Split-Branch Anchor Device for Cable and Slot Supports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anchoring devices designed for reversible fixing of boxes are unusable when the only support available is a cable or mesh, as they are not adapted to these types of supports.
Innovation Solution
The anchoring device features split branches with symmetrical half-branches and notches, and a head with flanges that enclose or allow the half-arms to move apart, enabling selective anchoring on both slots and wire/mesh supports by adjusting the central stop's position and using notches for locking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the anchoring device uses a single clamp structure with retaining reliefs for slot anchoring, then it can be securely fixed in slots, but it becomes unusable when the only support available is a cable or mesh
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp branches are segmented into two half-branches that can move relative to each other. This segmentation allows the clamp to adapt its configuration: in the first angular position, the half-branches are enclosed to provide secure anchoring in slots; in the second angular position, they can move apart to accommodate cable or mesh supports
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp structure is made dynamic through the relative rotation between the head and clamp, which changes the angular position of the half-branches. This dynamic adjustment allows the same device to reliably anchor in different support types by switching between two stable configurations
2Reliability
If separate anchoring devices are developed for different support types (slots vs. cable/mesh), then each device can be optimized for its specific support, but it leads to the development and management of several types of anchoring devices
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device is designed with universal functionality to work with both slot supports and cable/mesh supports. The head-clamp assembly with rotatable connection and adjustable half-branches provides optimized anchoring for different support types while being managed as a single device type
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functionality of separate anchoring devices into a single multi-functional device. The head and clamp assembly combines the features needed for both slot anchoring (retaining reliefs) and cable/mesh anchoring (notches on half-branches) in one integrated structure
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device can be securely fixed and locked on various supports, including slots and wire/mesh, by adjusting its angular position and using notches, allowing for versatile anchoring without the need for multiple device types.
Implementation Method 1
the head has two flanges symmetrical to each other enclosing the two half-arms of each arm in one of the first and second angular positions and allowing these half-arms to move apart elastically from each other
Data Source
AI summary
The device has a plier including branches (21, 22), each split and formed of two semi-branches (211, 212, 221, 222) symmetric with respect to a median axis plane (M2), where the semi-branches present notches (23, 24). A head (1) presents flanges (11, 12) symmetric with each other for locking the semi-branches in one angular position and for elastically spacing the semi-branches with respect to each other in another angular position, such that the plier is selectively anchored on a support (S) using the notches and locked by the forced connection of the semi-branches.