Adjustable Ratchet Tool Slots for Versatile Toolbox Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toolboxes cannot accommodate tools of varying sizes and shapes efficiently, as they typically require tools to fit predetermined-shaped grooves, limiting user flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A toolbox design with adaptable slots for ratchet wrenches, extension rods, and F-rod slots that accommodate tools of different sizes and shapes, including adjustable protrusions to secure various tools effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If tools are placed in sections with predetermined-shaped grooves to prevent movement and collision, then tool stability is improved, but the toolbox cannot accommodate tools of varying sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the slot width adjustable rather than fixed. The slot configuration can be dynamically changed between a first configuration (with first slot width) and a second configuration (with second slot width), allowing the toolbox to adapt to different tool sizes and shapes while maintaining stable tool holding through the adjustable groove structure
2Ease of manufacture
If the toolbox uses fixed-shaped grooves for tool storage, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but user flexibility and adaptability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a slot configuration mechanism that allows the slot width to be adjusted between different states. This dynamic adjustment capability is integrated into the toolbox structure, enabling users to modify the slot width according to their specific tool storage needs while maintaining a relatively simple overall manufacturing process
Data Source
AI summary
A toolbox for the storage of various tools comprising a container and a cover. The container is provided with a ratchet tool slot sequentially having a head section, a first wide section, and a first narrow section. The head section has a first width. The first wide section is provided with two first wide section protrusions, each protruding from different sides of an inner periphery of the first wide section, and a distance between the two first wide section protrusions has a second width, which is smaller than the first width. The first narrow section is provided with two first narrow section protrusions, each protruding from different sides of an inner periphery of the first narrow section, and a distance between the first narrow section protrusions has a third width, which is smaller than the second width.