Foldable Tool Kit Integrating Tire Repair Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional foldable bicycle tool kits are not specifically designed for tire repair, making it difficult for riders to address common issues like flat tires or punctures, especially in remote areas.
Innovation Solution
A foldable tool kit with integrated tools such as a grinding tool, chuck, blade, and tire repair members, allowing users to repair tires with necessary components like tire repair strips or patches, and including a chain connector for comprehensive bicycle maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional foldable tool kit is used, then the tool kit is compact and easy to carry, but it lacks specific tire reparation functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple tire reparation tools (grinding tool, blade, chuck, tire reparation members) into a single foldable tool kit structure. These tools are integrated within the compact housing, allowing them to be carried together as one unit while maintaining their individual functionality for comprehensive tire repair operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable tool kit is designed to perform multiple tire reparation functions using a single integrated structure. It can accommodate grinding tools for surface preparation, blades for cutting, chucks for holding repair materials, and various tire reparation members, making it a universal solution for different tire repair scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tire reparation tools are integrated into the tool kit, then complete tire repair capability is achieved, but the tool kit size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tool kit employs a nested structure where smaller tools and components are stored within the main housing. The grinding tool, blade, chuck, and tire reparation members are arranged to fit within the compact confines of the foldable structure, with each component nested within or alongside others to maximize space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool kit features foldable components that can be collapsed into a compact form for carrying and expanded into a functional workspace when needed. The foldable design allows the structure to transition between a small portable state and a larger operational state, accommodating multiple tools while maintaining portability.
3Ease of operation
If tire reparation members are stored in the tool kit, then self-repair capability is enabled, but the tool kit becomes heavier
Solution Approach 1:
The tool kit is designed to enable riders to perform tire repairs themselves without external assistance. By including all necessary components (grinding tool, blade, chuck, and tire reparation members) in one portable unit, the system provides self-service capability that allows users to repair their own tires in the field.
Data Source
AI summary
A foldable tool kit includes: a main body having a first side board and a second side board spaced from each other; multiple tools including a grinding tool, a chuck and a blade, one end of the tools being pivotally connected with at least one end of the main body and rotatable; the other end of the chuck having a chuck section; a grinding section being disposed on the grinding tool; and at least one tire reparation member received in one of the side boards. In case that a tire is punctured, the foldable tool kit can be used to repair the tire.