Resilient Stopper Deformation Notches for Bracket Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional anti-vibration apparatuses face difficulties in manufacturing where the press-insertion of an inner bracket into a first mounting component is challenging due to the complexity of the resilient stopper component structure, making it hard to balance the required characteristics.
Innovation Solution
A resilient stopper component with a communicating hole and an enclosing portion, featuring deformation assisting notches, allows easy insertion of the inner bracket into the cylindrical component, enhancing the ease of manufacturing the anti-vibration apparatus by limiting displacement and ensuring stability through a larger cylindrical component relative to the communicating hole.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the resilient stopper component structure is altered to make press-insertion easier, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the required characteristics of the resilient stopper component become difficult to satisfy
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient stopper component is divided into multiple functional parts: an enclosing portion that provides the resilient stopping function, a bottom surface portion with a communicating hole for insertion, and deformation assisting portions (notches) that facilitate mounting. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently - the enclosing portion maintains its resilient characteristics while the bottom surface portion with notches enables easy press-insertion without compromising the overall performance
Solution Approach 2:
Deformation assisting portions (notches) are pre-formed on the resilient stopper component before assembly. These notches are strategically positioned to facilitate elastic deformation during the press-insertion process, allowing the component to be easily mounted onto the cylindrical component while maintaining its required characteristics after assembly
2Stability of the object's composition
If bolts are used for fixing the resilient stopper to the mounting component, then the shifting between components is suppressed, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the bolts and other fastening components from the assembly process. The resilient stopper component is designed to be directly press-inserted onto the cylindrical component of the mounting component, forming a secure connection through friction and geometric interference. This removes the complexity of bolted joints while maintaining stable component positioning
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient stopper component is designed to be self-retaining through its geometric configuration. The enclosing portion with specific dimensions creates a interference fit with the cylindrical component, allowing the component to secure itself without external fasteners. The deformation assisting portions enable easy installation while the final assembled structure provides its own retention mechanism
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
Facilitates the easy manufacture of anti-vibration apparatuses with improved stability by allowing easy press-insertion of the inner bracket, while maintaining the necessary characteristics and preventing loose mounting.
Implementation Method 1
a rubber resilient body that elastically joins together the first mounting component and the second mounting component
Implementation Method 2
when the cylindrical component is inserted into the communicating hole and is covered by the resilient stopper component, it is easy for the communicating hole to be elastically stretched wider
Data Source
AI summary
A resilient stopper component (20) is provided with a bottom surface portion (48) that is mounted, via an inner bracket (22), at one of a vibration-generating portion or a vibration-receiving portion, and that has a communicating hole (48A) provided in a first mounting component (11) that is provided with a cylindrical component (24) inside which the inner bracket (22) is inserted, with the cylindrical component (24) being inserted through the communicating hole (48A), is also provided with an enclosing portion (50) that is formed extending upright from the bottom surface portion (48) so as to be able to enclose the cylindrical component (24), in which an aperture portion (58) that forms an aperture for inserting the inner bracket (22) into the cylindrical component (24) is formed so as to be in communication with the communicating hole (48A), and limits a displacement amount of the first mounting component (11).