Tool Management Device with Slide Guide and Pin Hinge
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Solution Overview
Problem
The handling of drill boxes is elaborate and inefficient, requiring multiple steps to retrieve and store drills, which is disadvantageous, especially in constricted spaces.
Innovation Solution
A tool arrangement with a pivotable lid and receiving device, where the lid is connected via a hinge with a pin and slide guide, allowing the receiving device to co-pivot and be accessed or stored with a single hand movement, enabling efficient organization and protection of tool elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional drill boxes are handled manually requiring multiple steps, then tool elements can be stored and protected, but the handling process becomes elaborate and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lid opening action with the receiving device extraction action into a single coordinated movement. When the lid is opened, the receiving device is automatically pulled out along a guided trajectory, and when the lid is closed, the receiving device is automatically pushed back. This merging of operations eliminates the need for separate steps to open the box, retrieve the tool holder, and access the tool elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism consisting of a guide structure and a connection element that mediates between the lid movement and the receiving device movement. This intermediary system translates the lid's opening motion into the receiving device's extraction motion, enabling automatic coordination without direct manual manipulation of the receiving device.
2Ease of operation
If multiple steps are used to access tool elements, then precise control over tool selection is achieved, but the operation becomes complex and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving device is designed to be self-extracting and self-returning through the guided mechanism. When the lid is opened, the receiving device automatically extracts itself along a predetermined path without requiring the user to manually grasp or manipulate it. Similarly, when the lid is closed, the receiving device automatically returns to its storage position. This self-service capability enables simple single-handed operation while reducing procedural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the receiving device is made accessible through lid opening, then tool elements can be easily retrieved, but the risk of maloperation and damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide structure serves as an intermediary protective element between the lid movement and the receiving device. It mediates the motion by constraining the receiving device to follow a predetermined safe trajectory, preventing unintended movements or collisions. The guide structure acts as a buffer that controls the interaction between moving parts, reducing the risk of maloperation while maintaining ease of access.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide structure provides beforehand cushioning by pre-defining the movement path and constraints for the receiving device. This predetermined guidance system prevents the receiving device from moving in uncontrolled ways that could cause damage, effectively cushioning against potential maloperation before it can occur.
4Ease of operation
If a hinge connection with pin and slide guide is used, then the lid and receiving device can co-pivot smoothly, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge connection is segmented into distinct functional components: a pin element, a slide guide structure, and a connection mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently - the pin provides rotational articulation, the slide guide provides translational guidance, and the connection mechanism provides structural integrity. This modular segmentation achieves smooth co-pivoting motion while keeping the overall complexity manageable through functional decomposition.
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AI summary
A tool arrangement includes a tool management device with a body and a lid, wherein the lid, by a hinge connection, is configured pivotably for selectively covering or releasing a receiving space of the body relatively to the body, and a receiving device for receiving tool elements which is mounted or mountable in the receiving space of the body. By the hinge connection, the receiving device is co-pivoted when the lid is pivoted. The hinge connection includes at least one pin and the lid has at least one slide guide for guiding the at least one pin along a pregiven trajectory.