Pen Track Drawing Undulating Lines Without Auxiliary Tools
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drawing methods for creating undulating lines require auxiliary tools like rulers or curve plates, which are inconvenient to use, prone to errors, and limit line length, necessitating multiple tools for different contours.
Innovation Solution
A pen track with an outer shell, transmitting, rotating, and linking groups that allows for the drawing of undulating lines without auxiliary tools, featuring a modeling block with curved surfaces and a spring-activated pushing protrusion for continuous line drawing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If auxiliary tools like rulers or curve plates are used to draw undulating lines, then the lines can be drawn with a specific contour, but the auxiliary tool may slide when excessive force is applied, causing drawing errors
Solution Approach 1:
The pen track device uses its own internal structure with a modeling block having curved surfaces that guide the pen holder, eliminating the need for external auxiliary tools. The spring component provides automatic positioning and pressure regulation, allowing the device to self-regulate during operation without sliding or requiring external support.
Solution Approach 2:
The modeling block with multiple curved surfaces can produce different types of undulating lines by rotating to different positions, replacing the need for multiple specialized auxiliary tools. This single device performs multiple drawing functions, improving both precision and ease of operation across various drawing scenarios.
2Length of moving object
If auxiliary tools are used to draw long lines, then the line length can be extended, but the auxiliary tool has limited length requiring constant movement, creating gaps at line convergence
Solution Approach 1:
The pen track device incorporates a rotating mechanism where the modeling block can rotate around the central axis, dynamically extending the effective drawing length. As the modeling block rotates through different angular positions, it continuously generates undulating lines without requiring tool movement, ensuring line continuity and eliminating gaps at convergence points.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple auxiliary tools of different contours are prepared to draw different types of undulating lines, then various line types can be drawn, but the device complexity and preparation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The modeling block features multiple curved surfaces arranged around its circumference, each representing a different contour type. By rotating the modeling block to different angular positions, a single device can generate multiple types of undulating lines, replacing the need for multiple specialized auxiliary tools and reducing both device complexity and preparation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The modeling block is divided into multiple curved surface segments, each responsible for a specific line contour type. This segmentation allows the single component to provide multiple functions, enabling versatility without increasing the number of separate tools required.
4Manufacturing precision
If auxiliary tools are used for drawing, then undulating lines can be created, but the user needs to prepare tools in advance and constantly move them, reducing productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The device integrates the modeling block, pen holder, and spring mechanism into a self-contained unit that automatically maintains positioning and pressure. The spring provides continuous force to keep the pen tip engaged with the modeling block's curved surfaces, eliminating the need for constant manual adjustment and tool repositioning, thereby improving drawing efficiency while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating mechanism allows the modeling block to continuously generate undulating lines as it rotates, with the pen holder following the curved surfaces without interruption. This continuous rotational action eliminates the need to stop and reposition tools, maintaining productive drawing action throughout the process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy, error-free drawing of undulating lines of varying lengths and types without the need for multiple auxiliary tools, enhancing convenience and reducing preparation time and costs.
Implementation Method 1
The linking group is mounted in the outer shell and has a pushing protrusion pressed against the modeling segment of the modeling block to move the linking group reciprocally relative to the outer shell along the curved surfaces of the modeling segment
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AI summary
A pen track has an outer shell, a transmitting group, a rotating group, and a linking group. The transmitting group is mounted in the outer shell and has a portion rotatably abutting a drawing surface. The rotating group is mounted in the outer shell and has a modeling block. The modeling block is mounted in the outer shell, is rotated with the transmitting group, and has an outer surface and a modeling segment annularly formed on the outer surface of the modeling block and having multiple curved surfaces connecting each other. The linking group is mounted in the outer shell and has a pushing protrusion pressed against the modeling segment of the modeling block to move the linking group reciprocally relative to the outer shell along the curved surfaces of the modeling segment.