Push-Button Connector Slider Mechanism for Rope Wear and Safe Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing buckle connectors face issues such as wear and tear on ropes, reduced load-bearing capacity due to protruding side panels, and safety hazards from easy opening during swinging.
Innovation Solution
A push button connector design featuring a first panel with pivots, interconnected triggers with buckle rings, and a slider that drives the triggers between open and closed positions, allowing for convenient operation with a single finger and enhanced safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a rod-like object is used to maintain distance between panels, then the structure is simple, but it causes wear on ropes and reduces service life
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the rod-like object from the structure and replaces it with a hole design. The front and back panels directly form a passage for the rope without requiring a separate rod component, thereby eliminating the wear problem while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a protective sleeve as an intermediary component between the rope and the panel surfaces. This sleeve prevents direct contact and wear between the rope and the rigid panel surfaces, extending rope service life while maintaining the simple structural approach.
2Stability of the object's composition
If side panels protrude to maintain panel distance, then the connector is structurally stable, but it increases local thickness and causes friction with the rope
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the protruding side panels by redesigning the distance maintenance mechanism. The front and back panels maintain their spacing through the overall structural design and the positioning of the hole, rather than relying on protruding side panels, thereby removing the source of rope friction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a protective sleeve as an intermediary between the rope and any remaining structural elements. This sleeve reduces friction by providing a smooth surface that the rope can pass through easily, while the structural stability is maintained through the overall panel design.
3Ease of operation
If the operating part is long to enable effortless operation, then ease of operation is improved, but safety hazards increase during swinging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the operating mechanism design. Instead of using a long operating part that extends outward, the operating parts are integrated into the panel structure itself. The operation is achieved by pressing inward on the panel surface, which reverses the conventional approach and eliminates the safety hazard of long protruding parts during swinging.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent nests the operating mechanism within the panel structure. The operating parts are embedded in or integrated with the front and back panels, allowing operation without external protrusions. This nested design maintains ease of operation while eliminating safety hazards during swinging movements.
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 push button connector reduces wear on ropes, maintains load-bearing capacity, and enhances safety by making it difficult to open accidentally, even when swinging.
Implementation Method 1
The first connecting portion is connected to the first pivot and is rotatable about the first pivot. The second connecting portion is connected to the second pivot and is rotatable about the second pivot.
Implementation Method 2
The slider can simultaneously drive the first trigger and the second trigger to rotate between the open position and the closed position.
Data Source
AI summary
A push button connector includes a first panel, a first trigger, a second trigger, and a slider. The first panel has a first pivot and a second pivot parallel to it. The first trigger includes a first connecting portion and a first buckle ring connected to each other. The first connecting portion is connected to the first pivot and can rotate around it. The first buckle ring is generally ring-shaped with a first opening. The second trigger includes a second connecting portion and a second buckle ring connected to each other. The second connecting portion is connected to the second pivot and can rotate around it. The slider is connected to the first panel. Both triggers have open and closed positions, with the buckle ring closing the opening in the closed position. The slider drives both triggers between these positions. This push button connector ensures easy operation and high safety.