Adjustable Bearing Block for Chassis Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bearing blocks for commercial vehicles are inflexible and dimensionally matched to specific chassis components, limiting their ability to accommodate different bearing widths, making them impractical for varied applications.
Innovation Solution
A bearing block design featuring two adjustable bearing walls with a clamping section and additional elements, allowing for adjustable bearing widths and positions, enabling adaptation to various chassis components through adjustable distances and orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bearing blocks are dimensionally matched to specific chassis components, then manufacturing precision and reliability are improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing block is divided into a first bearing wall and a second bearing wall that can be adjusted relative to each other. The distance between these walls can be varied to accommodate different bearing widths, allowing the same basic structure to adapt to different chassis components while maintaining reliable bearing connections
Solution Approach 2:
The bearing block incorporates adjustable elements that allow the distance between the first and second bearing walls to be dynamically changed. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the bearing block to adapt to different bearing widths of various chassis components, resolving the contradiction between fixed-dimensional reliability and adaptability
2Manufacturing precision
If bearing blocks are designed for specific dimensions, then manufacturing precision is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing block is designed as a universal component with adjustable bearing walls that can accommodate multiple bearing widths. This multi-functionality allows a single design to serve multiple applications, improving ease of manufacture by reducing the need for multiple specialized components while maintaining manufacturing precision through standardized adjustment mechanisms
3Reliability
If bearing walls are positioned to match specific components, then reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing block structure segments the bearing walls into adjustable components rather than a fixed monolithic structure. This segmentation allows the bearing walls to be positioned at different distances to match various component requirements while maintaining reliable connections through the adjustable mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The distance between the first and second bearing walls can be changed as a variable parameter to adapt to different chassis components. This parameter change capability allows the bearing block to maintain reliable connections across different applications by adjusting the bearing wall spacing to match specific component dimensions
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AI summary
The invention relates to a bearing block, in particular for storing or assembling chassis components, comprising two oppositely arranged bearing walls and at least one additional element, wherein the bearing walls form a first bearing region and an arrangement region, wherein the first bearing region has a first bearing width, said first bearing width being adjustable. The invention is characterized in that a distance of the bearing walls is adjustable in the arrangement region via the at least one additional element.