Floor Post Adjustment Socket With Auto-Alignment Stop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Construction sites face prolonged operation times due to inefficient methods for adjusting the length of floor posts, which hinder productivity.
Innovation Solution
An attachment system comprising an input shaft, a tip socket, a power transmission mechanism, a power interrupter, and a front aligner, which allows for efficient power input from a power tool to rotate the tip socket and adjust the length of floor posts, while the power interrupter and front aligner synchronize to stop the rotation and align the socket opening with the housing opening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual adjustment methods are used for floor posts, then operation simplicity is maintained, but operation time increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment is designed to be universally applicable to various power tools (drills, impact drivers) while performing the specific function of floor post adjustment. The standardized input shaft interface and modular structure allow the same attachment to be used with different power tool types, achieving multi-functionality that reduces operation time without requiring complex custom solutions for each tool type.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment acts as an intermediary device between the power tool and the floor post. It includes a tip socket that engages with the floor post's upper stem screw, a power transmission mechanism that converts rotational power from the tool into linear adjustment motion, and alignment features that ensure proper positioning. This intermediary structure enables efficient power-assisted adjustment without requiring direct integration between the power tool and floor post.
2Speed
If power transmission is continuously applied to the tip socket, then adjustment speed increases, but alignment precision decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The front aligner performs preliminary alignment action before the power transmission begins. It includes alignment marks on the housing and tip socket, as well as a front positioning structure that ensures the socket opening is properly aligned with the housing opening before the floor post is inserted and power adjustment begins. This preliminary alignment ensures precision is maintained even during high-speed power-assisted adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical alignment operations with a power-assisted system that includes automated positioning features. The front aligner uses mechanical guides and alignment marks that work in conjunction with the power transmission to achieve precise alignment quickly, substituting the slow manual alignment process with a faster power-driven system that maintains precision through designed mechanical guides.
3Ease of operation
If the tip socket rotates freely during adjustment, then operational flexibility is maintained, but control precision is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The power transmission mechanism provides dynamic control of the tip socket rotation. During adjustment, the mechanism allows controlled rotation powered by the input shaft, maintaining operational flexibility. When alignment is needed, the system transitions to a controlled state where the front aligner and alignment marks guide the positioning, ensuring precision. The system dynamically switches between these two states based on operational requirements.
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AI summary
To avoid prolonged operation time at construction sites, an attachment includes an input shaft rotatable about a first rotation axis to receive power input from a power tool, a tip socket including a recess having a socket opening, a housing having a housing opening to receive a workpiece and supporting the tip socket in a rotatable manner, a power transmission that transmits, to the tip socket, power input into the input shaft, and a front aligner that stops rotation of the tip socket with the socket opening being aligned with the housing opening.