Pivot Grip Hand Tool for Surface Orientation Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hand tools lack ergonomic design, making it difficult to comfortably position and reposition them across various orientations of target surfaces such as floors, walls, and ceilings, limiting their effective use for sensing measurements.
Innovation Solution
A hand tool with a pivot grip featuring a pair of concave finger holds that provide an axis of rotation, allowing the tool to be easily repositioned and scanned across different surfaces, combined with a sensor and LED lighting for enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional hand tools use fixed orientation grips with convex or flat surfaces, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the tool cannot be comfortably positioned across various target surface orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The grip transitions from a static fixed-orientation design to a dynamic pivotable design, allowing the tool to rotate and adapt to different surface orientations (floor, wall, ceiling) while maintaining operator control through the pivot axis mechanism
2Ease of operation
If conventional hand tools use fixed orientation grips, then the grip structure remains simple, but the ease of operation across various orientations is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable grip allows dynamic adjustment of tool orientation during operation, enabling easy transition between working on floors, walls, and ceilings without requiring the operator to reposition their entire body or struggle with fixed-grip limitations
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot axis introduces a new rotational dimension to the grip design, allowing the tool to move from fixed 2D planar operation to 3D spatial adaptation across multiple surface orientations
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The pivot grip enables comfortable and secure handling of the hand tool across various orientations, improving the ability to detect and indicate hidden objects behind target surfaces with reduced effort and increased ergonomic control.
Implementation Method 1
a first LED coupled to the sensor; wherein the first LED, when illuminated, backlights the first indicator and spotlights the target surface through the slit
Data Source
AI summary
An implementation of a system and method for a hand tool having a pivot grip is provided. The pivot grip provides an axis of rotation perpendicular to and centered with a pair of concave finger holds positioned at the grip. The hand tool includes a housing forming the pivot grip, a sensor (e.g., stud sensor, capacitive sensor, electromagnetic sensor, metallic sensor, RF sensor, and/or the like) and a power switch.