Telescopic Pipe Assembly With Locking Positions for Hydraulic Units
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hydraulic power units face issues with flexible pipes that are susceptible to degradation, require specialized tools for length alteration, and generate undesirable line losses, while fixed length pipes constrain applicability.
Innovation Solution
A telescopic pipe assembly with a first pipe having indents or recesses and a second pipe with an alignment opening, allowing axial movement and secure fixation using an attachment device such as a screw or hooked apparatus, enabling adjustable length and improved sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If flexible pipes are used to connect tank and pumps, then the pipe can be installed in various configurations, but the pipe is susceptible to degradation and requires specialized tools for length alteration
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe assembly is divided into multiple rigid pipe sections that can be connected and disconnected. Each section maintains structural integrity while the modular assembly provides flexibility for different installations, eliminating the degradation issues of flexible pipes.
Solution Approach 2:
The pipe assembly incorporates adjustable length capability through telescopic sections with indents and alignment openings, allowing the rigid pipe structure to be dynamically reconfigured for different tank-pump distances without requiring specialized tools or degrading flexible materials.
2Adaptability or versatility
If flexible pipes are used, then installation flexibility is provided, but line losses increase compared to rigid pipes
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe system uses segmented rigid pipe sections instead of continuous flexible piping. This maintains the hydraulic efficiency of rigid pipes while allowing modular assembly to achieve the necessary installation flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Telescopic sections with adjustable length allow the rigid pipe assembly to adapt to different tank-pump distances, providing installation flexibility without the energy losses associated with flexible pipes.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed length pipes are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but applicability to different hydraulic power unit dimensions is constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The pipe assembly is segmented into multiple sections that can be connected in various combinations. This modular approach maintains manufacturing simplicity for each individual section while enabling customization for different hydraulic power unit dimensions through selective assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The pipe sections are designed with universal connection features including indents, alignment openings, and attachment devices that allow the same basic components to be assembled in multiple configurations for different tank-pump distances and orientations.
4Adaptability or versatility
If telescopic pipe assembly with multiple indents and alignment openings is used, then adaptability to different dimensions is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complexity is distributed across multiple simple pipe sections rather than one complex continuous pipe. Each section has standardized indents and alignment openings, making the individual components simple while the assembled system achieves high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The same basic components (pipe sections with indents, alignment openings, and attachment devices) serve multiple functions and can be assembled in various configurations, reducing the need for multiple specialized parts and actually simplifying the overall system.
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AI summary
Telescopic pipe assembly for a hydraulic power unit. The telescopic pipe assembly includes, in one example, a first pipe including multiple indents or recesses that are positioned along a portion of the first pipe and a second pipe including an alignment opening, where the first pipe is axially moveable in relation to the second pipe and where the alignment opening is configured to align with each of the multiple indents or recesses in multiple axial positions. The telescopic pipe assembly further includes an attachment device configured to extend through the alignment opening and user-selectably mate with one of the multiple indents or recesses to fix an axial position of the first pipe in relation to the second pipe.