Puller Tool Adapter for Stuck Vehicle Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing puller tool kits for servicing vehicle components like wheel hubs and brake drums lack versatility in effectively removing and installing components without alignment, particularly when components are stuck due to grime or contaminants.
Innovation Solution
A puller tool with a cross bar and detachable adapter, where the adapter is attachable and detachable without tools, using attachment devices like ball detents, thumb screws, clamps, straps, springs, or magnets, and configured to transmit torque for enhanced leverage and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a puller tool kit is designed to be versatile for servicing vehicle components, then it can handle multiple component types, but it lacks the ability to effectively remove stuck components due to grime or contaminants
Solution Approach 1:
The puller tool is divided into separable components: a cross bar with forcing screw and detachable adapters. Different adapters can be attached based on the specific component being serviced, allowing the tool to adapt to various situations including stuck components while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter acts as an intermediary between the forcing screw and the component being removed. It transmits and distributes the forcing force more effectively, enabling the removal of stuck components by grime or contaminants while maintaining the tool's overall versatility.
2Ease of operation
If an adapter is made detachable without tool requirement, then ease of operation is improved, but attachment security may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism uses movable elements (such as spring-loaded latches or ball detents) that automatically engage and lock when the adapter is attached to the cross bar. This provides secure attachment without requiring tools, while still allowing easy detachment when needed.
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 enhances the versatility and effectiveness of puller tool kits by allowing easy attachment and detachment of the adapter, enabling efficient removal and installation of vehicle components without requiring additional tools, thus overcoming the limitations of existing kits.
Implementation Method 1
configured to transmit torque for enhanced leverage
Implementation Method 2
transmit torque for enhanced leverage
Implementation Method 3
attachment devices like ball detents, thumb screws, clamps, straps, springs, or magnets
Implementation Method 4
attachment devices like ball detents, thumb screws, clamps, straps, springs, or magnets
Data Source
AI summary
A puller tool comprises a cross bar with a central portion having a through hole defining a first axis; a forcing screw configured to extend through the through hole; and an adapter detachably attached to the cross bar and having a threaded hole defining a second axis for the forcing screw, and wherein the first axis and second axis are substantially aligned. The adapter comprises a threaded hole configured to receive the forcing screw and defining a second axis, wherein the first axis and second axis are substantially aligned; a base portion containing the threaded hole and arrangeable adjacent a first axial side of the cross bar; at least a first wall portion extending away from the base portion and arrangeable adjacent to a first lateral side of the central portion of the cross bar, and wherein the adapter is detachably attachable to the cross bar.