Rotatable Pipe Clamp for Multi-Pipe Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pipe securing devices for buildings fail to provide a simple, quick, and cost-effective method for securing multiple pipes of various sizes while ensuring compliance with governmental regulations, and they often require attachment to a stud, limiting flexibility and accessibility for maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A pipe securing device featuring a first generally curved clamp that can secure multiple pipes of different sizes, with optional adjustors and rotatable clamps allowing for parallel or perpendicular orientations, which can be attached directly to pipes rather than studs, and may include sensors for detecting issues like leaks or temperature changes, facilitating easy installation without tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing pipe securing devices are used, then pipes can be secured to studs, but the devices require attachment to studs which limits flexibility and accessibility for maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the requirement for stud attachment by extracting the securing function from the wall structure and concentrating it entirely on the pipe itself. The device wraps around the pipe and uses friction and normal forces generated by the wrapping action to secure multiple pipes together, eliminating the need for studs or other wall attachments.
Solution Approach 2:
The device secures itself to the pipes through the wrapping mechanism. The friction between the device and the pipes, combined with the normal forces generated during installation, creates a self-sustaining secure connection that does not require external attachment points like studs.
2Reliability
If multiple pipes of various sizes are secured, then compliance with regulations is achieved, but the device becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The device is designed with a universal wrapping mechanism that can accommodate pipes of various diameters. The friction and normal forces are generated through the wrapping action itself, which adapts to different pipe sizes without requiring size-specific components or complex adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes changes in friction and normal forces as key parameters to secure pipes of varying sizes. By controlling the wrapping tension and the resulting friction coefficient, the device can reliably secure different pipe diameters using the same basic structure.
3Ease of operation
If traditional securing methods are used, then pipes are fixed, but maintenance accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device can be easily separated into sections or completely removed from the pipes. The wrapping mechanism allows for straightforward installation and removal without damaging the pipes or requiring complex disassembly procedures, thereby facilitating easy maintenance access while maintaining secure attachment during operation.
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AI summary
A device for securing at least one pipe of a building is provided. The device has a first generally curved clamp which secures a first pipe and a first generally flat surface. The first generally flat surface may be secured directly to a stud of a wall or the device may not be secured to a stud and instead may be merely secured to the first pipe so that additional pipes may be secured to the first pipe. The first generally flat surface has an extended second generally flat surface having openings which may receive additional clamps for securing at least a second and/or a third pipe clamp. The second and/or third clamps may be located on the opposing side of the device as the first generally curved clamp. In an embodiment, the second and/or third generally curved clamps may rotate three hundred and sixty-five degrees so as to secure the second and/or third pipe in, for example, a parallel or perpendicular orientation with respect to the first pipe.