Collapsible infeed/outfeed table with shelf
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collapsible workbenches and tool stands fail to simultaneously serve as effective infeed/outfeed tables, powered tool supports, and lightweight, portable work surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible infeed/outfeed table with a generally A-frame configuration, featuring foldable work support surfaces and pivotally connected legs, stanchions, and retractable rollers, allowing for multiple configurations as an infeed/outfeed roller support, a collapsible work table, and a powered saw support stand.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If a collapsible workbench is designed to be lightweight and portable, then ease of transport is improved, but structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The workbench is divided into multiple collapsible segments including foldable wings, telescoping legs, and detachable components. This segmentation allows the structure to be lightweight and easy to transport while maintaining stability when assembled through interlocking mechanisms and bracing systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The workbench components are designed to nest within each other when collapsed, with wings folding into leg structures and smaller components storing within larger frames. This nesting approach minimizes storage volume and transport weight while preserving structural integrity during use.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a workbench is designed with multiple functions (infeed/outfeed table, powered tool support, work surface), then versatility is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The workbench is designed as a universal platform that can function as an infeed/outfeed table for saws, a support stand for powered tools, or a general work surface. Adjustable wings, removable rollers, and configurable leg positions enable a single structure to perform multiple functions without requiring separate specialized equipment.
3Volume of moving object
If a collapsible workbench is designed with foldable components for compact storage, then ease of storage is improved, but manufacturing complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The workbench incorporates dynamic folding mechanisms with hinges, telescoping sections, and adjustable connections that allow the structure to transition between extended and collapsed states. These dynamic elements are designed with standardized components and simple kinematic chains that reduce manufacturing complexity while achieving compact storage volume.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application provides for a collapsible table. The table may be constructed of a first table top section and a second table top section which may be pivotally connected together by a center support structure. The table may have two sets of legs. A first set of legs may be pivotally attached to the center support structure and a second set of legs may also be pivotally attached to the center support structure. Each set of legs may also be attached to the table top via a first and a second leg support extending from the legs to the table top sections. A shelf connection may be placed between the first and second leg support wherein, a shelf attached to each pair of legs the shelf may have a first section and second section, wherein the sections are attached to each other at opposite ends of the shelf connection.