Device for holding up utensils for daily use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for supporting handles and pipes of household appliances are mechanically demanding, potentially damaging the surfaces they are attached to and are complex and costly to manufacture.
Innovation Solution
A one-piece support element with a self-retaining stability feature, such as a foot element, is movably arranged on a base element, which is elongated with a groove-like cross-section and limited swivel range, using a hinge-like fastening, and made of rigid materials like steel, aluminum, or plastic, with detachable fastening options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a clamp with swiveling holder feet is used to fasten the device to the handle or pipe, then the device can provide support and stability, but the fastening means develops too great a mechanical load at certain points, potentially damaging the surface of the object to be fastened
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional components: a base element for attachment and a support element for stabilization. This segmentation allows the attachment function to be simplified, reducing mechanical concentration of load on the handle or pipe surface while maintaining overall support stability through the distributed support element.
Solution Approach 2:
The base element acts as an intermediary between the support element and the handle/pipe. It provides a simplified attachment mechanism that distributes mechanical loads more evenly, preventing the concentrated stress points that would damage the surface of the object being fastened.
2Reliability
If a clamp with two swiveling holder feet and guide rails is used, then the device can adjust the angle of spread and provide stable support, but the construction becomes technically complex and cost-intensive to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates the attachment function (base element) from the support function (support element), eliminating the need for complex integrated mechanisms like guide rails and multiple swiveling joints. Each element is simple in design, reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of making the entire clamp assembly complex and adjustable, the invention simplifies the attachment mechanism and relies on the geometry and arrangement of the support element to provide stability. The complexity is inverted from the attachment mechanism to the overall spatial arrangement.
3Device complexity
If a one-piece support element is movably arranged on a base element with limited swivel range, then the device simplifies construction and reduces manufacturing costs, but must ensure adequate support stability with reduced mechanical complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The support element is designed to be movable relative to the base element within a limited swivel range, allowing dynamic adaptation to different handle positions and angles. This dynamic capability maintains support stability without requiring complex mechanical mechanisms, as the movement is constrained to essential adjustments only.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes changes in the spatial parameters of the support element (position, angle, orientation) within a limited range to achieve stable support. By controlling and limiting these parameter changes rather than allowing full mechanical complexity, the device maintains reliability while simplifying construction.
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AI summary
A device (1) for supporting handles, rods, pipes or similar for utensils in the private or industrial field of use, for example in the home, in agriculture, in a workshop or on a road or on a building site. The device (1) consists in principle of two elements which are simple to produce, specifically a main element (2) and a support element (3), which are movably interconnected. The device (1) is detachably fastened by its main element (2) with the aid of a suitable fastening means to the handle to be supported or the pipe to be supported. When used to support the handle of a utensil, the support element (3) is pivoted out by a predefined angle α such that the foot (9) of the support element (3) comes to a stop on the ground at at least two points (13, 13′).