Reconfigurable Motor Mount with Invertible Inserts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor mounts lack the ability to adapt to different fastener arrangements, limiting their versatility and compatibility with various frames or vibratory apparatuses.
Innovation Solution
A reconfigurable motor mount with invertible inserts in recessed motor mount feet, allowing for two distinct fastener configurations by varying the orientation of the inserts, enabling the mount to accommodate different fastener spacings and patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a motor mount is designed with a fixed fastener arrangement, then the structural simplicity is maintained, but the adaptability to different fastener patterns is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The motor mount is divided into multiple feet, with each foot containing a recess that can independently receive an invertible insert. This segmentation allows each foot to be independently configured for different fastener arrangements, providing adaptability while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invertible insert introduces dynamic reconfigurability to the motor mount. By flipping the insert between two orientations, the fastener arrangement can be changed dynamically without redesigning the entire motor mount structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple motor mount feet are used to provide reconfigurability, then the adaptability increases, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motor mount consists of multiple identical or similar feet, each with a recess designed to receive an invertible insert. This modular segmentation allows for standardized manufacturing processes, where each foot can be produced using the same tooling and methods, reducing overall manufacturing complexity despite the reconfigurable functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
Each foot is designed with a universal recess structure that can accommodate the same type of invertible insert. This universality means that the same manufacturing processes and components can be reused across all feet, simplifying production while enabling reconfigurability through the invertible inserts.
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AI summary
A motor mount is reconfigurable between at least a first configuration adapted to accept a first arrangement of fasteners and a second configuration adapted to accept a second arrangement of fasteners, the first and second arrangements of fasteners being different from each other.