Painting support assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support devices for painting panels are limited in their ability to securely hold panels in a horizontal orientation, particularly for both small and large panels, as they often require vertical positioning or lack the necessary width to prevent scratches and flaws during painting.
Innovation Solution
A tripod-based support device with a mounting block and extension blocks that increase the overall width to accommodate small panels, and a plate with grips to support large panels in a horizontal position, utilizing friction-inhibiting materials to prevent damage and ensure stable painting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a traditional tripod with vertical panel holder is used, then the device structure is simple, but the panel cannot be supported in horizontal orientation leading to painting flaws
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from vertical panel support to horizontal panel support by adding a mounting block with channel mechanisms that enable the panel holder to rotate and position panels in a horizontal orientation, thereby eliminating painting flaws associated with vertical surfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into modular components including a tripod, a mounting block with integrated channels, extension blocks, and a plate with grips, allowing each component to serve specific functions while maintaining overall simplicity
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the mounting block width is increased to support small panels horizontally, then small panels can be painted without scratches, but the device width increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting block is designed with integrated channels that allow extension blocks to attach, creating a segmented width expansion system where the base mounting block remains compact but can accommodate wider panels through attachable extension blocks
Solution Approach 2:
Extension blocks serve as intermediary components between the mounting block and the panel, providing the necessary width increase to support small panels horizontally while preventing scratches during painting
3Adaptability or versatility
If extension blocks are added to increase mounting block width, then small panels can be supported horizontally, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The extension blocks are designed to attach to the mounting block's integrated channels, creating a universal attachment system that can accommodate both small panels (with extension blocks) and large panels (with plate and grips), thereby increasing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity
4Reliability
If a plate with grips is used to support large panels, then large panels can be held securely horizontally, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The plate is equipped with grips at specific locations that engage with the extension blocks, providing localized secure holding points for large panels without requiring complex structural modifications throughout the entire device
Data Source
AI summary
A painting support assembly includes a tripod and a mounting block that is coupled to the tripod. The mounting block has a pair of channels integrated into the mounting block. A pair of extension blocks is provided and each of the extension blocks has an engagement which slidably engages a respective one of the channels in the mounting block. In this way the overall width of the mounting block is increased to support a small panel in a horizontal position for painting. A plate is positionable on top of the extension blocks and the mounting block and plate includes grips which engage the extension blocks. The plate supports a large panel in a horizontal position to facilitate painting the large panel.