Pipe-Suspension Bracket With Overlie Part And Bridge Hole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipe-suspension brackets lack versatility and face challenges in securely attaching to profiles due to design limitations, particularly with regards to tolerance issues and the inability to easily fit into slots or use existing nuts as projections.
Innovation Solution
A pipe-suspension bracket with an overlie part, projection, and hole configuration that allows for suspension in multiple ways, including fitting over profiles, using slots with ridges, and connecting via threaded rods, providing a simple and cost-effective design that secures pipes in various orientations and positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a nut is attached on top of the bridge part to provide a hole for suspension, then the hole is provided at a substantial distance from the upper surface of the bridge part, but it becomes difficult to wedge the suspension bracket tightly against the profile and requires a complicated bolt
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the nut from the design and directly forms a hole in the bridge part itself. This eliminates the need for a separate nut component and allows the hole to be positioned close to the upper surface of the bridge part, enabling tight wedging against the profile using a simple bolt rather than a complicated one.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the function of the nut and the bridge part by directly forming the hole in the bridge part. This integration eliminates the need for a separate nut component and simplifies the overall structure, allowing for easier and tighter fixation against the profile.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing pipe-suspension brackets are designed with fixed configurations, then manufacturing is simplified, but versatility in suspension methods and adaptability to different profiles is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention implements multi-functionality by providing three distinct suspension methods: (1) fitting the overlie part over the profile with the body positioned underneath, (2) fitting the projection into a slot of a profile with ridges and using an abutment surface for tight fixation, and (3) inserting a suspension rod into the hole for connection to the profile or ceiling. This universal design allows the same bracket structure to adapt to different installation scenarios and profile types.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention segments the bracket into distinct functional parts: an overlie part for covering profiles, a projection for slot insertion, a hole for rod connection, and a body for pipe holding. This segmentation allows each part to serve its specific function while maintaining overall versatility.
3Ease of manufacture
If the hole is provided through the bridge part rather than in a separate nut, then the bracket design is simplified and cost-effective production is enabled, but potential structural strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the hole function directly into the bridge part rather than using a separate nut, the invention simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces component count, leading to cost-effective production while maintaining sufficient structural strength through proper hole positioning and sizing.
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AI summary
Bracket (10) comprising a body (14) for receiving the pipe and a suspension part (16) connected to the body for suspending a pipe from a profile (12) in several different ways, the suspension part comprising: An overlie part (18) comprising a bridge part (22) and two leg-parts (20,21), the bridge part extending between the two leg-parts and comprising at least one resting section (49) being constructed to rest on an upper surface of the profile and the leg parts constructed to extend on either side of the profile. A projection (45) formed on the bridge part and a hole (50) formed in bridge part.