Pneumatic Impact Tool With Adjustable Tip for Precise Dent Flaws
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for creating dent flaws on parts are labor-intensive, difficult to manage force and depth, and lack locational accuracy, especially when dealing with complex geometries and hard-to-reach locations.
Innovation Solution
A hand-held impact tool with a cylindrical body, piston assembly, adapter, and interchangeable location tip assembly, utilizing pressurized air to control the axial movement of an impact tip for precise dent creation, adjustable via air pressure and tip height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If static pressing methods are used to create dent flaws, then dent flaws can be created on parts, but the process becomes labor intensive and requires complex support fixtures for large forces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a pneumatic impact tool that uses compressed air to drive a piston, generating impact forces to create dent flaws. This eliminates the need for complex mechanical support fixtures required by static pressing methods, as the pneumatic system self-containedly delivers the necessary force through the impact mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual static pressing mechanical system with an automated pneumatic impact system. The impact tool uses rapid pneumatic actuation to deliver controlled impacts, substituting labor-intensive manual operations with an automated pneumatic-mechanical system that requires minimal external support.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex geometry parts are worked on, then dent flaws can be created on various surfaces, but locational accuracy becomes difficult to maintain and hard-to-reach locations are inaccessible
Solution Approach 1:
The impact tool features an interchangeable tip assembly that can be segmented and replaced based on the specific geometry and access requirements of the workpiece. Different tips with varying lengths, angles, and configurations allow the tool to adapt to complex geometries and hard-to-reach locations while maintaining precise dent placement through controlled impact delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The impact tool incorporates adjustable and interchangeable components that allow dynamic adaptation to different workpiece geometries. The interchangeable tip assembly can be configured for specific access requirements, and the pneumatic impact mechanism provides dynamic force delivery that accommodates varying surface orientations and complexities while maintaining locational accuracy.
3Manufacturing precision
If force and depth management is attempted with traditional methods, then dent flaws can be created, but controlling the amount of force and depth becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The pneumatic impact tool allows precise control over impact force and dent depth by adjusting pneumatic parameters such as air pressure and pulse duration. The system incorporates adjustable settings that enable operators to control the magnitude and duration of impacts, providing precise management of force and depth parameters while maintaining ease of operation through standardized adjustment mechanisms.
4Reliability
If repeatable and controlled dent flaws are created, then consistent results are achieved, but the process requires precise control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The pneumatic impact tool provides repeatable and controlled dent creation through standardized pneumatic actuation. The system uses consistent air pressure regulation and controlled pulse delivery to ensure repeatable impact forces and dent characteristics. The pneumatic control mechanism, while requiring precise settings, uses standardized components that simplify operation and maintain reliability across multiple dent creation operations.
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
Enables precise control over force and depth of dent flaws on parts with complex geometries, allowing for repeatable and controlled impacts on hard-to-reach locations.
Implementation Method 1
at least one air valve configured to regulate an amount of pressurized air within the internal chamber. Upon introduction of the pressurized air within the internal chamber, the piston assembly moves axially towards the adapter, thereby causing the impact tip to move axially through the opening towards a surface
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AI summary
An impact tool includes a cylindrical body having an internal chamber, a piston assembly positioned within the internal chamber, the piston assembly having a piston base and a piston rod, an adapter arranged on the cylindrical body and having external threads, and a location tip assembly having an opening and having internal threads couplable to the adapter by engaging the external threads relative to the internal threads to create a threaded connection, the threaded connection allows the location tip assembly to be moved axially to a selectable height. An impact tip coupled to an end of the piston rod. Upon introduction of pressurized air within the internal chamber, the piston assembly moves axially towards the adapter causing the impact tip to move axially through the opening towards a surface resulting in impact with the surface to be dented.