Support Chock With Anchor Skid Resolving Lateral Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support chocks for stabilizing cylindrically shaped articles during transport and storage are difficult to install and remove, and non-structural chocks do not provide adequate lateral stability, risking accidents due to unstable stacks.
Innovation Solution
A support chock design featuring a chock front with a 45-degree upper portion, a 60-degree lower portion, and an anchor skid system that secures the chock to the surface using an anchor rod, combined with anti-skid pads and protrusions for enhanced stability and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a large block of wood is securely nailed to the board as a chock, then lateral stability is improved, but installation difficulty increases and reusability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The chock is divided into multiple components: a chock body, an anchor skid, and an anchor rod. The anchor rod can be inserted or removed independently through the anchor skid, allowing the chock to be easily installed and removed without permanently fastening it to the board, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and installation ease.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a large block of wood is securely nailed to the board as a chock, then lateral stability is improved, but adaptability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The chock is divided into multiple components: a chock body, an anchor skid, and an anchor rod. The anchor rod can be inserted or removed independently through the anchor skid, allowing the chock to be easily installed and removed without permanently fastening it to the board, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and installation ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchor rod provides a dynamic fastening mechanism that can be inserted or removed as needed. This allows the chock to be temporarily secured during use for stability, then easily removed for relocation or reuse, making the system adaptable to different configurations and reusable.
3Ease of operation
If non-structural chocks are used, then installation ease is improved, but lateral stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The chock is divided into multiple components: a chock body, an anchor skid, and an anchor rod. The anchor rod can be inserted or removed independently through the anchor skid, allowing the chock to be easily installed and removed without permanently fastening it to the board, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and installation ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The chock combines wood (chock body) with metal components (anchor skid and anchor rod) to create a composite structure. This provides both the ease of installation associated with simpler designs and the structural integrity and lateral stability of a robust construction.
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 support chock effectively prevents lateral movement and rolling of piping and tubing, ensuring stack stability during shipping and storage, reducing the risk of accidents and allowing for easy reconfiguration and reuse.
Implementation Method 1
an anchor skid system that secures the chock to the surface using an anchor rod
Implementation Method 2
anti-skid pads and protrusions for enhanced stability
Data Source
AI summary
A support chock is provided and includes a chock front, a chock rear, a chock top, a chock bottom and a plurality of chock sides, wherein the chock top, chock bottom and plurality of chock sides define a chock cavity, a chock front opening and a chock rear opening, wherein the chock cavity communicates the chock front opening with the chock rear opening.