Pivoting Tool Storage with Staggered Hexagonal Retaining Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage devices for tools like screwdriver bits lack versatility and efficient organization, often limiting their range of applications and usability.
Innovation Solution
The storage device features staggered hexagonal retaining openings on a pivoting part and pivoting bar with a zigzag design, allowing bits to be oriented diagonally and inserted in a predetermined manner, along with a filler piece for accommodating chucks of different lengths, and a belt buckle for attachment, enhancing organization and adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple rows of holding openings are provided on the pivoting part and pivoting bar, then the storage capacity for bits is increased, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pivoting bar with its row of holding openings is nested within the pivoting part structure. The pivoting bar is received in an L-shaped recess of the pivoting part, with its holding openings staggered relative to the pivoting part's openings. This nesting arrangement allows two rows of bit storage in a compact configuration without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding openings on the pivoting bar are arranged in a second row that is staggered relative to the first row on the pivoting part, creating a diagonal/bit-depth dimension for storage. This multi-dimensional arrangement maximizes storage capacity within the available space while maintaining a compact form factor.
2Ease of operation
If the pivoting bar is designed to pivot in the opposite direction to the pivoting part, then the bits can be removed more easily in the removal position, but the mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pivoting bar is designed to pivot independently in the opposite direction to the pivoting part when the device is opened. This dynamic, multi-directional movement allows bits to be easily accessed and removed from either row, while the opposite pivoting directions prevent interference between the two moving components.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivoting bar is segmented from the pivoting part as a separate articulated component. This segmentation allows independent movement of each component in opposite directions, providing ease of bit removal while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
3Reliability
If the holding openings have hexagonal cross-section with zigzag outer walls, then the bits are secured in predetermined orientation, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding openings feature hexagonal cross-sections with asymmetric zigzag-shaped outer walls that mate with corresponding zigzag troughs on opposing components. This asymmetric geometry provides form-fit retention and predetermined orientation for hexagonal bit shanks, while the repeating pattern allows for practical manufacturing tolerances.
4Length of moving object
If the storage device is designed with a slim and narrow profile, then the portability is improved, but the storage space for longer chucks is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device is designed with a receiving chamber that can accommodate chucks of various lengths through the use of filler pieces. The filler pieces allow the same compact device structure to adapt to different chuck sizes, maintaining universal compatibility without increasing the overall slim profile of the device.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a storage device for tools (1), especially screwdriver bits or the like, comprising a basic housing piece (2) that is provided with a swiveling-in space (4) for a pivotable part (3) which is hinged to the basic housing piece (2) so as to be pivotable from a storage position, in which the pivotable part (3) is inserted in the swiveling-in space (4), into a removal position, in which the pivotable part (3) is swiveled out of the swiveling-in space about a swiveling axis (5). The pivotable part (3) encompasses retaining openings (6) for tool (1) retaining sections (1'). Said retaining openings (6) are arranged in a first row and extend into a tool accommodating compartment (7) in the storage position, said tool accommodating compartment (7) adjoining the swiveling-in space (4). At least one additional row of retaining openings (8) is provided that runs parallel to the first row. The retaining openings (6, 8) of the first and the second row are offset relative to one another within intermediate gaps and have a substantially hexagonal cross-section. The external wall (14) of the retaining openings (6) of the pivotable part (3) and the external wall (13) of the retaining openings (8) of the pivotable strip (9) both extend in a zigzag-shaped manner. The external wall (14) of the retaining openings (6) of the pivotable part (3) faces the pivotable strip (9) while the external wall (13) of the retaining openings (8) of the pivotable strip (9) faces the pivotable part (3).