Vise With Bidirectional Clamping And Integrated Anvil
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional vises are limited in functionality, difficult to access for maintenance, and primarily clamp in one direction, restricting their working parameters.
Innovation Solution
A vise design featuring a pair of clamping jaws with a primary screw for bidirectional clamping, an integrated anvil for increased capability, and easy-access jaw face connections via an ear and slot configuration, allowing for versatile clamping orientations and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If traditional vises use blind holes drilled and tapped for jaw face connections, then the structure is simple, but maintenance and adjustment become difficult to access
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using blind holes that are inaccessible from the outside, the patent uses through-holes that allow access from both sides. The set screw and lock nut can be accessed and adjusted from the exterior of the jaw, making maintenance and adjustment easy without disassembling the jaw structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary structure (the through-hole with set screw and lock nut) that mediates between the jaw face and the mounting portion, allowing easy adjustment and maintenance of the jaw face connection without complex internal mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional vises clamp in only one direction, then the structure is simple, but the working parameters are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The vise is designed with a primary screw mechanism that can clamp workpieces in multiple directions (first direction and second direction perpendicular to the first). This multi-functional capability allows the same basic structure to perform various clamping operations without requiring multiple separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the clamping capability from a single linear direction to multiple dimensions by allowing clamping in the first direction and the second direction (perpendicular to the first), effectively adding dimensional versatility to the clamping function.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional vises have basic clamping function only, then the device is simple, but the functionality is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (clamping, anvil operations, and positioning) into a single integrated vise structure. The jaw can serve both as a clamping element and as a mounting surface for the anvil, merging multiple functions into one device to enhance versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The vise structure is designed to perform multiple functions including clamping workpieces in multiple directions, supporting anvil operations, and providing adjustable jaw positions. This multi-functional design allows a single device to replace what would traditionally require multiple separate tools.
Data Source
AI summary
A vise includes a pair of clamping jaws defining a cavity therebetween for holding a workpiece or tool, a primary screw for moving the pair of clamping jaws toward and away from one another, thereby allowing a workpiece or tool to be clamped in a first direction, and an anvil extending outwardly from a first clamping jaw of the pair of clamping jaws.