Telescopic Socket Adjustable Length Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional sockets require multiple sizes and lengths, leading to storage inefficiencies and inconvenience due to their bulkiness and difficulty in organization.

Innovation Solution

A telescopic socket design featuring an outer sleeve, inner sleeve, and jointing ring with abutting balls, engaging holes, and elastic members, allowing for adjustable length through a simple operation, facilitating storage and adaptability to various environments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple sockets of different sizes and lengths are prepared to cope with different scenarios, then adaptability to various operation environments is improved, but storage space requirement and device complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to various operation environmentsVSAvoidstorage space requirement

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The telescopic socket employs a nested structure where the inner sleeve is inserted into the outer sleeve, allowing multiple socket lengths to be contained within a single compact unit. The inner sleeve can slide within the outer sleeve to provide different effective lengths, eliminating the need for multiple separate sockets and significantly reducing storage space requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The telescopic socket implements a dynamic length adjustment mechanism where the inner sleeve can be extended or retracted relative to the outer sleeve. This dynamic structure allows the socket to adapt its length according to different operation requirements, providing versatility without requiring multiple static socket units.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple sockets of different sizes and lengths are prepared to cope with different scenarios, then adaptability to various operation environments is improved, but the number of tools to manage increases causing inconvenience

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to various operation environmentsVSAvoidnumber of tools to manage

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The telescopic socket merges the functionality of multiple sockets with different lengths into a single integrated tool. By combining the outer sleeve, inner sleeve, and jointing ring into one unit, it eliminates the need to manage multiple separate socket tools, reducing complexity while maintaining adaptability to various operation environments.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The telescopic socket achieves multi-functionality by enabling a single tool to perform the functions of multiple sockets. The adjustable length mechanism allows one socket to replace several fixed-length sockets, making the tool universal for different fastening requirements and reducing the total number of tools needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional sockets are made available in various sizes and lengths, then suitability for different applications is improved, but weight increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesuitability for different applicationsVSAvoidweight

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The telescopic socket uses a nested construction where the inner sleeve is housed within the outer sleeve. This nested design allows the tool to provide variable length options without requiring multiple separate heavy sockets, thereby reducing overall weight while maintaining suitability for different applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

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

Enables flexible use and easy storage by allowing the telescopic socket to adapt to different scenarios, enhancing convenience and stability while maintaining effective locking and removal of locking devices.

Implementation Method 1

The jointing ring further includes an elastic member provided on the inner wall of the jointing ring, and that one end of the elastic member abuts against the other end of the abutting part

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS11318587B2Telescopic socket

Publication Date: 2022.05.03 KABO TOOL COMPANY

AI summary

A telescopic socket includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, and a jointing ring. The outer sleeve includes at least one abutting ball, plural first concave portions, and plural first protruding portions. The inner sleeve is sleeved by and slidably connected to the outer sleeve and includes at least two engaging holes, plural second concave portions, and plural second protruding portions. The second protruding portions are slidably connected to the first concave portions respectively, and the first protruding portions are slidably connected to the second concave portions respectively. The jointing ring is movably connected to the outer sleeve and includes an abutting part and an accommodating part, and the abutting part optionally abuts against the abutting ball. By controlling the jointing ring, the inner sleeve can be slid or positioned relative to the outer sleeve, and the length of the telescopic socket can be changed.