Adjustable Ornament Making Tool with Sliding Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ornament making assisting tools are inflexible in producing tassels with varying skirt lengths, leading to thread material wastage and poor workability, as they require manual trimming and insertion of scissors between thread hanging portions, making the process time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An ornament making assisting tool with slidable frames and a length adjuster system, featuring grooves and protruding portions, allows for adjustable thread hanging portion distances and easy insertion of cutting tools, enabling flexible tassel skirt lengths and improved workability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the ornament making assisting tool uses fixed thread hanging portions, then the structure is simple, but the adaptability for various tassel lengths is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the thread hanging portions adjustable in position along the frame. The frames include sliding mechanisms that allow the thread hanging portions to be moved to different locations, enabling the tool to adapt to various tassel length requirements while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by designing the frames with multiple possible positions for thread hanging portions. This allows a single tool to serve multiple functions by producing tassels of different lengths using the same basic structure, thereby improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Productivity
If the ornament making assisting tool uses fixed thread hanging portions, then the device complexity is low, but the productivity is reduced due to manual trimming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent improves productivity by enabling dynamic adjustment of thread hanging portion positions, which allows for more efficient thread utilization and reduced trimming waste. The sliding mechanisms permit quick repositioning between different tassel length requirements, eliminating time-consuming manual adjustments and improving overall work efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If the ornament making assisting tool requires inserting scissors between thread hanging portions, then the structure is simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the intermediary principle by introducing grooves as intermediate structures between the thread hanging portions. These grooves serve as dedicated channels that guide cutting tools, making the cutting operation easier and more precise without requiring complex mechanisms. The grooves act as mediators that simplify the interaction between the user's cutting action and the tool's structure.
4Loss of substance
If the ornament making assisting tool uses fixed thread hanging portions, then the manufacturing precision is adequate, but the loss of substance increases due to thread waste
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces thread material waste by implementing dynamic adjustment of thread hanging portion positions. This allows the tool to precisely match the required tassel length, minimizing excess thread that would otherwise need to be trimmed and discarded. The ability to reposition thread hanging portions ensures optimal thread utilization across different tassel length requirements.
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AI summary
An assisting tool is provided for making a tufted ornament having a bunch of threads. The assisting tool includes a first frame and a second frame that form a generally rectangular shape when assembled. The first and second frames have first and second thread hanging portions, respectively, that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction. Each thread hanging portion extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The assisting tool further includes a length adjuster for adjustably varying the length in the first direction from the first thread hanging portion to the second thread hanging portion by allowing the first and second frames to slide toward or away from each other.