Pivotal Pet Comb with Lockable Angle Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet care tools, such as combs, have a fixed connection angle between the work head and handle, making it difficult to adjust for different pet hair distributions, increasing user effort and complicating storage.
Innovation Solution
A pet comb with a pivotal connection mechanism featuring an angle locking structure, allowing the work head and handle to be adjusted and locked in multiple positions, enabling better alignment with pet skin and facilitating storage by a C-shaped handle design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the work head and handle are fixedly connected, then the structure is simple and stable, but the connection angle cannot be adjusted, requiring users to constantly change the angle of force to adapt to different pet hair distributions, increasing user labor
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the work head and handle is changed from fixed to dynamically adjustable. The pivotal connection mechanism allows the work head to rotate relative to the handle, enabling the connection angle to be adjusted according to different combing needs, thus improving ease of operation without significantly increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection angle parameter between the work head and handle is made variable. By introducing the pivotal connection mechanism with multiple lockable angles, the system can change the geometric parameter (connection angle) to adapt to different combing scenarios, reducing user labor while maintaining reasonable structural complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the work head and handle are fixedly connected, then the structure is stable, but the tool cannot be compacted for storage, making it inconvenient to store and package
Solution Approach 1:
The rigid fixed connection is replaced with a dynamic pivotal connection that allows relative rotation. This enables the work head and handle to be folded together for compact storage while maintaining structural stability during use through the angle locking mechanism, thus improving storage convenience without excessive increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The work head can be rotated and positioned to nest closer to the handle body, creating a more compact overall form factor for storage. The pivotal connection mechanism enables this nesting arrangement while the locking structure ensures stability when deployed, resolving the contradiction between storage convenience and structural complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the connection angle is fixed, then the manufacturing is simple, but the adaptability to different pet hair distributions is poor, requiring constant angle adjustment by user
Solution Approach 1:
The fixed connection angle is transformed into a dynamically adjustable angle through the pivotal connection mechanism. This allows the comb to adapt to different body parts and hair distributions by changing the connection angle, significantly improving adaptability while the pre-set lockable angles keep the adjustment mechanism relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection angle parameter is made variable with multiple discrete options. The pivotal connection mechanism provides several lockable angle positions, enabling the system to change this geometric parameter to match different combing requirements for various body parts, thereby improving adaptability without excessive mechanism complexity.
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 adjustable connection angle enhances combing efficiency and convenience, reducing user labor and improving pet hair removal while allowing for compact storage.
Implementation Method 1
two springs respectively sleeved outside the two pin shafts and axially clamped between the limit inner flange and the bottom wall of the circular groove
Data Source
AI summary
A pet care tool includes a work head and a handle connected to the work head; wherein the handle is pivotally connected to the work head by a pivotal connection mechanism, which comprises an angle locking structure that can lock and unlock the connection angle of the work head and the handle in at least two angular positions. An object of the present invention is to provide a pet care tool capable of adjusting the connection angle of the work head and the handle, so as to enable the pet care tool to be applied to various applications and optimize the care effect.