Adjustable Support Pole Handle Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobility assistance devices lack the flexibility to adjust handle positions both rotationally and longitudinally, limiting user comfort and adaptability to different environments.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable support pole handle system that allows independent longitudinal and rotational positioning of handles along the support pole, featuring a height adjustment component and secure fastening mechanism, enabling 360-degree rotation and infinite displacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fixed handle positions are used, then device structure is simple, but user comfort and adaptability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The handle system transitions from a fixed static configuration to a dynamic adjustable configuration, allowing the handle to be positioned at any longitudinal location along the support pole and rotated to any angular position, thereby achieving continuous adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure through the use of adjustable components and fastening mechanisms
2Ease of operation
If adjustable handle positioning is implemented, then user comfort is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The handle assembly is divided into separate adjustable components including the handle itself, the support pole, and independent adjustment mechanisms for longitudinal and rotational positioning. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific adjustment function while keeping the overall system relatively simple and maintainable
3Adaptability or versatility
If infinite displacement positioning is allowed, then adaptability to different environments is improved, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism incorporates self-locking or self-retaining features through the fastening system that automatically secures the handle at any positioned location. The mechanism allows the user to freely adjust the handle to any desired position and then secure it in place, providing both infinite positioning capability and stable fixed positioning once adjusted, with the fastening component serving to maintain the position without requiring continuous active control
Data Source
AI summary
A support pole including a support member including a longitudinal axis, a floor mount on a first end of the support member, a ceiling mount on a second end opposite the first end of the support member; and at least one handle coupled to the support member. The handle is positionable 360 degrees about the support member and along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end.