Dual Wheel Removal Tool With Integrated Torque Plate and Socket
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Solution Overview
Problem
The removal of an outer wheel from a dual wheel system for repair or maintenance is labor-intensive and dangerous due to the need for multiple tools and the potential for tools to become frozen to the inner hub, posing safety risks to users.
Innovation Solution
A dual wheel removal tool with a torque plate and socket design that engages with lug nuts and a draw bolt, allowing simultaneous application of rotational force to loosen and remove the outer wheel using a torque assisting tool.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional tools and methods are used to remove the outer wheel, then the wheel can be removed, but the process requires extensive labor, multiple tools, and creates dangerous situations for the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated removal tool that includes a torque plate with lug nut engagement features and a draw bolt engagement feature. This unified tool simultaneously engages both the lug nuts and draw bolt, eliminating the need for multiple separate tools and simplifying the removal process while maintaining safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The removal tool is designed with multi-functionality to handle both the torque plate engagement with lug nuts and the draw bolt engagement in a single device. The torque plate portion engages with the lug nuts while the integrated feature engages with the draw bolt, allowing one tool to perform multiple functions that previously required several different tools.
2Productivity
If multiple tools are used to disengage the axle extension assembly, then the wheel can be removed, but the process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the torque plate engagement and draw bolt engagement into a single integrated removal tool, the patent enables simultaneous application of force to both components. This eliminates the sequential steps required when using multiple tools, significantly reducing the time and labor needed for wheel removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The removal tool is designed with pre-configured engagement features that simultaneously contact both the lug nuts and draw bolt before force is applied. This preliminary positioning of both engagement points allows for immediate simultaneous action when force is applied, eliminating the need for sequential operations and reducing overall removal time.
3Reliability
If tools are attached to the outer wheel and connected together, then the wheel can be disengaged, but the user may be placed in dangerous situations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the torque plate and draw bolt engagement features into a single unified removal tool, eliminating the need to connect multiple separate tools together. This integration removes the safety hazards associated with tool connections while maintaining the necessary mechanical advantage for removing frozen or seized wheels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the dangerous connection elements between multiple tools and replaces them with a single integrated device. By taking out the intermediate connections and multi-tool configuration, the design eliminates the safety risks while preserving the functional capability to remove the wheel.
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AI summary
A dual wheel removal tool for assisting in the removal of a wheel of a dual wheel system of a vehicle. The removal tool includes a torque plate having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a peripheral edge defined therebetween. The removal tool also includes a socket formed with the torque plate at one of the first end and the second end. The removal tool may optionally include a plurality of lug cutouts defined in the torque plate and extends into the peripheral edge between the first end and the second end. The first end and the second end of the torque plate are in fluid communication with one another at each lug cutout of the plurality of lug cutouts.