Power Tool Stand Carriage for Stable One-Direction Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power tool stands, such as those for drills, are cumbersome due to the weight and size of the drill, requiring additional weights to prevent toppling and causing difficulties in hose management, which interferes with operation and makes setup and removal awkward.
Innovation Solution
A power tool stand with a base, projecting frame, and moveable power tool carriage that allows for easy mounting of both the power tool and battery in the same direction, featuring a rack and pinion mechanism for precise positioning, and includes interfaces for electrical and mechanical connections, along with optional features like wheels, pivotability, and dust and water management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a drill power tool stand is designed to hold a large and heavy drill, then the drill can be mounted on the stand for improved stability and fixed alignment, but the base needs to be weighted down to prevent toppling and the overall setup becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The power tool stand is divided into separate functional components: a base for stability, a projecting frame for structural support, and a moveable carriage for holding the power tool. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the base can be weighted for stability while the carriage remains light and easy to position.
Solution Approach 2:
The carriage is designed to be moveable along the projecting frame rather than fixed, allowing dynamic adjustment of the tool position. This moveability enables easy setup and removal of the power tool while maintaining stability during operation, directly addressing the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
2Reliability
If hoses for dust management and lubrication are attached to the drill on the stand, then dust and lubrication can be managed, but the hoses interfere with drill operation and make setup and removal awkward and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The carriage is pre-configured with integrated interfaces for dust extraction and lubrication delivery before the power tool is mounted. This preliminary arrangement of management systems eliminates the need to attach hoses during setup, allowing quick tool installation without time-consuming hose connections while maintaining reliable dust and lubrication management.
3Ease of operation
If the power tool carriage allows easy mounting of power tool and battery in the same direction, then setup becomes simpler and more intuitive, but the interface design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting interfaces for the power tool and battery are merged into a unified design on the carriage, with both interfaces oriented in the same direction. This combination allows both components to be mounted simultaneously in one direction, simplifying the user operation while the internal interface architecture manages the complexity of coordinating both connections.
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 solution provides stability, ease of use, and efficient setup by allowing intuitive mounting of power tools and batteries, reducing the cumbersome nature of large and heavy drills, and improving operational precision and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a rack and pinion mechanism arranged to move the power tool carriage relative to the projecting frame
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AI summary
A power tool stand comprises a base; a projecting frame connected to the base; and a power tool carriage moveably mounted on the projecting frame. The power tool carriage comprises a battery interface arranged to electrically and mechanically connect with a removeable power tool and a tool interface arranged to electrically and mechanically connect with a removeable battery wherein the removable power tool and the removeable battery are respectively mountable on the battery interface and the power tool interface in the same direction.