Connectable Tool-Holder Panel Structure for Portable Workbench Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool-holder panels are cumbersome, difficult to install, and require tools to be transported between locations, making them inconvenient and inflexible for use.
Innovation Solution
A tool-holder panel with removable and connectable components, featuring connection holes and flanges for easy assembly and attachment to other panels, allowing a self-supporting structure that can be easily transported and used as both a storage unit and a workbench.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tool-holder panel is hung on the wall, then the tools can be stored and displayed, but the panel occupies a considerable portion of the wall and is cumbersome to install
Solution Approach 1:
The tool-holder panel is divided into multiple separate panels that can be assembled together. Each panel is a manageable unit that can be easily handled and installed, yet when combined they provide stable tool storage. The panels connect through lateral walls with connection holes, creating a modular system that is both simple to assemble and structurally sound.
2Reliability
If a tool-holder panel is hung on the wall with a fixed position, then the panel provides stable storage, but the tools cannot be easily moved to another location
Solution Approach 1:
The panel system transitions from a fixed wall-mounted configuration to a movable stand-alone structure. The panels can be assembled on the floor using lateral walls with connection holes, creating a stable yet relocatable tool-holder system. This dynamic design allows the entire structure to be moved to different locations while maintaining stability during use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If tools are removed from a fixed panel and transported to another location, then the tools can be used elsewhere, but the process is time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple panels are merged into a single integrated stand-alone structure that combines tool storage and work surface functions. The lateral walls with connection holes allow panels to be joined together, creating a unified system where tools remain accessible while the entire structure can be relocated as one unit, eliminating the need to individually handle and transport tools.
4Ease of operation
If a stand-alone tool-holder structure is used instead of wall-mounted panels, then the structure can be easily transported and assembled, but additional connection components are required
Solution Approach 1:
The lateral walls serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the panel, contain connection holes for joining panels together, and enable the transformation from wall-mounted to stand-alone configuration. This multi-functional design reduces the need for separate connection components while maintaining ease of assembly and portability.
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AI summary
Tool-holder panel (P) comprising a main wall (100) defining a wall unit and provided with a plurality of main holes (101), each configured to accommodate a hooking means for a tool or a connection means (M) for connecting the panel (P) to other tool-holder panels. The panel (P) further comprises a first pair of lateral walls (200a, 200b) and a second pair of lateral walls (300a, 300b). At least one of the first and second pairs of lateral walls (200a, 200b; 300a, 300b) comprises, for each lateral wall (200a, 200b; 300a, 300b) of the pair, a succession of connection holes (201), each configured to accommodate a connection means (M) for connecting the panel (P) to other tool-holder panels.