Hand Tool Frame With Sliding Positioning Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hand tool frames lack engaging structures to securely hold or clamp hand tools at specific positions, leading to potential displacement and injury when moved or subjected to force.
Innovation Solution
The hand tool frame features a track base with elongated seats and rail tabs, along with positioning mounts that include sliding seats, holding boards, and positioning bolts, allowing for secure clamping and positioning of hand tools through a rail channel and magnetic elements for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If positioning mounts are slidably mounted on track base without engaging structures, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning mount is divided into multiple functional components: a sliding seat for easy movement along the track base, a holding board for clamping hand tools, and a positioning board with engaging structures. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally while working together as an integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning mount transitions from a static structure to a dynamic system with multiple states: the sliding seat enables easy movement along the track base for positioning, while the positioning board can selectively engage with the track base to lock the position. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability.
2Device complexity
If positioning mounts lack engaging structures, then device complexity is reduced, but stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The engaging structures are extracted as separate functional elements (positioning board with positioning protrusions and corresponding recesses in track base) rather than being integrated into the main sliding seat structure. This extraction maintains relative structural simplicity while adding the necessary stability function.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning board acts as an intermediary component between the sliding seat and the track base. It provides the engaging structures that connect to the track base while allowing the sliding seat to maintain its simple sliding capability, thus mediating between simplicity and stability requirements.
3Ease of operation
If hand tools are clamped without engaging structures, then ease of operation is improved, but harmful factors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning mount incorporates preliminary anti-action by designing engaging structures that proactively prevent hand tool displacement before it can occur. The positioning protrusions and recesses are configured to automatically engage and lock the position, counteracting any forces that might cause displacement or injury.
Data Source
AI summary
A hand tool frame has a track base and at least one positioning mount. The track base has an elongated seat and two rail tabs. The rail tabs are formed on the elongated seat to define a rail channel between the rail tabs. The at least one positioning mount is slidably mounted on the track base and each has a sliding seat, a holding board, a positioning board, and a positioning bolt. The sliding seat is slidably mounted on the top surfaces of the rail tabs and has a through hole. The holding board protrudes from the sliding seat. The positioning board is slidably mounted in the elongated seat, selectively abuts the bottom surfaces of the rail tabs, and has a threaded hole. The positioning bolt is mounted through the through hole in the sliding seat and is screwed with the threaded hole in the positioning board.