Bionic Anti-Slipping Crimping Structure for Industrial Hose Assembly Inspired by Ruminant Molars

Abstract

It is highly desirable to improve the anti-slipping stability of the crimping structure for a reliable connection. This study innovatively presents a biomimetic strategy for designing a high-performance crimping structure for industrial hose assembly based on evidence that the special infundibulum dentis structure on the occlusal surface of ruminant molars has the potential of anti-slippage and can also reduce the risk of stress concentration. Utilizing reverse engineering technology, the three-dimensional (3D) digital model of the bovine molar was built as a representative prototype, and then corresponding characteristics of the infundibulum dentis were extracted with a fitting method for the bionic design of the crimping structure. Numerical simulations and experimental results both indicate that the bionic crimping structure has high resistance to slippage of hose body compared with the traditional type, and further, the formation mechanism of bionic anti-slipping performance was discussed.