Quick Release Buckle With Dual Locking Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional buckle assemblies often require a time-consuming and difficult quick release process, especially in emergency situations, making them inadequate for applications like military gear, law enforcement, and outdoor activities where rapid separation of belt connectors is crucial.
Innovation Solution
A quick release buckle assembly with a gripping assembly featuring two movably connected locking segments that can be easily transitioned from a closed to a release orientation, facilitated by a quick release assembly and an independently operable secondary release assembly, allowing for efficient detachment of the belt connector from its locked position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional buckle assemblies use traditional quick release mechanisms, then the buckle can be released, but the release process is time-consuming and difficult to accomplish under stress or emergency situations
Solution Approach 1:
The locking assembly is divided into multiple locking members that can be independently actuated. Each locking member has its own actuator that can be operated separately, allowing the user to release individual locking members in sequence or simultaneously, significantly reducing the time and effort required to release the entire buckle assembly compared to conventional single-mechanism designs
Solution Approach 2:
The locking members are designed to be movable between locked and released positions, with actuators that enable quick transition between states. The dynamic design allows the locking members to be rapidly actuated through cam mechanisms or lever arms that convert small input motions into large output displacements, enabling fast release under stress or emergency conditions
2Productivity
If the buckle assembly includes multiple locking members with independent actuators, then the release process becomes faster and easier, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple locking members and their actuators are integrated into a single unified buckle assembly structure. The locking members share common mounting features, actuation linkages, and housing elements, which reduces the overall complexity compared to having separate independent locking devices. The design merges the functions of multiple components into a coordinated system that achieves fast release without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The actuators and locking members are designed with universal features that allow them to perform multiple functions. The same actuator mechanism can be used to release different locking members, and the locking members themselves can engage with various belt connector configurations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized components for each locking position, thereby controlling overall device complexity while maintaining high release speed
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AI summary
A buckle assembly structured for quick release and including a gripping assembly structured to removably retain an end connector in a locked position. Two locking segments are movably connected to one another and disposable between a closed orientation and a release orientation. The locked position includes the locking segments disposed in gripping engagement with the connector when the connector is disposed between the locking segments. A quick release assembly may be selectively positioned into a separating engagement with the locking segments to at least partially define a positioning thereof from their closed orientation into their release orientation. A secondary release assembly is connected to the gripping assembly and is independently operable to release the connector from the gripping engagement with the locking segments.