Pivoting Tire Tool for Safer Heavy Wheel Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large commercial tires are cumbersome and hazardous to handle due to their size and weight, posing a risk of serious injury during installation, removal, and transportation, especially when steel belts are exposed.
Innovation Solution
A tire tool with a platform, pivots, and a handle that allows for safe lifting, rotation, and transportation of tires by positioning the tire on a platform and using pivots to change the angle and orientation for easier manipulation and engagement with wheel lugs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual manipulation of large commercial tires is performed, then installation and removal can be completed, but the risk of serious injury increases due to the weight and size of the tires
Solution Approach 1:
A tool with a platform and pivots is introduced as an intermediary device between the operator and the tire. The platform supports the tire during manipulation, while the pivots enable controlled rotation and positioning, allowing the operator to handle heavy tires safely without direct manual contact with the hazardous steel belts
Solution Approach 2:
The tool's platform is designed to support and counterbalance the weight of the tire, reducing the physical burden on the operator. By providing mechanical support against the tire's weight, the tool enables safe manipulation without requiring the operator to directly bear the full load
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the tire is positioned for safe handling, then the risk of injury is reduced, but the complexity of the handling tool increases
Solution Approach 1:
The handling tool is segmented into distinct functional components: a platform for supporting the tire and pivots for enabling rotation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, creating a tool that is complex enough to provide safety but simple enough to be practical and easy to use
3Ease of operation
If the tire is rotated and repositioned using the tool, then easier manipulation is achieved, but the time required for installation and removal increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pivots enable dynamic rotation and repositioning of the tire, allowing the operator to easily adjust the tire's orientation and position during installation and removal. This dynamic capability facilitates smoother operations that, while taking slightly longer than direct manual handling, significantly reduce the physical effort and time required for complex manipulation maneuvers
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AI summary
A tire tool, and method of using, that can be used to manipulate tires by a user. The tire tool has a platform that can engage under a tire assembly, a front section, and a rear section. The tire tool can rotate between an engagement position and a pivoted position about a pivot. When in the pivoted position, a stop abuts the surface. The tire tool can be used by a user to lift a tire assembly off the ground, remove the tire assembly from an hub, and install the tire assembly on a hub.