Variable Motion Path Object Guide with Symmetrical Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing object guides with variable motion paths are inconvenient to adjust and often result in asymmetrical displacement curvatures, affecting shooting quality due to the need for unscrewing and repositioning of adjustment units and the inability to adjust at the original shooting position.
Innovation Solution
An object guide with a connecting seat, first and second motion units, and an adjustment unit that allows for convenient adjustment of the motion path by pivoting and moving adjustment portions along a straight line, outward, or inward curvature positions, ensuring symmetrical displacement curvatures through a pivoting and rotating mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the adjustment unit is designed to be movable for changing the motion path, then the adaptability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the need to unscrew and reposition multiple adjustment units
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple adjustment units (first adjustment unit on the first connecting arm and second adjustment unit on the second connecting arm) into a single integrated adjustment mechanism. When the adjustment handle is rotated, both adjustment units are simultaneously driven to change the positions of their respective adjustment portions, allowing the motion path to be varied without requiring separate adjustments of multiple independent units.
Solution Approach 2:
The single adjustment mechanism serves multiple functions: it simultaneously controls the first adjustment portion and the second adjustment portion, enabling both the first connecting arm and second connecting arm to contribute to the variable motion path. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate adjustment operations for each arm.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate adjustment units are used on each connecting arm, then the adaptability is improved, but the manufacturing precision deteriorates due to asymmetrical displacement curvatures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a feedback mechanism where the rotation of the adjustment handle is transmitted through the adjustment mechanism to both adjustment units simultaneously. This ensures that the first adjustment portion and second adjustment portion move in a coordinated manner, maintaining symmetrical displacement curvatures. The mechanism provides real-time feedback and coordination between the two arms during adjustment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the adjustment units are positioned on the connecting arms, then the adaptability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the inability to adjust at the original shooting position
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an adjustment handle as an intermediary component that allows the user to operate the adjustment mechanism from a convenient position (the original shooting position behind the object guide). The adjustment handle transmits the user's rotational input through the adjustment mechanism to the adjustment portions on the connecting arms, eliminating the need for the user to physically access the connecting arms directly.
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 enables convenient adjustment and ensures symmetrical displacement curvatures, improving shooting quality by allowing for easy positioning and fixing of adjustment portions, thus enhancing the usability and accuracy of the object guide.
Implementation Method 1
the first connecting arm being pivotally between the first assembling portion and the pivoting portion, the second connecting arm being pivotally connected between the third assembling portion and the second connecting portion, the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm rotate in opposite directions
Implementation Method 2
a first adjustment portion movably disposed in the displacement slot, wherein the first adjustment portion is movable among a straight line position, an outward curvature position and an inward curvature position
Implementation Method 3
the second adjustment portion pivotally connected to the first adjustment portion, the second adjustment portion and the first adjustment portion rotate in opposite directions
Data Source
AI summary
An object guide having a variable motion path includes a connecting seat, a first motion unit, a second motion unit, an adjustment unit and a drive unit. The adjustment unit is disposed on the connecting seat, and the second connecting portion of the first connecting arm and the fourth connecting portion of the second connecting arm are disposed at the same position, the first adjustment portion of the first adjustment arm and the second adjustment portion of the second adjustment arm are also located at the same position and simultaneously moved by the adjustment unit. Therefore, simply adjusting the adjustment unit can simultaneously adjust the first adjustment portion and the second adjustment portion to the straight line position, the outward curvature position, or the inward curvature position, which make the adjustment convenient, and the displacement curvatures for moving the object are asymmetrical.