Split Plate and Modular Sleeve Assembly for Deformation-Free Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for sealing cables, wires, or pipes passing through partitions often result in deformations due to welding, and they lack modularity to adapt to different sizes and fastening requirements.
Innovation Solution
A modular sleeve system connected to a split plate via screw means, allowing for easy adaptation to various sizes and fastening methods, and enabling replacement of only damaged parts without needing to replace the entire sleeve.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If welding is used to connect the sleeve to the partition or plate, then strong connection is achieved, but deformations are formed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the welding process with a mechanical fastening system consisting of a plate, sleeve, and fastening means (screws or bolts). This substitution eliminates the thermal effects of welding that cause deformations while maintaining strong structural connection through mechanical interlocking and clamping forces.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the connection method from thermal (welding) to mechanical (fastening), fundamentally altering the process parameters. This allows for controlled assembly and disassembly while avoiding the unwanted side effects of welding such as heat-affected zone deformations and material property changes.
2Ease of manufacture
If a standard size sleeve is used, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different demands is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeve connection system is divided into separate modular components: a plate, a sleeve, and fastening means. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured to standard dimensions while enabling flexible combination and adaptation to different application requirements through various configurations and sizes of individual parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical fastening system provides dynamic adaptability, allowing the sleeve assembly to be easily adjusted, repositioned, or reconfigured for different demands. The fastening means enable simple modification of the system configuration without requiring custom manufacturing, thus achieving versatility while maintaining standardized production of individual components.
3Reliability
If the complete sleeve is replaced when a part is broken, then reliability is maintained, but loss of time and material increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system is segmented into replaceable components (plate, sleeve, fastening means), allowing selective replacement of only the damaged part rather than the entire assembly. This maintains seal integrity and reliability while significantly reducing replacement time and material waste compared to replacing the complete sleeve.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design enables discarding only the specific damaged component while recovering and reusing the intact parts of the system. This selective replacement approach minimizes material waste and reduces maintenance time while ensuring that the seal integrity is restored to full reliability.
4Strength
If welding is used to attach the plate to the partition, then strong connection is achieved, but deformations are formed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces welding with a mechanical fastening system using screws or bolts to attach the plate to the partition. This mechanical connection achieves sufficient structural strength while completely avoiding the thermal deformations and heat-affected zones produced by welding processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening means act as an intermediary element between the plate and partition, providing a strong mechanical connection without direct thermal or chemical interaction. This intermediary fastening system transmits loads effectively while preventing the deformations that would result from direct welding of the plate to the partition.
Data Source
AI summary
Combination of a plate and a sleeve (1, 34) to be received at an opening of a transition. The plate is a split plate (2, 35) formed of two plate parts, forming an opening when joined to each other. The sleeve (1, 34) has a through opening to be placed in line with the opening of the transition and the opening of the split plate (2, 35). Said through opening of the sleeve (1, 34) is adapted to receive a seal. The sleeve (1, 34) is formed of a number layers. Each layer is formed of two sleeve elements (3, 12, 19, 23, 36, 45, 52). Each sleeve element (3, 12, 19, 23, 36, 45, 52) used to form the layers of the sleeve (1, 34) has a general form by means of which an opening is formed when two sleeve elements (3, 12, 19, 23, 36, 45, 52) of each layer are brought together.