Drilling Tool Packaging Unit with Form-Fitting Receiving Means

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing packaging units for drilling tools fail to securely hold the tool in place and prevent unauthorized detachment or theft, as they often rely on insecure fastening mechanisms that can lead to accidental dislodging or theft.

Innovation Solution

A packaging unit with a form-fitting receiving means that integrates with the tool, allowing secure attachment to a presentation device and remaining connected to the tool even when detached from the packaging unit, utilizing a material bond and designed to be difficult to separate without tools, thereby enhancing security and preventing unauthorized removal.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional fastening mechanisms are used to hold the drilling tool in the packaging unit, then the packaging unit can be easily opened and accessed, but the tool can be accidentally dislodged or stolen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity of tool holdingVSAvoiddifficulty of tool removal

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging unit is divided into distinct functional components: a receiving means that forms an integral part of the fastening means, and a separate tool-holding portion. This segmentation allows the receiving means to remain on the tool after packaging unit opening, providing continuous security while allowing controlled access during normal operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The receiving means is pre-integrated with the fastening means during manufacturing, creating a unified structure that automatically secures the tool when the packaging unit is assembled. This preliminary integration ensures that security measures are already in place before the tool is inserted, preventing accidental dislodging without requiring additional securing steps.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the packaging unit uses simple fastening mechanisms, then manufacturing and assembly are easy, but the tool can be easily stolen or removed unauthorized

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetheft preventionVSAvoidcomplexity of packaging structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The receiving means and fastening means are merged into a single integral structure, eliminating the need for separate securing components. This combination maintains manufacturing simplicity while enhancing theft prevention, as the integrated design requires tool-specific removal methods rather than simple unfastening.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The receiving means acts as an intermediary element between the packaging unit and the tool, providing a form-fitting connection that secures the tool during transport and display. This intermediary structure enables secure holding without requiring complex locking mechanisms, as the form-fitting design naturally prevents unauthorized removal.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If the receiving means is permanently attached to the packaging unit, then the tool is securely held, but the receiving means cannot remain on the tool after detachment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecure holding in packagingVSAvoidretention on tool after separation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The connection between the receiving means and the packaging unit is designed to be dynamic rather than static. The receiving means can transition from being integrated with the fastening means (during packaging) to remaining on the tool (after separation). This dynamic design allows the system to adapt to different states: secured during transport and versatile after use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of the receiving means being permanently attached to the packaging unit, the design inverts the attachment logic: the receiving means is initially integrated with the packaging but is designed to detach from the packaging while remaining on the tool. This inversion ensures the tool retains its securing mechanism after removal from the packaging unit.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentUS10294000B2Packaging unit

Publication Date: 2019.05.21 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

AI summary

A packaging unit, in particular a drilling-tool packaging unit, for an insert tool, in particular a drilling tool, includes a fastening portion for fastening the packaging unit in or on a presentation device, in particular a presentation rack or a sales rack, and a receiving portion for receiving in or on the packaging unit an insert tool that is connected in a form-fitting manner to the receiving portion. The receiving portion is designed to hold the insert tool in a holding state of the packaging unit in which the receiving portion is realized so as to be integral with the fastening portion. In a separation state, in which the receiving portion has been separated from the fastening portion of the packaging unit, the receiving portion remains on the insert tool.