Rotating Structure With Roller Bar Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for constructing rotating structures for vehicles lack mechanical stability, are difficult to construct, and are expensive, while also requiring many moving parts that can lead to frequent breakdowns.
Innovation Solution
A rotating structure design featuring an outer and inner ring with a bar assembly supported by rollers and motors, allowing for easy construction, installation, and maintenance, with the ability to be installed below or on the ground surface, providing mechanical stability and cost-effectiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a motor drives a shaft attached to a platform, then rotation function is achieved, but mechanical stability is poor and construction is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating structure is divided into separate components: an outer ring, an inner ring, and a bar assembly with rollers. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and assembled independently, improving ease of construction while maintaining structural integrity through the distributed roller support system.
Solution Approach 2:
Rollers are introduced as intermediary elements between the bar assembly and the rings. These rollers reduce friction and wear, improving mechanical stability and reliability while simplifying the connection between components, making the overall structure easier to manufacture and assemble.
2Reliability
If many wheels are located on the periphery of a track table, then rotation is enabled, but the system requires many moving parts leading to frequent breakdowns
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple roller supports are merged into a unified bar assembly structure that rotates as a single unit between the inner and outer rings. This reduces the number of independent moving parts compared to individual wheels on a track table, thereby reducing breakdown frequency while maintaining rotational capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of placing wheels on the periphery of a track table, the invention inverts the approach by placing rollers underneath a central bar assembly that rotates between concentric rings. This inversion simplifies the mechanical structure and reduces the number of moving parts, improving reliability.
3Ease of manufacture
If existing techniques are used, then rotation function is provided, but construction is difficult and cost is high
Solution Approach 1:
The structure is segmented into modular components (outer ring, inner ring, bar assembly, rollers) that can be manufactured separately and assembled on-site. This segmentation dramatically simplifies construction while the modular design maintains structural complexity only where necessary for functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner ring is nested within the outer ring, and the bar assembly with rollers is positioned between them. This nested configuration reduces the overall footprint and simplifies the structural arrangement, making the system easier to construct and install while maintaining mechanical stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a durable, reliable, and cost-effective rotating structure that is easy to construct and maintain, offering flexible and efficient rotation of vehicles or objects, suitable for various applications including residential and emergency services.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of rollers supports the bar assembly
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment of the present invention is a rotating structure. An outer ring is placed on a first surface of a trench in a foundation having a ground surface. An inner ring is positioned inside the outer ring on the first surface. A bar assembly is positioned between the outer ring and the inner ring. A plurality of rollers supports the bar assembly. A plurality of motors engages to the bar assembly to cause the bar assembly to rotate when activated.