Accordion Side Profiles for Open-Bed Load Securing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Securing goods on an open loading bed during road transport is cumbersome and risky, often requiring operators to climb onto the goods to fasten tie-down straps, which is time-consuming and poses safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A transport device with integrated load securing using movable profiles on the loading bed edges, forming a foldable accordion mechanism, which can be easily unfolded and secured by a drive system, allowing goods to be loaded and unloaded from the longitudinal edges while preventing shifting during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If tie-down straps are used to secure goods, then goods can be fixed on the loading bed, but operators must climb on goods to fasten them which is time-consuming and unsafe
Solution Approach 1:
The profiles are designed to be self-securing through their geometric interlocking mechanism. The T-shaped or L-shaped cross-sections engage with corresponding features on adjacent profiles, automatically locking them together without requiring manual fastening operations. This eliminates the time-consuming process of climbing onto goods to fasten tie-down straps while maintaining secure load fixation.
Solution Approach 2:
The profiles act as intermediary elements between the loading bed and the goods. Rather than directly tying down goods with straps, the profiles provide a structured framework that mechanically interlocks with both the loading bed structure and the cargo, simplifying the securing process while maintaining reliability.
2Reliability
If tie-down straps are used to secure goods, then goods can be fixed on the loading bed, but the process is cumbersome and poses safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The profiles are designed to be self-securing through their geometric interlocking mechanism. The T-shaped or L-shaped cross-sections engage with corresponding features on adjacent profiles, automatically locking them together without requiring manual fastening operations. This eliminates the time-consuming process of climbing onto goods to fasten tie-down straps while maintaining secure load fixation.
3Ease of operation
If profiles are coupled by interconnected slats forming foldable mechanism, then profiles can be easily stored and deployed, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The profile system transitions from a static structure to a dynamic, foldable mechanism. The interconnected slats are designed to hinge and fold, allowing the profiles to be compacted for storage and quickly deployed when needed. This dynamic design enables easy storage and deployment while the modular nature of the folding mechanism keeps the added complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable slat mechanism allows profiles to be nested within each other when not in use. The interconnected slats can be folded inward, creating a compact configuration that minimizes storage space requirements while maintaining structural integrity for when the profiles are deployed.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a transport device (1) for road transport of goods with integrated load securing, wherein the transport device (1) comprises a loading bed (2) with a front wall (4) on a chassis (3), wherein the transport device (1) comprises, at two longitudinal edges (5) of the loading bed (2), lying profiles (6) for securing the goods, wherein the profiles (6) extend in a longitudinal direction, wherein the profiles (6) are translationally movable in a height direction, wherein the profiles (6) on the same longitudinal edge (5) are coupled to each other by means of a series of slats (7) positioned one above the other, wherein the slats (7) of each series of slats (7) are alternately hingedly coupled at a first end or an opposite second end to a slat (7) positioned thereabove, wherein the slats (7) form a foldable accordion mechanism, wherein each profile (6) is hingedly coupled to a slat (7) between the first end and the second end, and wherein a first end of each profile (6) is received in at least one guide(16).