Spring-Loaded Support Plate for Versatile Container Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support plates for container positioning are inflexible and require replacement when adapting to different bottle types or geometries, limiting their versatility in accommodating various container shapes and sizes.
Innovation Solution
A support plate design featuring a base body with a spring-loaded pressure element and a releasable positioning body, where the pressure element has elongated sections that can project through openings in the positioning body, allowing for adjustable pressure application and accommodating diverse container geometries through cruciform or other shaped pressure sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If support plates are adapted to specific container shapes, then positioning accuracy is improved, but device complexity and adaptability worsen when changing container types
Solution Approach 1:
The support plate is divided into a base body and a separable positioning body. The positioning body can be removed and replaced with different versions adapted to different container shapes (circular, triangular, rectangular cross-sections), while the base body remains constant. This segmentation allows high positioning accuracy for each container type without requiring complete plate replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The base body is designed as a universal component that can work with multiple types of positioning bodies for different container geometries. The standardized interface (e.g., threaded holes) allows one base body to support various positioning bodies, making the system multi-functional and adaptable to different container types while maintaining positioning accuracy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate components are used for positioning, then adaptability to various container shapes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning body is designed to integrate with the base body through a simple threaded connection, forming a unified positioning system. The pressure element with elongated pressure sections merges multiple positioning functions into a single component that can contact the container at multiple points, reducing the need for separate positioning mechanisms for each container type.
Solution Approach 2:
The base body serves as a universal platform that can accommodate different positioning bodies for various container shapes. This multi-functionality is achieved through standardized mounting features, allowing the same base body to work with multiple positioning bodies without increasing overall system complexity.
3Measurement precision
If pressure is applied through the positioning body only, then positioning precision is improved, but clamping reliability worsens for various container types
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping function is segmented between the positioning body (which provides positioning precision through its shape-specific design) and the pressure element with elongated pressure sections (which provides reliable clamping through multiple contact points). This segmentation allows each component to optimize its specific function while working together.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressure element extends in the vertical dimension with elongated pressure sections that can contact the container at multiple height levels. This dimensional extension allows the pressure element to apply clamping force through multiple points, improving reliability while the positioning body maintains precision in the horizontal plane.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick adaptation to different container shapes and sizes, ensuring secure holding of containers with non-circular cross-sections by applying pressure through multiple points, facilitating efficient positioning and rotation of containers.
Implementation Method 1
the pressure element is disposed on the base body in a spring-loaded manner, so that the container may be clamped by means of this spring force
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AI summary
A support plate for positioning containers having a base body includes at least one pressure element disposed on the base body in a spring-loaded manner, with the pressure element having at least one elongated pressure section extending parallel to a plate of the base body, and including a positioning body attached to the base body. The base body is releasably attached to the base body and has at least one opening through which the pressure element at least partly projects.