Pliers With Elastic Feeding Member for End Cap Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for assembling end caps to bicycle cables are inconvenient and time-consuming due to the small size of the end caps and the interference of nippers with fingers holding them, leading to inefficiencies in the process.
Innovation Solution
A pliers design with a main body and connecting mechanism, featuring a first and second handling portion, a receiving portion, a cutting portion, a pressing portion, and an elastically deformable feeding member, allowing for the easy assembly and cutting of end caps onto vehicle cables by pivoting and moving parts to facilitate quick attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fingers are used to hold the end cap during assembly, then the end cap can be positioned on the cable, but the operation becomes inconvenient and time-consuming due to the small size of the end cap
Solution Approach 1:
The pliers serve as an intermediary tool between the operator and the end cap. The feeding member with hook structure engages with the end cap, allowing the operator to manipulate the small end cap through the larger, more manageable pliers handles, thereby improving ease of operation and reducing assembly time
2Ease of manufacture
If a pair of nippers is used to press the end cap, then the end cap can be secured to the cable, but the nippers interfere with the fingers holding the end cap
Solution Approach 1:
The pliers integrate multiple functions into a single tool: the feeding member holds and positions the end cap, while the pressing portion simultaneously secures it to the cable. This merging of holding and pressing functions eliminates the need for separate fingers and nippers, removing the interference problem while maintaining ease of assembly
3Volume of moving object
If the end cap is made small to fit the cable, then it provides proper coverage, but it becomes inconvenient to pick up and handle
Solution Approach 1:
The feeding member with its hook structure acts as an intermediary that can engage with small end caps. The operator manipulates the end cap through the pliers' feeding member rather than directly with fingers, making it easy to handle small end caps that would otherwise be difficult to pick up and position
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 pliers enable a simple and efficient assembly of end caps onto vehicle cables, reducing operational complexity and time by allowing simultaneous cutting, pressing, and moving of the end cap set, thereby improving the assembly process.
Implementation Method 1
a feeding member (23), configured to move the end cap set (2), wherein the feeding member (23) is elastically deformable
Implementation Method 2
The first handling portion (11) is pivotally connected with the second handling portion (12), and the first handling portion (11) is movable relative to the second handling portion (12) between a first position and a second position
Data Source
AI summary
A pliers, configured to assemble an end cap to a vehicle cable, an end cap set including a plurality of end caps connected with one another, the pliers including: a main body and a connecting mechanism. The main body includes a first handling portion, a second handling portion and a receiving portion. The first handling portion is pivotally connected with the second handling portion. The first handling portion is movable relative to the second handling portion between a first position and a second position, and the receiving portion has a receiving space configured to receive the end cap set. The connecting mechanism is connected with the first handling portion and includes a cutting portion, a pressing portion and a feeding member. The cutting portion and the pressing portion correspond to the receiving space, and the feeding member is configured to move the end cap set.