Wrench Quick Release Apparatus for Plate Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional screw thread structures for assembling plate-like objects require additional tools for engagement and disengagement, making the process complex, laborious, and inconvenient, especially when disengagement lacks a force-applying section.
Innovation Solution
A wrench quick release apparatus comprising a sleeve, positioning unit, wrench unit, and elasticity unit, where the wrench unit is rotated to drive the positioning unit for engaging or disengaging with the second plate, allowing for quick and steady assembly with minimal effort without additional tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a screw thread structure is used for assembling two plates, then the assembly is secure and reliable, but additional tools are required for engagement and disengagement, making the process complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the fastening function and the tool function into a single integrated structure. The L-shaped fastening unit integrates the fastening body with an integrated tool that performs both engagement and disengagement operations, eliminating the need for separate tools and reducing process complexity while maintaining assembly security
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated tool of the fastening unit serves multiple functions: it engages the screw groove for fastening, provides a force applying section for disengagement, and operates in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional specialized tools, resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity
2Reliability
If a screw thread structure is used for assembling two plates, then the assembly is secure, but additional tools are required, making the process time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the fastening and tooling functions into one unit, the patent enables both engagement and disengagement operations to be performed without tool changes or additional steps, significantly reducing assembly time while maintaining secure fastening through the screw thread mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening unit is pre-configured with the integrated tool in the correct position and orientation, so that when the fastening operation begins, the tool is already ready to engage the screw groove and apply force immediately, eliminating setup time and reducing overall assembly time while ensuring reliable fastening
3Device complexity
If manual forces are used to press fastening units, then the assembly process is simple in structure, but the process is laborious and inconvenient, especially when disengagement lacks a force applying section
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening unit is designed to be self-sufficient with an integrated tool that provides its own force applying section for disengagement. The unit serves itself by incorporating all necessary components for both engagement and disengagement operations, eliminating the need for external tools or complex manual manipulation, thus improving operational convenience while maintaining structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring external tools to apply force to disengage the fastening unit, the design inverts the approach by incorporating the force applying section directly into the fastening unit itself. The integrated tool's protruding portion engages the screw groove from the opposite direction, allowing the unit to disengage itself through a simple rotational motion, making the operation convenient while keeping the structure simple
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and steady assembly of plates with minimal effort, reducing complexity and labor, and enhancing convenience by eliminating the need for additional tools during the assembly process.
Implementation Method 1
an elasticity unit, being fitted around the positioning unit, having its one end pushed against the positioning unit and its another end pushed against the sleeve
Data Source
AI summary
A wrench quick release apparatus includes a sleeve, a positioning unit, a wrench unit and an elasticity unit. The sleeve includes a channel and an engaging section for engaging to a first plate. The positioning unit inserts in the channel of the sleeve, and includes one end inserted through the first plate and an opposite end protrudes out from the channel of the sleeve. The wrench unit is pivotally connected to the positioning unit and protrudes out from one end of the sleeve. The elasticity unit includes one end pushed against the positioning unit and an opposite end pushed against the sleeve. Accordingly, the wrench quick release apparatus is first engaged to the first plate through the sleeve and then engaged to or disengaged from a second plate.