Twist-Lock Punch Head Profile for Fast Component Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for coupling separate components require significant time and additional parts, complicating the assembly process.
Innovation Solution
A punch head tool with interlocking features that can efficiently produce profiles on materials, allowing for faster coupling of components by creating compatible shapes and holes, enabling quicker assembly through the use of a punch tool assembly and CNC machine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional coupling methods are used to join separate components, then reliable connection is achieved, but assembly time increases and additional parts are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the coupling function directly into the profile structure itself, merging the profile and coupling features into a single integrated component. This eliminates the need for separate coupling parts and reduces assembly steps while maintaining reliable connections through the integrated coupling features.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling features are pre-formed as integral parts of the profiles during the profiling process. By preparing the coupling interfaces in advance as part of the profile manufacturing, the actual assembly operation is simplified and accelerated, reducing on-site assembly time while ensuring reliable connections.
2Reliability
If traditional coupling methods with additional parts are used, then secure connection is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling features are merged into the profile structure itself, eliminating separate coupling components. This integration reduces the total number of parts and simplifies the assembly process while maintaining secure connections through the built-in coupling interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The profiles are designed with universal coupling features that can accommodate different connection requirements. The interlocking features serve multiple functions including mechanical coupling, alignment, and structural integration, reducing the need for specialized coupling components and simplifying the overall system.
3Productivity
If precise profiles are created for efficient coupling, then assembly speed increases, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The precise coupling profiles are pre-formed during the initial profiling process using CNC technology. By establishing precise geometric features in advance during controlled manufacturing, the profiles can be quickly assembled later without requiring high precision during the assembly operation itself, thus enabling fast assembly while maintaining manufacturing quality control.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides for a punch head that produces a profile in a piece of material. The punch head comprises a protrusion, wherein the protrusion is disposed on a first side of the punch head, wherein the protrusion is disposed at a central location and extends away from the first side, wherein the protrusion has a circular cross-sectional shape; and one or more interlocking feature producing protrusions, wherein the one or more interlocking feature producing protrusions are disposed on the first side of the punch head, wherein each of the one or more interlocking feature producing protrusions comprise: a raised section; a middle section; and a fillet, wherein the middle section is disposed between the raised section and the fillet, wherein the raised section has a greater height than the middle section.