Interchangeable Guide Beveling Tool for Adjustable Weld Bead Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beveling and weld bead removal tools lack the ability to create a bevel and remove weld bead in a single tool, and do not allow easy adjustment of the depth of cut.
Innovation Solution
A portable beveling and weld bead removal tool with an interchangeable guide that can create a bevel and remove weld bead, featuring a spindle, cutting wheel, hood, and adjustable guide, allowing for depth adjustments through a machined slot and engagement holes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single tool is designed to perform both beveling and weld bead removal, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tool is designed with a universal hood structure that can accommodate multiple guide types (V-block guide for beveling, flat guide for weld bead removal) through a standardized mounting interface with engagement holes, allowing a single tool to perform both beveling and weld bead removal functions by simply changing the guide attachment
2Adaptability or versatility
If an interchangeable guide system is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide system is segmented into separate, interchangeable components (V-block guide and flat guide) that can be independently attached or removed from the hood. Each guide has its own mounting holes that align with the hood's engagement holes, allowing simple segmentation-based interchangeability without complex mechanisms
3Ease of operation
If depth adjustment is enabled by sliding the guide on the hood, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The guide mounting system transitions from a fixed position to a dynamically adjustable position along the hood. The guide can be slid along the hood's length and locked at different positions, allowing dynamic depth adjustment. The machined slot with engagement holes provides precise positioning while maintaining ease of adjustment through a simple sliding and locking mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A beveling and weld bead removal tool includes a spindle, a cutting wheel mounted on the spindle; a hood configured to receive the cutting wheel therein; and an interchangeable guide adjustably attached to the hood. An outside support bearing provided on the spindle housed within the hood. The interchangeable guide includes one of a flat guide and a V-block guide, each having a pair of plates arranged together side by side and end caps arranged at an end portions of the pair of plates. An opening is formed between the pair of plates that selectively allow a protrusion of the cutting wheel. The flat guide has the plates arranged parallel to each other, and the V-block guide has the plates arranged at an angle to each other. A depth of a cut is adjusted by selectively positioning and securing the end caps on machined slots formed on the hood.