Pivotable Stop Disk for Flush Cover Plate Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing assembly tools fail to ensure a cover plate is arranged flush with the surface when the insulation holder is installed in boreholes that are not perpendicular to the surface, resulting in unevenness that requires additional manual leveling or filling.
Innovation Solution
An assembly tool with a pivotable stop disk and drive train that allows the cover plate to be tilted and aligned parallel to the surface, enabling a flush installation even when the borehole is not at a right angle, using a detachable stop disk and ball joint for adjustable alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a fixed stop disk is used on the drive train, then the assembly tool structure is simple, but the cover plate cannot be arranged flush with the surface when the borehole is not perpendicular
Solution Approach 1:
The stop disk is made pivotable on the drive train, allowing it to dynamically adjust its orientation. This enables the stop disk to adapt to non-perpendicular boreholes while maintaining the ability to arrange the cover plate flush with the surface, resolving the contradiction between precision and fixed structure simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivotable stop disk changes the orientation parameter of the drive train relative to the borehole axis. By allowing angular adjustment, the system can compensate for deviations from perpendicular drilling while still achieving flush cover plate arrangement.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual leveling or filling is performed to correct surface unevenness, then the cover plate can be made flush, but additional work steps and time are required
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable stop disk performs the alignment action during the main assembly process itself, rather than requiring subsequent corrective steps. The stop disk automatically adjusts to ensure flush arrangement as the cover plate is being installed, eliminating the need for post-assembly leveling or filling operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The assembly tool with pivotable stop disk self-adjusts to compensate for borehole angle variations. The system automatically performs the alignment function that would otherwise require separate manual intervention, making the assembly process self-correcting and more efficient.
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AI summary
The assembly tool (1) has a drive train (9), where the drive train has a unit (10) for connecting with a driving tool in a first end area and has a unit (11) for connecting with a spreading element in a detachable manner in a second end area. The second end area is opposite to the first end area. A stop disk (12) is formed to arrange a cover plate arranged between the second end area of the drive train and the stop disk in a recess in an insulating material. The stop disk is pivot-mounted on the drive train. An independent claim is included for a method for surface flush arrangement of a cover plate in a recess in an insulating material.