Adjustable Tool Insertion Structure for Variable Sizes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tool insertion structures are limited to receiving only fixed sizes of tools, requiring users to purchase multiple structures for accommodating different tool sizes, which is inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A tool insertion structure featuring a base, a movable body with a sleeve portion, and an elastic element that adjusts the size of the insertion space by moving between two positions, allowing it to accommodate various tool sizes through the stored elastic force, enabling the structure to adapt to different tool sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-size tool insertion structure is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot accommodate tools of different sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the body movable relative to the base between first and second positions. This movement dynamically changes the size of the insertion space, allowing the structure to adapt to different tool sizes. The elastic element enables this dynamic adjustment by providing restoring force, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one that can accommodate varying tool dimensions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tool insertion structures are purchased for different tool sizes, then each structure is optimized for its specific size, but the overall system becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a single tool insertion structure that can accommodate multiple tool sizes. The body's ability to move between positions allows one structure to perform the function of multiple fixed-size structures, eliminating the need for users to purchase and manage multiple separate structures for different tool types.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the insertion space size is made variable, then different tool sizes can be accommodated, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service through the elastic element, which automatically provides the restoring force needed to move the body between positions. The system serves itself by using the elastic element's inherent properties to enable the size adjustment mechanism, eliminating the need for additional complex actuation systems, motors, or control mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The adjustable tool insertion structure effectively receives and securely holds tools of different sizes, enhancing usability and convenience by eliminating the need for multiple structures.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic element is connected to the base and the body to provide a force for moving the body from the second position to the first position
Data Source
AI summary
A tool insertion structure and an electronic device are provided. The tool insertion structure includes a base, a body and an elastic element. The body includes a sleeve portion having an insertion space for a tool. The body is movable between a first position and a second position and relative to the base. The elastic element is connected to the base and the body to provide a force for moving the body from the second position to the first position. The size of the insertion space varies as the body moves between the first position and the second position.