Adjustable Drill Bit Packaging with Plastic Container

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing packaging solutions for rotary drill bits are inefficient in accommodating varying drill bit sizes and lengths, and they often require costly metal alloys for shipping, which can be expensive and prone to high refurbishment costs.

Innovation Solution

A modular, high-strength plastic container system with a sliding component and latch assembly that allows for adjustable length and includes a bit breaker adapter, enabling secure storage, shipping, and presentation of rotary drill bits of different sizes, while reducing material costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If metal alloy containers are used to package and ship rotary drill bits, then strength and durability are improved, but manufacturing cost and refurbishment cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer strengthVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the material parameter from metal alloy to high-strength plastic, achieving sufficient strength for drill bit packaging while reducing manufacturing cost and refurbishment cost

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The container uses composite construction with high-strength plastic materials that provide adequate strength and durability without the high cost associated with metal alloys

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Ease of manufacture

If fixed-length containers are used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different drill bit sizes deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer manufacturing simplicityVSAvoidaccommodation of varying drill bit sizes

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The container is divided into a removable inner component and an outer container, allowing the inner component to be extracted and replaced to accommodate different drill bit sizes while keeping the outer container

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The container design allows dynamic adjustment of the inner component length to match different drill bit sizes, providing versatility without requiring completely different containers for each size

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If modular container components are used, then adaptability to varying drill bit sizes is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccommodation of varying drill bit sizesVSAvoidcontainer structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The container is segmented into a removable inner component and outer container, allowing flexible accommodation of different drill bit sizes through simple component extraction and replacement

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The outer container serves multiple functions by working with different inner components of varying lengths, providing universal accommodation for different drill bit sizes without requiring entirely different container designs

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS8360237B2Apparatus for packaging and presenting rotary drill bits

Publication Date: 2013.01.29 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC

AI summary

A container is provided for packaging, shipping, storing and presenting a rotary drill bit. The container may be used with fixed cutter drill bits or roller cone drill bits. A wide variety of tools and accessory components may be disposed within the container. A bit breaker may also be attached to one end of the container using a bit breaker adapter. Bit breakers for two different sizes of rotary drill bits may be releasably engaged with a container using the same bit breaker adapter.