parts are provided on outer circumferential surfaces of the body part; a cap having an open front surface and fastened to a pair of coupling parts provided in the body via a thread formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to pipe clamps, the pipe clamps being firmly fixed at set heights of pipes installed across the ceilings and floors of buildings to allow various members, such as shelves, holders, clothes hangers, to be selectively attached thereto for use.