Guy Adapter With Sliding Pulling Eye For Tensioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing guy adapters have fixed or integrally formed pulling eyes, making it difficult to connect a chain hoist due to lack of slidable movement, which hinders the efficient tensioning of guy wires for structure stabilization.
Innovation Solution
A guy adapter design featuring a non-integral pulling eye that is slidably mounted on the main body, allowing for connection to a tensioning device before forging the second end, enabling easy attachment and maintaining stability post-forging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the pulling eye is integrally formed with the guy adapter as a single piece, then the structural strength is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because the pulling eye cannot slide with respect to the guy adapter
Solution Approach 1:
The pulling eye is separated from the guy adapter body into a distinct component. The pulling eye assembly includes a pulling eye portion and a body portion that can slide relative to each other along the longitudinal axis, allowing the chain hoist to be easily connected and disconnected while maintaining structural integrity through the sliding mechanism
2Ease of operation
If the pulling eye is bolted to the guy adapter, then the ease of operation is improved by allowing some movement, but the device complexity increases due to additional fastening components
Solution Approach 1:
The pulling eye portion and body portion are combined into a single integrated component that slides along the longitudinal axis of the guy adapter. This eliminates the need for separate fastening mechanisms like bolts while still allowing the pulling eye to move relative to the adapter body for easy connection of the chain hoist
Data Source
AI summary
A guy adapter includes a main body having first and second ends. A socket member is connected to the first end. An eye member is connected to the second end. A non-integral pulling eye is slidably mounted on the main body. The socket member is forged to the first end of the main body. A pulling eye is slidably disposed on the main body. The eye member is forged to the second end of the main body. Accordingly, the guy adapter is formed having a non-integral pulling eye slidably mounted thereon.