Rotatable Heating Tool for Soldering Irons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional soldering irons have fixed tips, requiring complex manufacturing processes and increasing costs, and are inefficient for large operation areas due to their fixed nature.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable electric heating tool design featuring a handle device with a power connection member and a heating device that can be rotated, allowing for adjustable heat application across various areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the tip is fixed to the handle, then the manufacturing process becomes complex and costly, but the structure remains simple and stable
Solution Approach 1:
The heating device is made rotatable relative to the handle through a sliding mechanism. The heating device can rotate along the longitudinal axis of the handle, transforming from a fixed static structure to a dynamic adjustable one, simplifying manufacturing while enabling versatile application
2Adaptability or versatility
If the tip is fixed and pointed, then the structure is simple, but the tool cannot efficiently apply heat to large operation areas
Solution Approach 1:
The heating device can rotate along the longitudinal axis of the handle, allowing the heating portion to be oriented in different directions. This dynamic adjustment capability enables efficient heat application to large and irregular areas without increasing structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable heating device can be applied to various operation areas including large surfaces and irregular shapes by adjusting its orientation. One heating device serves multiple functions for different application scenarios, enhancing versatility
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 rotatable design simplifies manufacturing, reduces costs, and enhances the tool's versatility by enabling efficient heat application over larger areas.
Implementation Method 1
the tip generates heat by electric current passing therethrough
Data Source
AI summary
An electric heating tool includes a handle device and a heating device rotatably mounted to the handle device. The handle device includes a body, a power connection member, and a sleeve. The power connection member is received in the body, and the sleeve mounted around the body. The heating device includes a seat and a heating member. The seat rotatably engaged with the sleeve. The heating member is mounted to the seat and is slidely and electrically connected to the power connection member.