Rigid Sensor Mount Connector for Vibration-Resistant Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sensor mounting systems fail to provide a stable and rigid connection to equipment, leading to inaccurate data collection due to vibration and resonance, especially in high-frequency environments.
Innovation Solution
A rigid mounting connector system comprising a stainless steel base and column with cross supports, featuring a three-footing configuration and bolt attachment, ensuring a secure and vibration-resistant connection for sensors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a rigid mounting connector with six-degree-of-freedom constraint is used, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting connector is divided into distinct functional components: a base portion with multiple feet for positioning, a column portion for vertical support, and a mounting surface for sensor attachment. This segmentation allows each component to independently contribute to the six-degree-of-freedom constraint while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector utilizes three-dimensional spatial arrangement of the feet and column structure to constrain motion in all six degrees of freedom (three translational and three rotational). By extending the constraint mechanism into multiple spatial dimensions rather than using complex planar mechanisms, the design achieves high precision measurement capability with relatively simple structural elements.
2Reliability
If a rigid mounting connector with cross supports is used, then reliability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cross supports are integrated directly into the column portion of the connector as a unified structural element rather than being separate attachments. This merging of the column and cross supports creates a rigid framework that enhances connection stability and reliability while simplifying the manufacturing process, as the entire connector can be fabricated as a single piece or pre-assembled unit.
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AI summary
Technologies are described for rigid mounting connectors to connect a monitoring device to a piece of equipment. The rigid mounting connectors may comprise a base and a column. The column may be tubular in shape and include a bolt opening configured to receive a threaded end of a bolt. The base may extend axially from and be attached to outside walls of the column. A length of the column may be perpendicular to the base and the column may be at a center of the base. The base may include cylinders positioned on a circle concentric to a center of the bolt opening. Each screw channel may be configured to receive a screw to fasten at least one printed circuit board assembly to a top side of the base. The base may include footings which may protrude out from a bottom side of each cylinder.