Compact Pliers Head Electronics Integration via Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing manual pliers tools with integrated electronics face challenges in compact design and ease of use in narrow spaces due to the extension of electronics components, which complicates crimping operations and limits their applicability.
Innovation Solution
A manual pliers tool design where the electronics construction unit is integrated into the pliers head part, sandwiched between the hand levers and jaws, allowing for a compact form factor and enabling the same mechanical pliers part to be used with or without electronics, with components mounted on opposite sides of a rectangular cross-section, using a connector that extends through or around the pliers head for secure mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If electronics construction unit is integrated into the pliers head part, then compactness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronics construction unit is merged with the mechanical pliers part by integrating the electronics into the pliers head part. The electronics construction unit extends on two opposite sides of the pliers head part and sandwiches it, combining electronic monitoring functions with the mechanical crimping structure in a unified compact design.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronics construction unit is nested within the pliers head part structure. The connector extends through or around the pliers head part between two opposite sides, allowing the electronics to be housed within the existing mechanical structure rather than adding external bulk.
2Ease of operation
If electronics construction unit is integrated into the pliers head part, then ease of operation in narrow spaces is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pliers tool is segmented into distinct functional modules: the mechanical pliers part with hand levers and jaws, and the separate electronics construction unit with connector. This modular segmentation allows independent manufacturing of each module followed by assembly, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while achieving compact integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical pliers part is designed to be universal and can be used with or without the electronics construction unit. The same mechanical pliers part serves both standalone mechanical crimping applications and integrated electronic monitoring applications, simplifying manufacturing by using a common base component.
3Adaptability or versatility
If electronics construction unit extends on two opposite sides of the pliers head part, then additional functions are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronics construction unit is arranged in a spatial configuration that extends on two opposite sides of the pliers head part, utilizing the available dimensional space efficiently. This spatial arrangement allows integration of multiple electronic components and monitoring functions without increasing the overall footprint of the tool.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a manually operated pliers tool, which may especially be crimping pliers. According to the invention, the pliers tool is equipped with an electronics construction unit. The electronics construction unit is realized separately from a mechanical pliers part and arranged in a pliers head part of the mechanical pliers part, which is arranged between hand levers and pliers jaws. The electronics construction unit is attached to this pliers head part. The electronics construction unit extends at least on two opposite sides of the pliers head part, sandwiching the pliers head part, and comprises a connector, where the connector extends through or around the pliers head part between the two opposite sides of the pliers head part.