Center Point Drill Attachment for Direct-Force Drilling
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Cordless drills currently fail to provide a configuration that allows users to apply maximum pressure or force while drilling or attaching screws, leading to increased time and effort expenditure and user fatigue.
Innovation Solution
A center point drill and attachment system featuring a vertical elongated housing with a series of gears and a quick release chuck positioned in front of the user's hand, enabling direct alignment and maximum force application, along with an adjustable mechanism for compatibility with various drills.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a conventional pistol grip drill configuration is used, then the drill is easy to hold and operate, but the user cannot apply maximum pressure or force during drilling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the chuck from the traditional horizontal orientation to a vertical orientation, changing the spatial dimension of force application. This allows the user's hand to be positioned directly above the chuck, enabling maximum downward force to be applied along the drill's longitudinal axis, thereby resolving the contradiction between force application capability and operational ease
2Force
If the chuck is positioned away from the user's hand, then the drill maintains a compact design, but the user cannot apply maximum pressure during use
Solution Approach 1:
The chuck is repositioned from a lateral or distant position to being directly aligned with the user's hand in the vertical dimension. This spatial reconfiguration allows the user to apply maximum pressure directly through their hand onto the chuck, while the overall drill shape is maintained through the vertical elongated housing design that accommodates this new configuration
3Force
If a vertical elongated housing with gear system is used to position the chuck in front of the user's hand, then maximum force can be applied, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gear system as an intermediary mechanism between the motor and the chuck. This gear train (including idler gears) serves as a mediator that transmits and redirects the rotational force from the motor to achieve the vertical orientation of the chuck, enabling maximum force application while managing the complexity through standardized mechanical components
4Productivity
If the drill configuration is changed to enable maximum force application, then user fatigue is reduced, but the adaptability to different drill types may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the vertical elongated housing with a standardized attachment interface that can accommodate different drill types and configurations. The gear system and chuck positioning mechanism are configured to work with various motor orientations, making the invention universally applicable to different drill platforms while maintaining the force application advantage, thereby achieving both productivity improvement and adaptability
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 users to apply maximum pressure or force, reducing time and effort spent on tasks and minimizing user fatigue by allowing efficient alignment and balanced weight distribution.
Implementation Method 1
A series of gears contained within the housing
Implementation Method 2
a series of gears contained within the housing
Implementation Method 3
The attachment device may include one or more spring clips that can be used to attach a bottom of the attachment device to a bottom of a drill or drilling tool
Data Source
AI summary
A newly configured centerpoint drill and a drill attachment device that can be attached to a conventional cordless drill include configurations that require a user's hand to be in direct alignment with the keyless chuck of the drill to enable a user or operator to apply maximum pressure or force during use of a drill to reduce time and effort spent by a user/operator.