Bit Box Tilting Pocket for Long Tool Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The removal of longer insertion tools from bit boxes, especially in cramped situations, is often difficult and requires special care due to their design and the need for precise handling.
Innovation Solution
A bit box design featuring a pocket-like receiving space with a tilting mechanism and a magnetic sleeve for easy one-handed removal of the additional insertion tool, which includes a ramp for smooth sliding out and a pivotable housing part to form a harmonious overall unit, allowing for simple ejection of the elongated tool.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the bit box uses a traditional fixed receiving space design, then the structure is simple and secure, but the removal of longer insertion tools becomes difficult and requires special care
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving space is designed to be dynamic rather than fixed. The back wall of the receiving space is made movable, allowing it to tilt forward and create clearance for removing longer insertion tools. This dynamic structure enables easy tool removal without requiring complex external mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving space is segmented into a fixed front portion and a movable back wall portion. This segmentation allows the back wall to move independently to facilitate tool removal, while the front portion maintains structural integrity and tool holding function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the bit box accommodates longer insertion tools (3-4 times longer than regular bits), then versatility is improved, but the removal process becomes more difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The movable back wall creates a rapid ejection mechanism that allows longer tools to be removed in one quick motion rather than requiring careful manual extraction, significantly reducing removal time.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving space structure itself provides the removal function through its movable back wall, eliminating the need for separate removal tools or complex external mechanisms. The structure serves both holding and easy removal functions.
3Reliability
If the receiving space is designed as a closed pocket-like structure, then tool security is improved, but accessibility for tool removal is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The back wall transitions from a fixed closed structure to a movable one, allowing the receiving space to switch between a secure closed state for tool storage and an open state for easy tool removal, maintaining both security and accessibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effortless removal of the additional insertion tool using just one finger or thumb, enhancing usability in tight spaces like switch cabinets and distribution boards by simplifying the ejection process and ensuring secure fixation.
Implementation Method 1
The receiving sleeve can be magnetic to simplify insertion and fixation
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AI summary
The invention relates to a bit box (2) designed to receive at least one tool bit and at least one further insertable tool (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) that is longer than the other tool bits. To facilitate the removal of the further insertable tool with a finger or thumb, it is proposed that the first housing part be designed as a pocket-like enclosing receiving space for the insertable tools, wherein a receiving sleeve (10) is provided in the first housing part for the rotationally fixed reception of the insertable tools, which has a longitudinal axis of the receiving sleeve with a first actuating end (10.1) for rotationally fixed insertion of the insertable tools and a second bearing end (10.2) opposite the actuating end.2) has a receiving space for the further insertion tool, such that the first housing part has a receiving space adjoining the bearing end and extending along a longitudinal axis of the receiving space, designed to receive the further insertion tool, wherein the receiving space includes a tilting point extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the receiving space and away from the bearing end, as well as a tilting pocket formed between the bearing end and the tilting point.