Internal Member Disassembly Tool With Guided Clamp Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for disassembling internal components, such as bearings, are time-consuming, laborious, and often damage the components and surrounding structures due to the use of impact tools.
Innovation Solution
An internal member disassembly tool featuring a base with side portions, a clamp assembly with a support tube, abutting tube, guiding pin, and elastic member, and a driving member that gently pushes out internal members by clamping and guiding them for efficient disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a hammer or impact tool is used to disassemble internal members, then the disassembly force is sufficient to separate components, but the components and surrounding structures are easily damaged and the process is time-consuming and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a specialized disassembly tool with a clamp assembly as an intermediary between the operator and the internal member. The clamp assembly includes a support tube, abutting tube, and elastic member that work together to apply controlled force through a guiding pin, preventing direct impact damage to surrounding components while maintaining sufficient disassembly force on the internal member.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic member in the clamp assembly changes the force application parameters from impulsive impact to gradual, controlled pressure. This allows the disassembly force to be applied smoothly through the guiding pin, preventing damage to bearing races and other surrounding structures while effectively separating the internal member.
2Productivity
If a hammer or impact tool is used to disassemble internal members, then the disassembly can be completed, but the process is extremely inefficient and laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The disassembly tool is segmented into functional modules: a base with side portions, a clamp assembly with support tube and abutting tube, a guiding pin, and a driving member. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently - the clamp assembly secures the workpiece, the guiding pin directs force precisely, and the driving member applies controlled pressure - resulting in fast, easy operation.
3Reliability
If a specialized disassembly tool with clamp assembly and driving member is used, then the structural integrity of internal member and surrounding components is maintained, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp assembly serves multiple functions simultaneously: the support tube and abutting tube provide clamping action to secure the workpiece, the elastic member provides both cushioning and positioning, and the guiding pin ensures precise force application. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, maintaining reliability while controlling overall device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The tool allows for quick, efficient, and gentle disassembly of internal members while maintaining structural integrity, reducing the risk of damage and simplifying the operation process.
Implementation Method 1
the elastic member urging the abutting tube toward the support tube so that the abutting tube and the support tube are configured to clamp a disassembled object
Data Source
AI summary
An internal member disassembly tool is provided, wherein the internal member disassembly tool includes: a base including two side portions; a clamp assembly including a support tube, an abutting tube, a guiding pin and an elastic member, the support tube being disposed on one of the two side portions, the abutting tube being disposed on the other of the two side portions and movable in a moving direction, the abutting tube including a guiding slot, the guiding pin being disposed on the side portion and extending in the guiding slot, the elastic member being disposed between the abutting tube and the side portion, the elastic member urging the abutting tube toward the support tube; and a driving member disposed through one of the two side portions and movable in the moving direction.