Receiving channel for a suction hose of a suction device and suction device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cables running between suction devices and machine tools, such as suction hoses and electrical transmission lines, create obstacles and disruptions in the working environment, particularly when located on the floor.
Innovation Solution
A receiving channel for suction hoses and electrical lines, composed of pivotally connected channel segments with pivot bearings, allowing adjustment between a use position for elongated shape and a non-use position for compact coiling, featuring locking mechanisms to secure the connection and facilitate easy assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the receiving channel is made rigid and fixed in an elongated shape, then it provides stable support for the suction hose, but it occupies excessive space and cannot be easily stored or transported
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving channel is divided into multiple channel segments (first channel segment, second channel segment, etc.) that can be pivotally connected to form an elongated structure during use, but separated or folded for compact storage. This segmentation allows the channel to achieve both structural stability during operation and reduced volume during storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving channel incorporates pivot connections between channel segments that allow dynamic transformation between an elongated configuration (providing stability for hose support) and a compact folded configuration (reducing storage volume). The pivot joints enable the structure to adapt its shape based on operational requirements.
2Volume of moving object
If the receiving channel is made flexible and foldable for compact storage, then it reduces storage space requirements, but it may compromise structural stability and hose support capability
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the receiving channel into multiple rigid channel segments connected by pivots, the design achieves compact foldability for storage while maintaining structural integrity during use. Each segment retains its rigidity, and the assembled structure provides stable hose support.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic pivot connections allow the channel to transition between compact and elongated states, providing structural stability when needed for hose support while enabling compact folding for storage when the hose is not in use.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple channel segments are pivotally connected to form an elongated receiving channel, then it reduces cable obstructions on the floor, but it increases device complexity and assembly difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving channel is segmented into multiple sections that can be easily connected and disconnected. This segmentation allows the channel to be configured in an elongated shape to elevate cables off the floor, reducing obstructions, while the modular design simplifies assembly and disassembly compared to a single-piece structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot connections between segments provide the flexibility needed to create an elongated configuration that clears the floor space, reducing cable obstructions. The same pivot mechanism keeps the assembly process simple and intuitive.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the channel segments are designed with stop surfaces for secure connection, then it ensures proper alignment and stability, but it increases manufacturing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
Each channel segment is manufactured as a separate component with integrated stop surfaces, allowing for standardized production of individual segments. The stop surfaces ensure proper alignment when segments are assembled, providing connection stability without requiring complex post-assembly adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The stop surfaces on pivotally connected segments provide automatic alignment and stable connection when the channel is assembled in its elongated configuration, ensuring proper positioning while allowing for relatively simple manufacturing of each individual segment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a flexible and space-saving arrangement that minimizes cable obstructions while allowing easy handling and storage, enhancing operational safety and efficiency by keeping cables organized and out of the way.
Implementation Method 1
the receiving channel is formed from a plurality of channel segments pivotally connected to one another by means of pivot bearings
Implementation Method 2
the channel segments have stop surfaces on their sides facing a respective adjacent channel segment, with which the adjacent channel segments abut one another in the use position
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AI summary
The invention relates to a receiving channel (700) for a suction hose (411a) of a suction device (420), wherein the receiving channel (700) is formed from a plurality of channel segments (710) which are pivotally connected to one another by means of pivot bearings (733), each of which provides a receiving channel section (720) of the receiving channel (700) for receiving the suction hose (411a), wherein the receiving channel section (720) extends along a longitudinal axis (750) of the channel segment (710), wherein a respective channel segment (710) has a base (716) from which legs (711, 712) protrude, which, together with the base (716), delimit the receiving channel section (720) of the respective channel segment (710), wherein the pivot bearings (733) are connected by connecting elements which pivotably engage one another and are arranged on the legs (711, 712). (737) and connecting receptacles (738) of immediately adjacent channel segments (710) are formed,wherein the receiving channel (700) is adjustable between a use position (620) and a non-use position (610), wherein the channel segments (710) have stop surfaces (724, 725) on their sides facing a respective adjacent channel segment (710), with which stop surfaces the adjacent channel segments (710) abut one another in the use position (620) of the receiving channel (700), so that the receiving channel (700) in the use position (620) assumes an elongated shape suitable for receiving the suction hose (411a), and wherein channel segments (710) are pivoted towards one another in the non-use position (610) and the stop surfaces (724, 725) of adjacent channel segments (710) are moved away from one another, so that the receiving channel (700) in the non-use position (610) assumes a compact position suitable for transport, in particular a Wrapped position,