Safety Gate Pressure Gauge for Secure Frame Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child safety gates lack reliable securing mechanisms to maintain the frame in position and ensure safe operation, potentially leading to unsafe installations due to loosening or overtightening issues.
Innovation Solution
A safety gate with a U-shaped frame and adjustable bolts featuring a pressure gauge and indication system, including a tightening nut and friction block, which provides secure attachment and alerts users to sufficient pressure through visual and auditory signals, and optionally communicates pressure changes to a smartphone via Bluetooth, ensuring proper installation and continuous monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable bolts are used to secure the frame to the opening, then the gate can be fastened in various openings, but the bolts may loosen or become overtightened during use, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a pressure indication means that provides feedback to the user about the tightening status of the bolts. This feedback mechanism allows users to know when the bolts are properly tightened and when they need adjustment, preventing both loosening and overtightening issues while maintaining adaptability across different openings.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame attachment means is pre-configured with the pressure indication means and adjustable bolts before installation. This preliminary setup ensures that the securing mechanism is ready for proper tensioning from the start, reducing the risk of loosening during use and maintaining reliability across various installation scenarios.
2Reliability
If the frame is securely fixed to prevent loosening, then safety is improved, but the installation complexity increases due to additional securing mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into the frame attachment means: the adjustable bolts provide securing force, the pressure indication means provides status feedback, and all components are integrated into a single attachment assembly. This merging reduces overall system complexity while maintaining high reliability through coordinated operation of integrated components.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the gate structure is made rigid to maintain position, then stability is improved, but the door section cannot be easily opened for passage
Solution Approach 1:
The gate is divided into distinct segments: a rigid frame structure for stability and a hinged door section for operational flexibility. This segmentation allows the frame to remain securely fixed while the door section can be independently opened and closed, maintaining both stability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The gate incorporates a hinged door section that transitions from a static barrier to a dynamic opening/closing mechanism. The hinges allow controlled movement of the door section while the frame remains stationary, providing dynamic operational capability within a stable structural framework.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures the safety gate is securely fixed without risk of overtightening or loosening, providing reliable operation and alerting users to necessary adjustments, thus enhancing the safety and usability of the gate.
Implementation Method 1
Located between the opposite end of the tube and the bottom stop surface is a pressure gauge which measures the pressure exerted between the threaded bolt and bottom stop surface
Implementation Method 2
The attachment means includes a threaded bolt with a friction block forming a head of the bolt
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a safety gate including a frame with a horizontal base member and usually two vertical upright post members affixed to each end of the base member at its lower end; a door mounted for hinged opening movement, hingedly attached to the vertical upright post member; the frame being held in position by frictional engagement against supporting walls of an opening, provided and adjusted by attachment means which are mounted on adjusting rods; the door includes an upper bar and a lower bar connected together with a number of pales spaced apart to form an effective barrier; the door also including a closing mechanism for releasibly retaining the door in the closed position. The attachment means includes a pressure gauge which measures the frictional pressure between the frame and supporting wall of the opening, and an electronic processing means which compares the pressure reading from the pressure gauge to a predetermined level and indication means which provide an indication when the measured pressure level is lower than the predetermined level. Power storage means are provided to provide autonomous power to the processor and the indication means. The indication means includes a wireless transmission means to transmit the indication of low pressure to a computer, tablet or smart phone.