Work Table Elevated Support Members Saw Blade Clearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional work tables/benches lack adequate support for working materials, particularly when using power tools like circular saws, which can hinder efficient cutting and create obstacles for saw blade movement.
Innovation Solution
A work bench design featuring a rectangular frame with elongated and side members, cross members, and evenly distributed raised blocks or elevated support members that provide elevated support and secure object placement, allowing for unobstructed saw blade movement and additional workspace underneath.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional work tables use a flat surface design, then the structure is simple, but they lack adequate support for working materials and hinder saw blade movement
Solution Approach 1:
The table surface is segmented into multiple elevated support members distributed across the table, creating discrete support points rather than a continuous flat surface. This segmentation allows saw blades to pass through gaps between supports while maintaining material stability on the supports.
Solution Approach 2:
The design transitions from a two-dimensional flat surface to a three-dimensional structure with elevated support members. This vertical dimensionality change creates clearance space beneath the table surface, enabling saw blade movement while providing elevated support for working materials.
2Productivity
If conventional work tables provide a flat surface, then the structure is simple, but they create obstacles for power tool operation and reduce workspace efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The table is divided into multiple elevated support members spaced apart, creating a segmented structure that allows power tool blades to pass through gaps. This segmentation eliminates obstacles for cutting operations while maintaining material support.
Solution Approach 2:
The elevated support members act as intermediaries between the table base and working materials, providing support while allowing clearance for tool operation. The supports mediate between the conflicting requirements of material stability and tool accessibility.
3Length of moving object
If conventional work tables have a solid flat surface, then structural stability is maintained, but they reduce clearance space for saw blade movement
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous table surface is segmented into discrete elevated support members, creating gaps that provide clearance for saw blades. Despite the segmentation, the distributed supports collectively maintain surface stability for holding working materials.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the table have different functions: elevated support members provide localized support points for materials, while the gaps between them provide clearance space for tool operation. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between stability and clearance.
Data Source
AI summary
A work bench having elevated support members. The work bench may comprise a generally rectangular frame defined by two elongated members and two side members; a support base for supporting the generally rectangular frame in a generally horizontal plane; a plurality of cross members disposed in between the two side members, each of the plurality of cross members being generally parallel to the two side members and being coupled to the two elongated members; and a plurality of raised blocks located on top of each of the two side members and each of the plurality of cross members, wherein the plurality of raised blocks located on each of the two side members are distributed substantially evenly along each of the two side members, and the plurality of raised blocks located on each of the plurality of cross members are distributed substantially evenly along each of the plurality of cross members.