Foldable Tool Storage Structure With Impact-Protective Padding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tool storage devices are prone to damage from collisions and drops, and are often bulky, making them inconvenient to carry or store.
Innovation Solution
A tool storage device with a storage unit composed of base plates and bent parts that can be unfolded or folded, featuring a protective pad and connecting members to provide impact resistance and a pleasant appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the tool storage device uses a conventional box body and cover structure, then it can provide adequate storage space, but it becomes bulky and prone to damage from collisions and drops
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device is divided into multiple collapsible panels that can be folded into each other, transforming a rigid bulky box into a compact configurable structure that maintains strength while reducing volume
Solution Approach 2:
The storage device transitions from a static rigid box to a dynamic collapsible structure with movable panels and connecting members, allowing it to adapt its shape and volume while maintaining structural integrity during use
2Reliability
If the tool storage device uses a rigid box structure, then it provides stable storage, but the outer surface and junctions are damaged during collision or drops
Solution Approach 1:
Protective pads are pre-installed at vulnerable locations such as corners and edges of the storage device to absorb impact energy before it reaches the structural components, preventing damage during collisions and drops
Solution Approach 2:
The storage device combines rigid panels for structural stability with soft protective padding materials at critical areas, creating a composite structure that provides both durability and impact protection
3Ease of operation
If the tool storage device uses a fixed box structure, then it maintains stable appearance, but it is inconvenient to carry or store
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device uses collapsible panels with connecting members that allow it to transform between an expanded usable state and a compact stored state, making it portable while maintaining a stable appearance when in use
Solution Approach 2:
The storage device employs flexible connecting members and panel joints that allow smooth collapsing and expanding motions, enabling easy carrying and storage while maintaining structural integrity and appearance during operation
Data Source
AI summary
A tool storage device includes a storage unit including a plurality of base plates, and a plurality of bent parts that are alternately connected to the base plates and that are bendable, a holding unit disposed on an inner surface of the storage unit, a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a protective pad disposed at an outer side of the storage unit, and having a plurality of connecting portions respectively corresponding in position to the bent parts. The first connecting member and the second plate are disposed on two of the base plates located at two opposite ends. The tool storage device is switchable between an unfolded state and a folded state. In the folded state, the tool storage device defines an accommodating space for accommodating the holding unit, the first connecting member is connected to the second connecting member, and the connecting portions are arcuately stretched.