Pipe Insulation Coupling with Integrated Mounting Clamp
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pipe support systems are labor-intensive, costly, and inefficient, requiring multiple components that are difficult to assemble, especially when installing insulated pipes on support structures like ceilings or walls.
Innovation Solution
A pipe insulation coupling with an integrated mounting clamp and closure mechanism, featuring a one-piece elongated cylindrical body with flexible legs and a planar interior wall, allowing secure attachment to channel-section tracks and easy assembly, while retaining adjacent insulation tubing ends to maintain insulation efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional multi-component pipe support systems are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but device complexity and installation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (mounting clamp, closure mechanism, and insulation coupling body) into a single integrated one-piece structure. This merging eliminates the need for separate assembly steps while maintaining the secure attachment function, directly resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity.
2Reliability
If conventional multi-component pipe support systems are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the mounting clamp and closure mechanism into a single one-piece structure, the patent eliminates complex assembly procedures. The installer can simply position the entire unit onto the pipe and secure it in one action, dramatically improving ease of operation while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting clamp and closure mechanism are pre-integrated into the structure during manufacturing, so that when the installer positions the device, all components are already in their correct positions and orientations, eliminating the need for on-site assembly adjustments.
3Reliability
If conventional multi-component pipe support systems are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of multiple functions into a single component reduces the number of installation steps from multiple component assemblies to a single positioning and securing action, directly increasing installation speed and productivity while maintaining attachment reliability.
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 solution simplifies the installation process, reduces labor and costs, and ensures long-lasting, secure attachment of insulated pipes to support structures, maintaining insulation integrity by using a single, integrated component with flexible legs and a releasable clamp for easy assembly and adjustment.
Implementation Method 1
a pair of flexible and resilient legs extending between a proximal end fixedly secured to the outer tube wall and an opposite distal end
Data Source
AI summary
A pipe insulation coupling secures a pipe and adjacent ends of insulation tubing surrounding the pipe to a channel-section track having a pair of inwardly turned flanges. The coupling includes a one-piece elongated cylindrical body having an outer tube wall extending between first and second ends. A planar interior wall disposed midway between the first and second ends extends inwardly from the outer tube wall to a center bore for receiving the pipe therethrough. The planar wall defines opposing first and second channels extending from the planar wall to the first and second ends for receiving the adjacent ends of the insulation tubing therein. A pair of flexible and resilient legs extends between a proximal end fixedly secured to the outer tube wall and a distal end including opposing notches formed therein for selective engagement with the flanges of the track thereby locking the coupling to the track.