Tool Holder Rail With Inclined Dual Slots for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tool storage systems have limited capacity due to single-rail designs, requiring multiple storage devices for various-sized tools, leading to inefficiencies in storage and use.
Innovation Solution
A tool holder rail with an elongate main body featuring inclined mounting sides and rail slots with flanges, allowing for slidable engagement of tool seats, enhancing storage capacity while maintaining a compact form factor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a single rail is used for tool storage, then the device complexity is reduced, but the storage capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-rail design to a dual-rail configuration where two rails extend in different directions (one horizontally, one vertically) from the mounting side. This dimensional change allows tool seats to be arranged in multiple orientations, significantly increasing storage capacity without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage system is segmented into multiple independent rails, each capable of holding multiple tool seats. This segmentation allows each rail to function independently while contributing to the overall storage capacity, enabling flexible tool organization and easier maintenance of individual components.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple storing racks are used to increase storage capacity, then the storage capacity is improved, but the volume occupied increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple storage functions into a single integrated rail structure. By having two rails extending in different directions from one mounting side, the system combines what would traditionally require separate storage units into one compact device, increasing capacity while reducing overall volume occupied.
Solution Approach 2:
The dual-rail structure allows for nested arrangement where tool seats can be positioned along different rails in a space-efficient manner. The rails themselves are nested in the sense that they share a common mounting side and coordinate their spatial occupation to maximize storage density within minimal volume.
3Stability of the object's composition
If tool seats are fixed in position, then the stability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tool seats are designed with slidable engagement with the rails, allowing them to move dynamically along the rail length. This dynamic capability enables easy adjustment of tool positions for accessibility while the engagement mechanism maintains stable positioning when tools are not being accessed, balancing both stability and ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A tool holder rail and a tool holder including the same are provided, wherein the tool holder rail includes: an elongate main body extending in a longitudinal direction and including two mounting sides extending in the longitudinal direction, the two mounting sides being inclined to each other with an included angle therebetween; and two rail slots disposed on the two mounting sides, respectively, each of the two rail slots including two flanges extending in the longitudinal direction and toward each other, each of the two rail slots being configured for slidable engagement of a tool seat.


