Tool Storage Tray With Adjustable Angle Groove Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool storage devices face challenges in maintaining order and accessibility, particularly when tools need to be used at remote locations, as they require complex handling and reorganization, and existing solutions do not efficiently allow for adjustable angular positioning for optimal presentation and use.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a bearing shell unit with lugs that can be inserted into a receiving groove of a support unit, allowing for connection and removal without tools, and enabling adjustable angular positioning relative to a horizontal axis, optimizing accessibility and presentation by securing the shell unit against tilting and providing a form-fitting connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If bearing shell units are fixed in a drawer with hard foam inserts, then tools can be organized and transported together, but the handling becomes complicated and order maintenance is difficult when tools need to be used at remote locations
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates the bearing shell unit (tool container) from the drawer structure, allowing the shell unit to be independently removed and transported. This segmentation enables tools to be organized in modular units that can be easily handled and repositioned without moving the entire drawer or tool cabinet structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If bearing shell units are securely attached to support units, then stability and order are maintained, but accessibility and presentation optimization for different situations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the bearing shell unit and support unit is designed to be dynamically adjustable. The shell unit can be connected at multiple angular positions (at least two different angles) by inserting lugs into the receiving groove at different positions, allowing the presentation and accessibility of tools to be optimized for different situations while maintaining stable attachment.
3Ease of operation
If multiple bearing shell units are connected to support units at different angular positions, then accessibility is optimized for different situations, but the connection mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The support unit is designed with a universal receiving groove structure that can accommodate lugs at multiple angular positions. This universal design allows any bearing shell unit to be connected at any angular position using the same basic mechanism, simplifying the overall system while providing multiple connection options for optimized accessibility.
4Ease of operation
If bearing shell units can be easily removed and reconnected, then handling is simplified, but secure attachment against tilting and unintentional movement is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism uses localized geometric features (lugs with specific shapes and receiving grooves with corresponding forms) that provide form-fitting connection. This local quality design ensures that the simple insertion/removal action achieves both easy operation and secure attachment, as the geometric shapes inherently prevent tilting and unintentional movement while allowing controlled removal.
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AI summary
A device for storing utensils, especially tools, comprises at least one storage tray unit (1) for accommodating utensils to be stored, which storage tray unit can be connected to a carrying unit (5) for carrying the storage tray unit (1) and can be removed from the carrying unit (5). The storage tray unit (1) comprises at least one lug (12, 13, 14) which can be inserted into a receiving groove (8) of the carrying unit (5) in order to connect the storage tray unit (1) to the carrying unit (5), the storage tray unit (1) connected to the carrying unit (5) projecting from the carrying unit (5). In order to connect the storage tray unit (1) to the carrying unit (5) in various angular positions, different lugs (12, 13, 14) of the storage tray unit (1) can be inserted into the receiving groove (8) of the carrying unit (5).