Pipe Clip With Integrated Mounting Bracket and Elastic Threaded Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipe clamps are either costly to produce or lack simplicity and safety in handling, and they often fail to withstand high mechanical loads effectively.
Innovation Solution
A pipe clamp design featuring a clamp body with a first yoke and a second yoke, hinge means for connecting, a threaded member with internal threads, and a resilient member that applies force to maintain the threaded member in a predetermined angular position, with an elastic component surrounding the flange on three sides to enhance mechanical robustness and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a pipe clamp uses traditional rigid connection methods with multiple components, then it can withstand high mechanical loads, but it becomes costly to produce and complex to assemble
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the clamp body and mounting bracket into a single integrated component. The clamp body includes an integrated mounting bracket that directly provides mounting surfaces for wall or ceiling attachment, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets and reducing the total number of parts while maintaining structural strength and load-bearing capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated clamp body serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the clamping mechanism for securing pipes, includes integrated mounting brackets for wall/ceiling attachment, and incorporates adjustment mechanisms for positioning. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed while maintaining all necessary capabilities
2Reliability
If a pipe clamp uses traditional multi-component design, then it can provide secure gripping, but it requires trained craftsmen and increases assembly time
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the mounting bracket directly into the clamp body, the patent creates a single-component system that maintains secure gripping capability while eliminating complex multi-step assembly procedures. The integrated design allows craftsmen to complete installation in fewer steps without requiring specialized training
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp body is designed with segmented or modular features that allow for easy adjustment and positioning. The integration of mounting brackets with the clamp body creates a unified structure that simplifies the assembly process while maintaining reliable gripping performance through proper structural segmentation
3Ease of manufacture
If a pipe clamp uses simplified design with fewer components, then it reduces production cost and assembly complexity, but it may compromise mechanical strength and load-bearing capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the clamp body and mounting bracket into one integrated component, reducing production costs by eliminating separate manufacturing and assembly steps for mounting brackets. The integrated design maintains load-bearing capacity through optimized structural features built into the single component
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated clamp body incorporates locally optimized structural features, such as reinforced mounting surfaces and strategically placed thickening zones, that provide high strength at critical load-bearing points while keeping the overall design simple and cost-effective for mass production
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 design allows for cost-effective production, simple and safe handling, and robust mechanical performance, ensuring reliable grip and ease of assembly and disassembly, even under high loads.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient member for applying a force to the threaded member to resiliently maintain the threaded member in a predetermined angular position or range of angular positions
Implementation Method 2
hinge means for hingedly connecting a first end of the first yoke to a first end of the second yoke
Implementation Method 3
a threaded member having internal threads
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AI summary
A pipe clamp (10) comprises a clamp body with a first bracket (20) and a second bracket (30) for encircling and holding a pipe (12) or hose, a hinge (40) for articulately connecting a first end (21) of the first bracket (20) to a first end (31) of the second bracket (30), a threaded component (50) with an internal thread (56), wherein the threaded component (50) is pivotably mounted on a flange (24) at the second end (22) of the first bracket (20), and an elastic component (70) for exerting a force on the threaded component (50) to elastically hold the threaded component (50) in a predetermined angular position or in a predetermined range of angular positions. The elastic component (70) at least partially encircles the flange (24) at the second end (22) of the first bracket (20) on three sides.