Pivoting Stirrup Bracket Spigot for Easier Clamp Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional stirrup brackets with protruding connecting spigots are obstructive during installation and require elaborate removal, making them difficult to handle and connect with supporting clamps or rails.
Innovation Solution
A stirrup bracket design featuring pivot-mounted connecting spigots that can be switched between an idle position, where they retract into the connecting arm, and an operating position, allowing easy connection with clamps or rails, utilizing a swivel device with locking screws for stable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a connecting spigot is fixed on the connecting arm to enable connection with clamps or rails, then connection functionality is improved, but the spigot protrudes outwardly causing obstruction during installation and use
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting spigot is designed to be pivotable between an operating position (protruding outwardly for connection) and an idle position (retracted into the connecting arm). This dynamic positioning allows the spigot to provide connection functionality when needed while eliminating obstruction during installation and use, directly resolving the technical contradiction between connection adaptability and handling ease
2Adaptability or versatility
If a connecting spigot protrudes outwardly to enable connection, then connection capability is improved, but removal becomes elaborate and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable design allows the spigot to be easily retracted into the connecting arm for removal, eliminating the need for elaborate removal procedures. The spigot can be simply pivoted from the operating position back into the accommodating opening, making both installation and removal straightforward operations
3Ease of operation
If the connecting spigot is pivotable between idle and operating positions, then handling ease is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional positioning mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
A pivotable connecting spigot is integrated into the connecting arm with an accommodating opening that receives the spigot in its idle position. The spigot can be pivoted between the idle position (retracted) and operating position (protruding), providing easy handling while maintaining relatively simple construction through the use of a basic pivot mechanism and recessed accommodation
Data Source
AI summary
A stirrup bracket includes two supporting arms arranged spaced from one another and a connecting arm comprising two end regions which are connected with one corresponding connecting region of the supporting arms. Additionally, the connecting arm is provided with a connecting spigot being pivot-mounted between an idle position and an operating position.