Reconfigurable Work Equipment Handles for Cable Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional handles for work equipment, such as welding power supplies and runner carts, lack flexibility, making it difficult to manage cables and wires, which can lead to tripping hazards and inefficient use of space, especially when the equipment is not in use.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of reconfigurable handles that can be adjusted in multiple positions, allowing for greater leverage during movement and easier wrapping of cables, featuring securing mechanisms, coupling devices, and telescoping options to accommodate different orientations and storage needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fixed handles are used for work equipment, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the handles cannot be adjusted to different positions, making it difficult to manage cables and wires
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed with telescoping capability allowing it to extend and retract, and with articulation joints enabling angular adjustment. This dynamic structure allows the handle to adapt to different positions and configurations, solving the problem of cable management while maintaining operational leverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is divided into multiple segments or sections that can move independently relative to each other. This segmentation enables the handle to be adjusted to various angles and lengths, providing flexibility for cable routing while maintaining structural integrity through connection joints.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional fixed handles are used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but cables and wires cannot be properly organized, creating tripping hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable handle allows cables to be routed along the extended portions or wrapped around the handle structure in organized manners, eliminating tripping hazards. The handle can be positioned to accommodate cable routing paths while maintaining simple manufacturing through standardized telescoping and articulation components.
3Volume of moving object
If conventional handles are used, then the equipment structure is compact, but space utilization is inefficient when equipment is not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping handle sections can be nested within each other when retracted, allowing the handle to occupy minimal space when not in use. This nesting capability improves space utilization while maintaining full handle functionality when extended and positioned for operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle can be dynamically adjusted between extended and retracted states, allowing it to provide full functionality during operation while minimizing space occupation during storage or non-use periods, thereby improving overall space utilization efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a configurable handle for a work equipment. The work equipment, which may be a welding power source, can comprise a body, and a power conversion circuitry within the body. The power conversion circuitry is configured to convert input power to welding-type power. The work equipment comprises one or more handles attached to the body for physical manipulation of the work equipment, where at least one of the handles is configured to be oriented to any of a plurality of different positions.