Positioning Base for Handheld Embossing Seal Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional handheld embossing seals lack stability for large quantity embossing due to their design, while desktop models are cumbersome for portability, and existing solutions do not accommodate embossing seals of varying sizes.

Innovation Solution

A positioning base that can be assembled with handheld embossing seals to provide a stable desktop operation, featuring a stand with supports and limit blocks, a mounting panel, and a clamping assembly to adapt to different sizes and heights, allowing the embossing seal to be securely positioned on a desk.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Weight of moving object

If a handheld embossing seal is used, then portability is improved, but stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveweightVSAvoidstability
Core Design Contradiction:
Weight of moving objectVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The embossing seal is divided into two independent parts: a handheld embossing seal unit and a separate positioning base. The handheld unit maintains its lightweight portability, while the positioning base provides stability when needed. This segmentation allows the system to switch between portable and stable modes by assembling or disassembling the two parts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning base acts as an intermediary device that the handheld embossing seal can combine with. When assembled, the positioning base serves as a mediator that transfers and disperses the pressing force to the desk surface, enabling the lightweight handheld seal to achieve stable desktop-level operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If a desktop embossing seal is used, then stability is improved, but portability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovestabilityVSAvoidweight
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The desktop embossing seal is segmented into a handheld unit and a positioning base that can be separated. This allows the stable desktop functionality to be achieved only when needed, while maintaining the portability of the handheld unit for when stability is not required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from a static desktop seal to a dynamic system where the handheld embossing seal can be independently carried and then assembled with the positioning base on demand. This dynamic assembly/disassembly capability allows the user to adapt between portable and stable configurations based on operational needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Manufacturing precision

If a positioning base is designed for specific dimensions, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedimensional precisionVSAvoidadaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The positioning base is designed with universal features including adjustable supports and limit blocks that can accommodate different base lengths and heights. The positioning assembly can be adjusted to fit various handheld embossing seal dimensions, making a single positioning base design suitable for multiple product variants while maintaining manufacturing precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The positioning base incorporates adjustable and movable components such as repositionable supports and limit blocks that can be dynamically configured to match different handheld embossing seal dimensions. This dynamic adjustability allows the same positioning base to adapt to various sizes without requiring precision manufacturing for each specific dimension.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9731530B1Positioning base for an embossing seal
Publication Date: 2017.08.15 SUN SAME ENTERPRISES
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AI summary

A positioning base for an embossing seal has a stand and a positioning assembly mounted on a top of the stand. The stand has two supports on one end and two limit blocks on the other end. The supports are respectively disposed on two sides of the positioning assembly, and the two limit blocks are respectively disposed on the two sides of the positioning assembly. The positioning base can be detachably assembled with a handheld embossing seal together as a desktop embossing seal for use on a desk. The supports and the limits clamp and limit the base of the handheld embossing seal, and the positioning assembly clamps an end of the base. The positioning base provides a firm foundation with the handheld embossing seal, such that the handheld embossing seal can be put on a desk for use, thereby enhancing the stability.