Integrated Tire Change Kit With Driver-Operated Hydraulic Jack
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tire change devices lack a comprehensive kit that includes an impact driver, hydraulic jack, jack stand, battery charger, and wheel chocks, which are essential for efficient and safe tire changing operations.
Innovation Solution
A tire change kit comprising a hydraulic jack with an input socket, an impact driver with a matable output chuck, a plurality of impact sockets, a jack stand, and a pair of wheel chocks, designed to facilitate safe and efficient tire removal and replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a comprehensive tire change kit is provided with all essential components (impact driver, hydraulic jack, jack stand, battery charger, wheel chocks), then operational efficiency and safety are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple essential tire changing components (impact driver, hydraulic jack, jack stand, battery charger, wheel chocks, impact sockets) into a single integrated kit. This merging of previously separate tools into one comprehensive solution enables all necessary operations to be performed with a single kit, thereby enhancing operational efficiency while managing complexity through organized integration
Solution Approach 2:
The kit is designed with universal components that can perform multiple functions. The impact driver serves both for removing lug nuts and operating the hydraulic jack. The kit provides a complete multi-functional solution for all tire changing operations including lifting, securing, tool operation, and battery charging, making it adaptable to various tire changing scenarios
2Ease of operation
If an impact driver with matable output chuck is integrated with the hydraulic jack input socket, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The impact driver is designed with a universal output chuck that can mate with both the lug nut sockets and the hydraulic jack input socket. This multi-functional interface allows the single impact driver to perform multiple operations (lug nut removal and jack operation) without requiring separate tools, thereby improving ease of operation while managing complexity through standardized interfacing
Solution Approach 2:
The matable output chuck and input socket interface acts as an intermediary connection mechanism between the impact driver and hydraulic jack. This standardized interface enables seamless operation transfer, allowing the user to operate the hydraulic jack using the same impact driver used for lug nut removal, thereby simplifying the overall operation
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 safe and efficient tire changing by providing a comprehensive kit that includes a hydraulic jack for lifting, an impact driver for lug nut removal, a jack stand for stability, and wheel chocks for preventing wheel roll-over, enhancing operational efficiency and safety.
Implementation Method 1
a hydraulic jack that has an input socket and a lifting plate. The lifting plate is raised or lowered when the input socket is rotated
Implementation Method 2
An impact driver is provided that has an output chuck which is matable to the input socket of the hydraulic jack
Implementation Method 3
a jack stand is included for safely retaining the vehicle in a jacked position
Implementation Method 4
a pair of wheel chocks are provided to inhibit a respective wheel from rolling
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle tire change kit includes a hydraulic jack that has an input socket and a lifting plate. The lifting plate is raised or lowered when the input socket is rotated in a respective first direction or second direction to jack a vehicle. An impact driver is provided that has an output chuck which is matable to the input socket of the hydraulic jack for rotating the input socket in either the first direction or the second direction. A plurality of impact sockets is provided to engage lug nuts on a respective tire on the vehicle for removing the respective tire from the vehicle. A jack stand is included for safely retaining the vehicle in a jacked position and a pair of wheel chocks are provided to inhibit a respective wheel from rolling when the vehicle is being jacked.