Retaining Assembly with Reciprocating Fixing Member Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional socket screws face difficulties in preventing the screw from swaying easily relative to the socket, making it challenging to align with a fixing hole in another object, and the small screw head complicates downward or upward pressing.
Innovation Solution
A retaining assembly that utilizes a fixing member reciprocation generating member to prevent the fixing member from swaying and enable the fixing unit to reciprocate inside and outside the fixing seat, or outside the fixing seat, using a stop unit, connection unit, and fixing unit sequentially connected, along with an elastic element for stabilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional socket screw is used, then the fixing function is achieved, but the screw sways easily relative to the socket making alignment difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member is designed to reciprocate dynamically between extended and retracted positions relative to the fixing seat. The reciprocation generating member enables the fixing member to move back and forth, allowing easy alignment with fixing holes during operation while maintaining stability when fixed in position.
Solution Approach 2:
The reciprocation generating member acts as an intermediary mechanism between the fixing member and the fixing seat. It controls the reciprocation motion of the fixing member, enabling easy alignment while preventing excessive swaying, thus mediating between stability and ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If a conventional socket screw with small head is used, then the fixing structure is compact, but the screw head cannot be conveniently pressed downward or pulled upward
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing member reciprocates along the axial dimension (inside and outside the fixing seat), providing operational convenience through reciprocation motion rather than requiring lateral pressing or pulling of a small head. This dimensional change in motion approach solves the operational difficulty while maintaining compact structure.
3Reliability
If the fixing member is made stable and fixed, then alignment is improved, but the fixing unit cannot reciprocate inside and outside the fixing seat
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static fixed position to a dynamic reciprocating motion. The fixing member can reciprocate inside and outside the fixing seat while maintaining stability at each position, achieving both reliability and adaptability through controlled dynamic behavior.
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 retaining assembly effectively prevents the fixing member from swaying, facilitates easy alignment with fixing holes, and allows for efficient reciprocation of the fixing unit, enhancing stability and convenience during assembly processes.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic element, having one end abutting against the fixing seat and the other end abutting against the fixing member
Data Source
AI summary
A retaining assembly includes a fixing seat, having an assembly portion and a first anti-rotation portion, the assembly portion for fixing at a first object; a fixing member, inserted at the fixing seat and having a stop unit, a connection unit and fixing unit that are sequentially connected; a fixing member reciprocation generating member, having a second anti-rotation portion aligned with the first anti-rotation portion, for restricting and preventing rotation of the fixing member reciprocation generating member, the fixing member reciprocation generating member displacing relative to the fixing seat to drive the fixing member to reciprocate; and an elastic element, located in the fixing seat, two ends of the elastic member respectively abutting against the fixing seat and the fixing unit.