Suction Cup Mount With Flexible Release Connection for Stable Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional suction cup mounts experience instability and limited load capacity due to the soft suction plate material, leading to jiggling and detachment under stress or vibrations, restricting the weight of devices that can be attached.
Innovation Solution
A suction cup mount design featuring a flexible connection between the suction plate and housing, with a circumferential groove and rubber ring to absorb operational stresses and release under excessive forces, allowing the suction plate to lift out and release the connection, combined with a lever device that lifts the suction plate at multiple points for enhanced contact pressure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the suction plate is made of soft material to achieve seal, then sealing capability is improved, but stability and load capacity deteriorate due to housing lifting away under stress
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between housing and suction plate is designed as a dynamic system with a circumferential groove and tongue that allows controlled relative movement. The housing can lift out of the groove under excessive forces while maintaining connection during normal operation, transforming the static rigid connection into a dynamic adaptive connection that responds to operational conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection parameters are designed to change based on operational conditions. The circumferential groove and tongue create a connection with specific retaining force that can be overcome by excessive forces. This parameter change allows the system to maintain stability during normal use while releasing under accident conditions.
2Force
If the middle region of suction plate is lifted intensely using lever device, then suction force and connection strength are improved, but housing stability deteriorates causing jiggling and swinging
Solution Approach 1:
The circumferential groove and tongue connection creates a dynamic system that absorbs operational stresses and vibrations. During intense lever operation, the housing can move slightly within the groove constraints, absorbing the stress without causing jiggling or swinging, while maintaining the strong suction connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The circumferential groove and tongue connection is designed beforehand to absorb and cushion operational stresses and vibrations. This pre-designed cushioning mechanism prevents the housing from lifting away during normal intense operation while still allowing release under excessive accident forces.
3Strength
If rigid connection between suction plate and housing is used, then connection strength is improved, but susceptibility to vacuum seal rupture deteriorates under lateral stresses
Solution Approach 1:
The connection is designed as a dynamic system with circumferential groove and tongue that allows controlled relative movement between housing and suction plate. This dynamic connection maintains strength while accommodating lateral stresses without rupturing the vacuum seal, as the housing can move slightly within the groove constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The circumferential groove and tongue connection creates a flexible connection that can deform and absorb lateral stresses. This flexible connection maintains the integrity of the vacuum seal by allowing the suction plate to move slightly relative to the housing under lateral loads without rupturing the seal.
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 design provides stable attachment of devices without jiggling, absorbing operational stresses while releasing under high non-operational forces, maintaining vacuum seal integrity and increasing the load capacity of the suction cup mount.
Implementation Method 1
the suction plate is pressed onto the flat surface with the mount frame... the required vacuum is built up
Implementation Method 2
a lever device in order to lift a middle region of this suction plate with relation to the mount frame
Implementation Method 3
the retaining force of which is designed in such a way that the suction plate and the housing are firmly connected... stresses occurring during normal operation, such as vibrations or also forces occurring due to acceleration, are absorbed
Data Source
AI summary
A suction cup mount has a suction plate and a housing, wherein the suction plate and the housing are connected to each other in such a way that the housing can be pressed onto the suction plate and the suction plate includes a circumferential connection to a mount frame of the housing, which releases itself at a defined release force acting on the housing.