Adjustable Paint Roller Frame for Angled Painting
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional paint roller frames lack adjustability, making it difficult to optimize the painting angle based on specific circumstances, leading to inefficiencies and inaccuracies in painting applications.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable roller frame with a base component and angularly adjustable supporting components via a tightening assembly, allowing the roller to be positioned at various angles for optimal painting performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional paint roller frames are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the painting angle cannot be adjusted leading to inefficiency and inaccuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The roller frame incorporates adjustable supporting components that allow the roller axis to be positioned at different angles relative to the base component. This dynamic adjustability enables the painting angle to be optimized for different circumstances while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through the use of a tightening assembly for securing the adjusted position.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the roller frame structure is simplified, then manufacturing is easier, but adaptability to different painting circumstances is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The roller frame is divided into distinct components: a base component and angularly adjustable supporting components. This segmentation allows each part to be manufactured separately using standard processes, while the assembly provides the necessary adaptability for different painting angles through the adjustable supporting components secured by a tightening assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
A roller frame is for use with a roller. The roller frame includes a base component, and first and second supporting components operatively projecting from the base component. Each supporting component has a mounting cap for receiving a corresponding distal end of the roller. The first and second supporting components are angularly adjustable with respect to the base component via a tightening assembly for allowing the roller to be selectively positioned at different angles with respect to the base component of the roller frame.