Telecom Support Pole Collar Assembly for Precise Upright Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing structures for supporting telecommunications stations face challenges in quick and precise alignment between uprights and collars, leading to assembly delays and increased costs, while failing to ensure perfect verticality of the supporting pole.
Innovation Solution
A structure featuring T-section uprights with reversible connecting means, allowing for easy and precise coupling with collars, ensuring verticality by using T-shaped uprights with symmetrical connecting elements that align with plate-shaped projections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If double L-sections are used to couple uprights to collars, then structural strength is improved, but alignment precision and assembly speed deteriorate due to complex coupling procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The upright is divided into two separate components: an L-shaped upright element and a bracket element. The bracket is pre-mounted to the collar with projection elements that align with recesses in the upright, enabling precise alignment through a simpler single-L configuration rather than requiring complex double-L coupling procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is pre-mounted to the collar during manufacturing or pre-assembly, with its projection elements positioned to precisely match the recesses in the upright. This preliminary positioning ensures accurate alignment when the upright is installed, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures during final assembly
2Strength
If double L-sections are used to couple uprights to collars, then structural strength is improved, but assembly time and costs increase due to complex coupling procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system is segmented into a simplified L-shaped upright and a separate bracket with pre-positioned projection elements. This segmentation allows for easier, faster assembly through simple insertion and fastening operations rather than complex double-L coupling procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The projection elements on the bracket and recesses in the upright create a self-aligning coupling system. When the upright is positioned near the collar, the projections automatically guide it into the correct alignment, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures and reducing assembly time
3Ease of operation
If simple upright designs are used, then assembly simplicity is improved, but verticality assurance deteriorates under strong stresses
Solution Approach 1:
The L-shaped upright and bracket create an asymmetric coupling configuration that provides optimal mechanical advantage for resisting lateral stresses. The perpendicular arrangement of the L-sections and the offset position of the bracket projections create geometric constraints that naturally maintain vertical alignment under load
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket extends the coupling in a third dimension by projecting perpendicular to both the collar face and the upright face. This multi-dimensional coupling geometry provides inherent mechanical constraints that maintain verticality under stress while keeping the assembly procedure simple
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AI summary
Structure (1) for supporting at least one telecommunications station comprising a supporting pole (100) that can be anchored to a foundation (101), said structure (1) comprising at least one collar (2) provided with at least one plate-shaped projection (3) and reversibly constrainable to said supporting pole (100) and at least one upright (4) directly or indirectly constrained to said foundation (101) and integrally combinable with said at least one collar (2) at said at least one plate-shaped projection (3), characterized in that said at least one upright (4) comprises a T-section, and in that it comprises reversible connecting means (5) for reversibly connecting said at least one T-shaped upright (4) and said at least one collar (2) at said at least one plate-shaped projection (3).