Tolerance Compensation Assembly With Elastic Transport Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tolerance compensation devices face challenges in securely transporting the compensation element attached to the base element without accidental detachment during transport, and in adapting the base element as a customer interface with minimal effort.
Innovation Solution
The tolerance compensation device incorporates an elastically deformable transport securing means in the compensation element that temporarily deforms to screw into the base element, with features like end stops and radially projecting collars to secure the elements together, allowing for easy transportation and adaptation as a customer interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the compensation element is screwed into the base element during transport, then the compensation element is secured against unintentional detachment, but the base element becomes more complex and harder to adapt to customer specifications
Solution Approach 1:
The transport securing function is extracted from the base element and transferred to the compensation element. The compensation element now carries the elastically deformable transport securing device that engages with stops on the base element, allowing the base element to remain simple and easily adaptable to customer interfaces while the compensation element handles the securing function during transport.
2Reliability
If the compensation element is designed with transport securing features, then it can be securely transported without accidental detachment, but the manufacturing complexity of the compensation element increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transport securing device utilizes elastic deformation as a key parameter change. The elastically deformable material allows the securing device to temporarily deform during the screwing operation to overcome stops, then return to its original shape to lock the compensation element in place. This approach achieves reliable transport securing through material property selection rather than complex structural design, maintaining ease of manufacture.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the base element is permanently installed on the component as a customer interface, then it integrates well with the component, but transporting the component with the compensation element becomes more difficult due to potential detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The compensation element is pre-assembled and screwed into the base element before the base element is permanently installed on the customer's component. The elastically deformable transport securing device is activated in advance during this pre-assembly stage, creating a locked connection that prevents accidental detachment during subsequent handling and transport to the customer's facility. The securing function is performed preliminarily, before final installation.
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
This design ensures the compensation element remains securely attached during transport and simplifies integration into system components, enabling reliable function and easy adaptation to customer specifications.
Implementation Method 1
the compensation element has at least one elastically deformable transport securing device, which is designed such that it must overcome the stop under temporary deformation in order to screw the compensation element into the base element
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a tolerance compensation device for bridging a gap between two components to be joined together, comprising a base element and a compensation element that can be screwed into the base element, wherein the base element forms at least one stop and the compensation element has at least one elastically deformable transport securing means, which is designed in such a way that it must overcome the stop under temporary deformation in order to screw the compensation element into the base element.