Workbench Attachment Assembly With Hinge-Latch Tool Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work benches and substrate structures lack secure and precise methods for supporting tools, supplies, and workpieces, limiting their utility and safety during operations.
Innovation Solution
A support and attachment assembly featuring a rigid body with a hinge flange, boss member, and latching mechanism that securely attaches to a substrate structure using a combination of flange and boss apertures, along with a tensioner for quick attachment and release, allowing precise alignment and adjustable tool support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional mounting methods are used to attach tools to work benches, then the attachment process is simple, but the security and precision of tool support is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is divided into distinct functional segments: the hinge flange for rotational attachment, the boss member for positional alignment, and the latching member for securing. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, achieving reliable tool support through coordinated simple actions rather than a single complex mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge flange and boss member are pre-configured in specific spatial relationships and inserted into the substrate structure beforehand. This preliminary positioning establishes precise alignment and rotational capability before the latching member is engaged, ensuring secure and precise tool support is achieved through pre-established geometric constraints rather than complex real-time adjustments.
2Reliability
If a secure attachment mechanism is implemented, then tool support stability is improved, but the attachment and release process becomes slower
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism transitions from a static fixed connection to a dynamic system where the body can rotate on the hinge flange during attachment, and the latching member can be quickly engaged or disengaged. This dynamic capability allows the mechanism to achieve stable tool support through controlled motion rather than complex positioning procedures, reducing attachment time while maintaining reliability.
3Measurement precision
If precise alignment features are added to the attachment mechanism, then positioning accuracy is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The boss member and its corresponding aperture provide self-aligning functionality through their geometric configuration. The cylindrical boss member naturally centers itself within the aperture during insertion, achieving precise positioning automatically without requiring additional alignment marks, adjustment mechanisms, or complex guiding features. This self-service alignment maintains positioning accuracy while minimizing device complexity.
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AI summary
A support and attachment assembly configured for attachment to a substrate structure. The assembly includes a rigid body comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a bottom surface. A hinge flange extends from the front surface, a boss member extends from the bottom surface, and a latching member is coupled to the body. The support and attachment assembly is attached to the substrate structure by insertion of the hinge flange into a hinge aperture in the substrate structure. The body is rotated while the hinge flange remains in the hinge aperture to insert the boss member into a boss aperture through the substrate structure and to bring the bottom surface into facing relation with a top surface of the substrate structure. The latching member then contactingly engages the substrate structure to lockingly secure the assembly to the substrate structure.