Pipe Cover Assembly With Elastic Hanging Projections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pipe cover systems for post structures, such as lamp posts and electric poles, face complexities in assembly, require lengthy installation times, and struggle with securing the cover at middle parts due to lack of adequate fixing units, leading to inefficient and aesthetically unsatisfactory results.
Innovation Solution
A pipe cover system featuring unit covers with integrated hanging projections and parts that utilize elasticity for rapid assembly, eliminating the need for separate fixing units by coupling hanging projections and parts, and employing double-sided tape for secure adhesion, along with end caps to close gaps and enhance stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a protection guard is assembled using a shaft hole, hinge shaft, bolt hole, and bolt nut, then the protection guard can be fixed to the post structure, but the assembly becomes very complicated and requires a long time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate fixing components (shaft hole, hinge shaft, bolt hole, bolt nut) into a single integrated hanging part that is formed as one piece. This hanging part includes a hanging projection that directly engages with the unit cover, eliminating the need for separate assembly of multiple fastening components and significantly simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining reliable fixation
2Ease of manufacture
If an external post member is inserted into a post structure from the top and fixed by an insertion ring, then the post member can be installed, but the adhesion to the post structure is very low due to space between them
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible adhesive layer (double-sided tape) that can conform to the surface of the post structure and fill gaps between the unit cover and the post. This flexible adhesive film ensures complete surface contact and maximizes adhesion area, eliminating the voids and spaces that occur with rigid insertion ring fixation methods
3Ease of operation
If only a part of the external post member is fixed to the post structure, then installation is simplified, but adhesion is very low and installation at middle parts is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the cover system into multiple separable unit covers, each equipped with its own hanging parts and coupling units. This segmentation allows individual units to be independently installed at any position along the post structure using the same hanging projection-coupling unit mechanism, providing flexibility for installation at lower parts, middle parts, or any intermediate position without requiring complex specialized fixing methods
4Productivity
If hanging projections and hanging parts are pulled and assembled using elasticity, then rapid adhesion to post structure is achieved, but separate fixing units are eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the hanging part with elastic deformation capabilities that allow it to automatically engage with the coupling unit when brought together. The elastic material deforms during assembly and then rebounds to lock the connection, enabling the fixing mechanism to self-assemble without requiring additional tools, separate fixing units, or complex assembly procedures, thereby achieving rapid installation
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and efficient assembly of unit covers around post structures, improved aesthetic appeal, reduced manufacturing costs through mass production, and enhanced security against illegal attachments due to minimized adhesion areas and elastic properties.
Implementation Method 1
unit covers are easily and rapidly combined with each other by coupling the hanging projections and the hanging parts with each other using elasticity of the unit covers
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a pipe cover. The pipe cover has coupling units provided at both ends thereof and is disposed so as to surround a post structure by combining the coupling unit of one unit cover with the coupling unit of another unit cover.