Modular Tool-Holder Panel Structure for Portable Workbench Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool-holder panels are cumbersome, difficult to install, and require tools to be removed and transported for use in different locations, making them inconvenient and inflexible.
Innovation Solution
A tool-holder panel with removable hooks and connection means allowing easy assembly and connection to other panels, forming a self-supporting structure that can be easily transported and used as both a storage unit and a workbench.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tool-holder panel is hung on the wall, then it provides fixed storage for tools, but it occupies considerable wall space and is difficult to install
Solution Approach 1:
The tool-holder panel is divided into multiple modular components including a rear wall with connection means, lateral walls with connection holes, and auxiliary flanges. These segmented parts can be easily assembled and disassembled, making installation simple while maintaining stable tool storage capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel structure serves multiple functions: it provides tool storage through the rear wall, enables easy assembly/disassembly through connection means, allows transportation via modular design, and can function as both storage and workbench when combined with other panels. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between fixed storage and ease of installation.
2Reliability
If a tool-holder panel is hung on the wall with fixed position, then it provides stable storage, but tools must be removed and transported for use in other locations
Solution Approach 1:
The panel transitions from a static wall-hung design to a dynamic modular structure that can be easily assembled, disassembled, and repositioned. The connection means and connection holes enable the panel to adapt to different locations and configurations, providing both stable storage when assembled and location flexibility when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the panel into modular components with standardized connection interfaces, the structure can be easily transported and reassembled in different locations. This segmentation maintains stable storage capability when assembled while enabling adaptability for different workspaces.
3Reliability
If a tool-holder panel is designed as a single large unit, then it provides comprehensive tool storage, but it is cumbersome and difficult to assemble
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is segmented into a rear wall, lateral walls, and auxiliary flanges as separate modular components. Each component is simple in design but together they provide comprehensive tool storage capability. The standardized connection means and connection holes simplify assembly, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive storage and assembly complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If connection means are provided for assembling panels, then panels can be coupled together, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The connection means and connection holes use standardized, homogeneous designs that simplify the coupling process. The lateral walls and auxiliary flanges both feature similar connection hole patterns, making assembly intuitive and reducing structural complexity despite enabling panel coupling capability.
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AI summary
A tool-holder panel that includes a main wall defining a wall unit and provided with a plurality of main holes, each configured to accommodate a hooking means for a tool or a connection means for connecting the panel to other tool-holder panels. The panel further includes a first pair of lateral walls and a second pair of lateral walls. At least one of the first and second pairs of lateral walls includes, for each lateral wall of the pair, a succession of connection holes, each configured to accommodate a connection means for connecting the panel to other tool-holder panels.