Ring Segment Clamp for Pipe-Mounted Measuring Apparatuses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for fastening measuring apparatuses on pipes, such as butt weld seam checking devices, require complex and time-consuming mounting processes that often necessitate tools, making them cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a ring segment clamp with a wraparound angle greater than 180° that is radially pressed onto the pipe, providing pre-tension and allowing for manual adjustment and rotation without tools, with a snap closure mechanism for secure attachment and markings for precise positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If simple clamping systems or pipe clamps are used for fastening measuring apparatuses on pipes, then the mounting process becomes complex and time-consuming, but the device can be securely fastened on the pipe
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is divided into two separable clamp halves that can be independently positioned and attached to the pipe. Each clamp half can be separately fastened to the pipe surface, allowing for simpler, faster attachment without requiring complex tools or procedures, while still achieving secure fastening when both halves are in place
Solution Approach 2:
The measuring apparatus is positioned within the hollow interior space of the clamp structure. The clamp halves enclose the measuring apparatus, creating a nested configuration where the measuring device fits inside the clamp assembly, providing secure fastening while allowing for quick installation and removal
2Reliability
If complex lashing or clamping systems are used, then secure fixation is achieved, but tools are necessary and the process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp halves are designed to be self-attaching to the pipe through simple attachment mechanisms that do not require external tools. The clamp structure itself provides the means for attachment, eliminating the need for separate tools and making the mounting process simple and tool-free while maintaining secure fixation
Solution Approach 2:
The complex tool requirements and cumbersome procedures are extracted from the mounting process. The clamp design eliminates the need for tools by incorporating simple attachment mechanisms directly into the clamp structure, making the mounting process easy to perform while still achieving secure fixation
3Reliability
If the clamp has a wraparound angle greater than 180°, then the device is fixedly installed and prevents twisting, but manual rotation and adjustment along the pipe circumference is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is designed with dynamic characteristics that allow it to transition between different states. The clamp halves can be easily separated and repositioned when adjustment is needed, and once positioned, the wraparound angle greater than 180° provides sufficient friction and mechanical interference to prevent unwanted twisting during operation, thus achieving both adjustability and stability
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid, tool-free mounting and adjustment of measuring apparatuses on pipes of various diameters, ensuring secure fixation and easy access for measurements while avoiding twisting and complex lashing, thus reducing installation time and simplifying the process.
Implementation Method 1
the clamp is radially pressed onto the pipe external diameter... the clamp has a pre-tension in the installed state
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AI summary
A device for fastening a measuring apparatus on pipes, in particular a butt weld seam checking measuring apparatus, containing a housing for accommodating the measuring, control, and/or drive units and a clamp, wherein the clamp is designed as a ring segment, wherein the clamp is attached in the radial direction over a pipe external diameter, wherein the clamp has a pre-tension in the installed state.