Rotatable Guide Outrigger Clamp for Filament Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional outrigger clamps require manual manipulation to align guides and do not prevent filament tangling or creasing, leading to a less stable and more cumbersome fishing experience.
Innovation Solution
An outrigger clamp with a rotatable guide and retainer mechanism that automatically aligns the filament and prevents creasing or kinking, using rollers to secure the line without manual adjustment, ensuring structural stability and easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual manipulation is used to align guides, then the clamp can be assembled, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The guide is designed to self-align with the tube through rotational movement. When the tube is inserted into the clamp body, the guide automatically rotates to align with the tube's position, eliminating the need for manual manipulation to align the guides with the tubes.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide is made rotatable about the axis of the clamp body, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position. This rotational capability enables the guide to automatically orient itself correctly relative to the tube during assembly, transforming a static alignment problem into a dynamic self-adjusting mechanism.
2Reliability
If conventional guides are used, then the filament can be retained, but the filament becomes tangled and creased
Solution Approach 1:
A retainer component is introduced as an intermediary between the guide and the filament. The retainer engages with the filament in a manner that prevents creases and kinks while the guide rotates to align the filament properly, thus maintaining reliable filament retention without the harmful effects of tangling and creasing.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable guide allows the filament to be dynamically aligned with the tube position. As the guide rotates to match the tube's orientation, the filament naturally follows this alignment, preventing tangling that would occur with fixed, misaligned guides.
3Device complexity
If guides are fixed in position, then the clamp structure is simple, but the filament alignment is imprecise and requires manual adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The guide is designed to rotate about the clamp axis, transforming from a fixed to a movable component. This dynamic capability allows the guide to automatically align with the tube position, achieving precise filament alignment without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms or manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotational guide performs the alignment function automatically during assembly. When the tube is inserted, the guide self-adjusts to the correct orientation, providing precise filament alignment without requiring external manipulation or complex positioning mechanisms.
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AI summary
An outrigger clamp to couple together two or more nestable tubes. The clamp can include a guide for retaining filament. The guide can rotate about an axis based on the forces applied to the outrigger to better align the filament and guides, and therefore align the forces applied to the outrigger and filament. The retainer can be, for example, one or more rollers that help prevent the filament from becoming creased or kinked during use.