Grinding Machine Tool Circuit Board Layout for Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional electric grinding machine tools have a high gravity center due to the placement of the circuit board at the top, leading to instability and heat-related discomfort during use, making it difficult for users to operate them effectively, especially when grinding upright surfaces.

Innovation Solution

The circuit board is repositioned to be on the side of the tool shaft, opposite the battery mount, and ventilation holes are incorporated to enhance heat dissipation, reducing the grip body's height and lowering its gravity center, while maintaining efficient operation and comfort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the circuit board is arranged at the top end of the tool shaft, then the internal components can be linearly configured, but the gravity center of the grip body cannot be lowered, causing instability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinternal component configurationVSAvoidgrip body stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The circuit board is repositioned from a vertical arrangement at the top end of the tool shaft to a lateral arrangement on the side surface of the grip body. This dimensional change in component layout allows the circuit board to be positioned in a different spatial plane, reducing the overall height of the grip body and lowering the gravity center to improve stability during operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Device complexity

If the circuit board is arranged at the top end of the tool shaft, then the component layout is simplified, but the temperature of the grip body increases, affecting user comfort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomponent layoutVSAvoidgrip body temperature
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The circuit board is extracted from its conventional position at the top end of the tool shaft and relocated to the side surface of the grip body. This extraction and relocation separates the heat-generating component from the user's hand contact area, effectively reducing the temperature experienced by the user during operation while maintaining the functional integration of the device

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution stabilizes the grip body during use, reduces heat-related discomfort, and improves grinding quality by lowering the gravity center and enhancing heat dissipation, allowing for more stable and comfortable operation.

Implementation Method 1

the grip body is formed with a plurality of ventilation holes forming a air passage passing through the circuit board

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectConvection: Convection

Data Source

PatentEP3964330A1Electric grinding machine tool
Publication Date: 2022.03.09 XPOLE PRECISION TOOLS INC
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AI summary

An electric grinding machine tool (10) comprises a grip body (11), a grinding disc (15) and a battery (16), the grip body (11) is arranged with a tool shaft (114) connected with the grinding disc (15), a driving component (115) capable of rotating the tool shaft (114), a circuit board (116) electrically connected with the driving component (115) and the battery (16), and the grip body (11) has a battery mount (121). The circuit board (116) is not perpendicular to the tool shaft (114), the circuit board (116) and the battery mount (121) are respectively positioned on opposite sides of the tool shaft (114), and a line (122) passes through the circuit board (116), the battery mount (121), and the tool shaft (114). By changing the position of the circuit board (116), the gravity center of the grip body (11) is reduced to improve stability of a grinding operation.