Radial Wing Tool Holder for Compact Bit Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Screwdrivers and tool storage systems face challenges with bulky assemblies that inhibit usability, particularly in tight spaces, and make it difficult to access and retrieve various tool bits quickly.
Innovation Solution
A tool storage device with a base and tool holder featuring radially extending wings and channels, allowing for secure storage and easy access of multiple tool bits, integrated into a hand tool with a ratcheting mechanism and modular design for efficient torque application and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a bulky toolbox is used to store multiple tool bits, then the quantity of tool bits that can be stored is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because tool bits become difficult to retrieve and the assembly is difficult to maneuver in tight spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The tool storage device is segmented into a modular structure with a base and a tool holder that can be separated. The tool holder contains multiple channels arranged circumferentially, each capable of holding different tool bits. This segmentation allows the storage device to be compact when attached to the hand tool while still providing capacity for multiple tool bits, and the modular nature enables easy access by detaching the tool holder if needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool storage device utilizes a nested structure where the tool holder is positioned within or alongside the hand tool body, and tool bits are inserted into channels within the tool holder. This nesting arrangement minimizes the overall footprint of the storage system, allowing multiple tool bits to be stored in a compact configuration that does not significantly increase the size of the hand tool assembly.
2Ease of operation
If a compact tool storage device is used to improve maneuverability in tight spaces, then the ease of operation is improved, but the quantity of tool bits that can be stored may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The tool holder employs a three-dimensional circumferential arrangement of channels around the central shaft, utilizing radial space efficiently. Multiple channels are positioned in adjacent circumferential arrangement, allowing tool bits to be stored in different radial positions and orientations. This dimensional utilization maximizes storage capacity within a compact volume, enabling the storage of multiple tool bits without significantly increasing the overall size of the storage device.
3Adaptability or versatility
If various tool bits are stored in a bulky assembly, then the versatility of the screwdriver is improved, but the device complexity increases making the assembly more cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The hand tool is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate multiple tool bits through the channels in the tool holder. The base and tool holder structure provides a multi-functional system where the same basic assembly can hold different types of tool bits (screwdriver bits, Allen keys, etc.), allowing one hand tool to perform multiple functions without requiring separate tools for each function.
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AI summary
A hand tool, a tool storage device, and a modular bit storage device are provided. The tool storage device includes a base including a shaft extending from an interior surface. A tool holder is coupled to the shaft and includes a plurality of wings extending radially outward relative to the shaft and along a longitudinal direction. A plurality of channels is formed between respective pairs of wings of the plurality of wings. The channels are positioned in adjacent circumferential arrangement. The tool holder forms a center bore into which the shaft is positionable and fastened to the tool holder. The tool holder is selectively positionable to a body of the hand tool, a cap of the modular bit storage device, or both.