Toggle Fastener With Movable Strap For Thin-Walled Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toggle bolts are not user-friendly for installation on thin-walled components like plasterboards, as they require precise alignment and often encounter interference geometries within the cavity, making the process cumbersome and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
A toggle plug with an elongated bar and a rigid, movably attached strap, featuring a gripping element for precise positioning and sensing interference geometries, along with a sleeve for secure fastening, allows for intuitive handling and alignment, enabling the user to feel and avoid obstacles during installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional toggle plug is used for installation on thin-walled components, then the fastening function is achieved, but the installation process becomes cumbersome and prone to errors due to precise alignment requirements and interference geometries
Solution Approach 1:
The strap is designed to be movable relative to the bar, allowing the user to adjust and position the strap flexibly during installation. This dynamic configuration enables intuitive handling and alignment while accommodating interference geometries within the cavity, directly resolving the alignment complexity issue.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping element serves as an intermediary tool that extends from the strap, allowing users to sense and detect interference geometries before final positioning. This mediator enables precise positioning by providing tactile feedback during installation, simplifying the alignment process.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the strap is rigidly attached to the bar, then structural stability is improved, but the ability to position and sense interference geometries is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The movable connection between the strap and bar allows the strap to be positioned and adjusted during installation while maintaining structural integrity. Once positioned, the assembly provides sufficient stability for secure fastening, thus resolving both structural stability and positioning ease requirements.
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If the gripping element is short, then the device structure is simpler, but the ability to sense interference geometries is diminished
Solution Approach 1:
The extended gripping element allows users to perform preliminary detection of interference geometries before inserting the bar into the cavity. By extending the detection range beforehand, users can plan the installation path and avoid obstacles, improving interference detection capability.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a toggle fastener (1) for fixing an object to a thin-walled component (2). The toggle fastener (1) comprises a beam (4) and a strip (6). The beam (4) is elongated with an opening (10) for receiving a screw. The strip (6) is connected to the beam (4) for holding and for positioning the beam (4) and extends along a longitudinal axis of the strip (L3). According to the invention, an elongated handle element (13) is arranged on the strip (6), said handle element projecting in an inclined manner with respect to the longitudinal axis of the strip (L3).