Beveled Anchor Driver Head for Ceiling Installation Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ceiling support systems face challenges in accurately placing anchors in overhead support structures, especially when dealing with concrete, due to obstructed lines of sight and difficulty in aligning pilot holes from the ground level, leading to inefficient and potentially unsafe installation processes.
Innovation Solution
A pole tool system with a beveled anchor driver head that includes perpendicular channels and a retaining ring, allowing for visual confirmation of anchor placement and alignment with pilot holes, enabling accurate and efficient installation of ceiling anchors and support wires from the ground level.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional pole tool with a cylindrical driver head is used, then the installer can work from ground level, but the line of sight to the pilot hole is obstructed making accurate alignment difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The driver head transitions from a traditional cylindrical shape to a beveled shape that creates an open viewing angle. The beveled surface at the front of the driver head allows the installer to see through and around the tool body, creating an unobstructed line of sight to the pilot hole while maintaining ground-level operation capability.
2Measurement precision
If scissor lifts are used to improve visibility and accuracy, then the installer can see the pilot hole clearly, but the equipment becomes bulky, inconvenient and dangerous
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of improved visibility from complex lifting equipment and integrates it directly into the driver head itself. The beveled viewing opening provides the necessary line of sight without requiring the installer to elevate themselves on scissor lifts, thereby eliminating the bulkiness and safety hazards of such equipment.
3Ease of operation
If the driver head is made compact for easy handling, then the tool is more maneuverable, but the field of view for visual alignment is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The driver head employs asymmetric geometry with a beveled front surface that creates an angled viewing opening. This asymmetric design allows the opening to be positioned and oriented to provide an unobstructed line of sight to the pilot hole while maintaining a compact overall tool size for easy handling and maneuverability.
Data Source
AI summary
A ceiling panel suspension system includes a tapered anchor installing head driver for use in a ceiling anchor pole system for installing anchors and associated support wires from a ceiling or other support structure to be used to support a suspended ceiling. The tapered body of the head driver enables an installer to better visually align the anchor with a previously drilled pilot holes.