Pivoting Tool Holder Structure for Standing and Hanging Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tool holders are limited in presentation options as they can only be hung, restricting their use in various environments.
Innovation Solution
A tool holder design featuring a main body, back cover, and supporting portion, allowing the back cover to pivot and expand for resting on a plane, enabling the tool holder to be positioned in multiple ways and facilitating diverse presentation methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the tool holder uses only a hanging portion for presentation, then the structure is simple, but the presentation method is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The back cover is designed to serve multiple functions: it can be closed to cover the side face for protection, expended to provide a resting surface for plane presentation, and positioned at different angles to enable diversified display methods. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction by allowing the tool holder to adapt to various presentation scenarios without requiring completely separate structures for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The back cover is made movable relative to the main body, allowing it to transition between closed and expended states. This dynamic capability enables the tool holder to switch between different presentation configurations (hanging, plane resting, angled display) based on environmental requirements, thereby improving versatility while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the back cover is made expendable to rest on a plane, then diverse presentation is enabled, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tool holder is divided into distinct functional segments: the main body for holding tools, the movable back cover for presentation support, and the supporting portion for positional stability. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, enabling diverse presentation configurations while keeping the overall mechanism relatively simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting portion acts as an intermediary element between the main body and the back cover. It provides a connection mechanism that enables the back cover to be positioned at different angles relative to the main body, facilitating diversified presentation methods while maintaining structural integrity and avoiding overly complex direct connections between the main body and back cover.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the supporting portion is added to position main body and back cover, then standing position is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting portion is integrated with both the main body and the back cover, merging multiple functions into a single component. It simultaneously provides structural connection, positional adjustment capability, and standing stability. This merging approach achieves reliable standing position while minimizing the increase in device complexity by avoiding separate components for each function.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables versatile presentation options, including standing and flat placement, and includes a closable handle for convenient carrying and storage, enhancing usability and space efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The back cover is pivoted to the second end, and the back cover is closable or expendable relative to the main body
Implementation Method 2
The supporting portion is movably disposed between the main body and the back cover. When the back cover is expended, two ends of the supporting portion are positionably disposed on the main body and the back cover respectively
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AI summary
A tool holder includes a main body, a back cover and a supporting portion. The main body has a first end formed with a hanging portion and t a second end. The back cover is pivoted to the second end and is closable or expendable relative to the main body to make an inner surface thereof selectively cover or uncover one said side face of the main body. The supporting portion is movably disposed between the main body and the back cover. When the back cover is closed, the supporting portion is received between the main body and the back cover; and when the back cover is expended, two ends of the supporting portion are positionably disposed on the main body and the back cover respectively and the main body and the back cover are positioned relative to each other.