Modular Workbench with Adjustable Flanges for Wall and Tailgate Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing workbenches are often stationary, cumbersome, and designed for specific purposes, lacking versatility and ease of disassembly for storage and use in different environments.
Innovation Solution
A modular workbench design featuring interchangeable steel frames with adjustable components, including vertical flanges, table top support flanges, cross-members, and a bench support extension, allowing for wall mounting, freestanding, and tailgate configurations, with easy assembly and disassembly for versatile use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a workbench is designed to be stationary and permanent, then it provides stability and strength, but it takes up a sizeable amount of space and cannot be easily moved or stored
Solution Approach 1:
The workbench is divided into separate modular components including frames, work surfaces, and support legs that can be easily assembled and disassembled. Each frame includes vertical flanges with slots that accept horizontal flanges, creating a segmented structure that maintains stability when assembled but reduces storage space when disassembled into individual components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a workbench is designed for a specific purpose and location, then it provides specialized functionality, but it lacks versatility for use in different environments
Solution Approach 1:
The workbench frames are designed with universal connection features including vertical flanges with slots and horizontal flanges that can be configured for multiple uses. The same basic frame structure can be adapted for wall-mounted installation, freestanding configuration, or attached to vehicle tailgates, providing multi-functionality without requiring complex specialized designs for each application.
3Strength
If a workbench is designed to be bulky and stationary, then it provides sufficient support for workpieces, but it is cumbersome and difficult to move or reposition
Solution Approach 1:
The workbench transitions from a static permanent structure to a dynamic reconfigurable system. The frames include slots and flanges that allow easy assembly and disassembly, enabling the workbench to be quickly moved or repositioned while maintaining structural strength when assembled. The modular design allows the entire unit to be broken down into manageable components for transport.
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AI summary
A work bench which is easily disassembled for storage or moving to a new location and may be used as a wall mounted version, a freestanding version and a tailgate version. A workbench frame is connected to a support surface by a pair of mounting standards spaced apart from one another and mounted to the support surface. The mount standards allow for the vertical adjustment of the workbench frame to the desired height. The workbench frame comprises a frame connector and a table top support flange. The work bench frames are the supports for the bench work surface. The table top support is a flange with holes to allow for connection to the work surface. Atop of the table angle top is a work surface. There is also provided a bench support extension connected to the work bench used as a support for material larger than the work surface.