Thin Coaxial Rotating Assembly for Parallel Surface Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rotation mechanisms are often specific to particular devices and lack a standard, durable, and cost-effective solution for allowing relative rotation between two parallel surfaces, limiting their versatility across various applications.
Innovation Solution
A rotating assembly with a ring-shaped design featuring a first and second rotating frame connected by rotors, a retainer unit, and complementary conformations, enabling coaxial rotation while maintaining a thin thickness for easy mounting between parallel surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a standard rotating assembly is designed to be thin for ease of mounting between parallel surfaces, then the mounting versatility is improved, but the structural strength and durability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating assembly is divided into distinct functional components: rotating frames, rotors, rolling surfaces, and retainer units. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall structural integrity despite the thin profile required for ease of mounting between parallel surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite construction combining multiple materials with different properties - metal components for strength and durability, and potentially polymer or composite materials for the thin structural elements. This composite approach enables the assembly to maintain adequate structural strength while achieving the reduced thickness needed for versatile mounting applications.
2Ease of manufacture
If the rotating assembly uses minimal components to reduce manufacturing cost, then the production cost is reduced, but the reliability and durability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into single components to minimize part count. For example, the rotating frames serve both as structural support and as mounting surfaces, while the retainer units simultaneously hold rotors and define rolling paths. This merging reduces manufacturing cost through fewer components while maintaining reliability through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating assembly is designed as a universal mechanism that can be applied to various configurations for allowing relative rotation between two parallel surfaces. The standardized components with defined interfaces enable the same basic structure to serve multiple applications, reducing development and manufacturing costs while ensuring proven reliability through standardized design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the rotating assembly is designed with a thin profile for versatility, then the adaptability to different applications is improved, but the load-bearing capacity may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The thin profile in the vertical dimension is compensated by optimizing the horizontal dimensions and utilizing the third dimension through layered construction. The rotating frames and retainer units are arranged in specific spatial configurations that distribute loads across multiple planes, maintaining load-bearing capacity despite the reduced overall thickness that enables versatility in mounting between parallel surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the rotating assembly have locally optimized properties - areas requiring high strength (such as rotor mounting locations and rolling surface contact zones) use reinforced construction and higher-strength materials, while non-critical areas maintain the thin profile for overall versatility. This local quality differentiation allows the assembly to be both thin and sufficiently strong for various applications.
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 solution provides a strong, durable, and versatile rotating assembly that allows relative rotation between two surfaces with minimal components, suitable for various industrial applications, ensuring stability and ease of mounting with reduced weight and manufacturing costs.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of rotors coupled between the first rolling surface of the first rotating frame and the second rolling surface of the second rotating frame to enable the first rotating frame to be coaxially rotated with respect to the second rotating frame
Data Source
AI summary
A rotating assembly, adapted for supportively disposed between two surfaces of two objects so as to allow the two objects rotating with respect to each other, includes a frame body comprising a supporting turner coupled at the first object and having an inner circumferential surface and a turner frame coupled at the second object and having an outer circumferential surface and a rotor mechanism coupled between the turner frame and the supporting turner to enable the turner frame to be coaxially rotated with respect to the supporting turner, thereby enabling the second object to be rotated related to the first object.