Modular Tool Holder Structure for Single-Person Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Contractors and artisans face challenges in performing repetitive and accurate tasks alone, especially in difficult-to-access areas, due to the lack of a qualified workforce and the need for handling multiple tools simultaneously, which are tedious, dangerous, and require secure, robust, and easily transportable solutions.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for mounting a tool holder structure that includes modular structural elements, motor-driven trolleys, and control systems, allowing one person to assemble and operate tools on various surfaces or walls, including inclined ones, with the ability to transport and adapt to different dimensions and inclinations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a contractor or artisan works alone on a site, then they can move equipment simply from one place to another, but they cannot carry out two operations at two different locations simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into multiple independent modules: a mobile platform that can be repositioned and multiple tool holders that can be mounted on the platform. This segmentation allows the contractor to perform multiple operations simultaneously at different locations by adding more tool holders to the platform, while maintaining the ability to move the entire system easily.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile platform is designed as a universal base that can accommodate multiple different tool holders and perform various operations (drilling, painting, sanding, etc.) at different locations. The platform serves multiple functions: it provides mobility, supports multiple tools, and can be configured for different task requirements, enabling a single person to conduct multiple operations simultaneously.
2Weight of moving object
If equipment is made lightweight for easy transport, then it can be moved simply from one place to another, but the structure may not be robust enough for secure tool actuation
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the mobile platform (which needs to be lightweight for transport) from the tool holders and mounting structures (which need to be robust for secure tool actuation). The platform can be easily moved while the tool holders provide secure mounting points, allowing the contractor to perform operations safely without compromising either transportability or operational security.
3Device complexity
If a contractor works alone, then they avoid the need for apprentices, but they face tedious and dangerous repetitive operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the contractor to perform multiple operations simultaneously without requiring additional personnel. The mobile platform with multiple tool holders allows a single person to conduct drilling, painting, sanding, and other tasks at different locations at the same time, making the work less tedious and dangerous while maintaining the ability to work alone.
4Volume of moving object
If the structure is made compact for easy transport, then it can be easily moved by one person, but it may not be adaptable to different dimensions and inclinations of surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses modular components that can be configured in different arrangements. The mobile platform is compact for transport but can accommodate various tool holder configurations and mounting arrangements to adapt to different surface dimensions and inclinations. The segmented design allows the same compact platform to serve multiple surface types and sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow the tool holders and mounting structures to be dynamically adjusted to match different surface dimensions and inclinations. This dynamic adaptability enables the compact platform to effectively work on various surfaces without compromising transportability.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for transporting and assembling a tool holder structure, including: selecting sets of structural elements; each set having a weight designed to enable a single person to lift and transport a set; transporting the set(s) of structural elements; forming a structural part by joining profiled elements together and to end pieces originating from the set(s) which were selected and transported in steps A and B; on the structural part formed, securing the ends of a toothed belt to ends of the structural part, and mounting a trolley on said structural part by causing the toothed belt to engage with the trolley, the toothed belt and the trolley originating from the set(s) which were selected and transported in steps A and B; securing the structural part at the legs thereof by anchoring.