Automated Cart with Pivoting Frame and Motorized Lift
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aging populations and increasing numbers of physically disabled individuals face difficulties in completing domestic tasks, such as moving bulky objects and sanitary containers, due to a lack of effective assistance in existing technologies.
Innovation Solution
An automated cart with a foldable frame, electric motors, traction wheels, and robotic controls that allows for minimal physical effort in handling various sized containers across different terrains and weather conditions, featuring a pivoting frame, motorized lift arm, and adjustable attachments for different container shapes and sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual handling of bulky objects and containers is used, then no additional equipment is needed, but physical effort and difficulty increase significantly for elderly and disabled individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical handling with an automated robotic system featuring electric motors, robotic controls, and automated lifting mechanisms. The robotic cart autonomously performs tasks of moving and positioning containers, eliminating the need for human physical effort while maintaining operational effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic cart is designed to autonomously perform container handling tasks without requiring human intervention. The system includes automated navigation, self-propulsion capabilities, and automatic lifting mechanisms that enable the cart to service itself and perform tasks independently, thereby eliminating physical effort requirements for users.
2Ease of operation
If a robotic cart with automated lifting is implemented, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic cart system is divided into distinct functional modules including propulsion subsystem, lifting subsystem, control subsystem, and navigation subsystem. Each module operates independently with dedicated components, allowing for simplified design, easier maintenance, and reduced overall system complexity while maintaining automated functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cart is designed to accommodate various container sizes and shapes, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cart features dynamically adjustable lifting arms and attachment mechanisms that can be reconfigured in real-time to accommodate different container sizes and shapes. The lifting arms incorporate adjustable length and angle capabilities, allowing the system to adapt to various container geometries without requiring multiple specialized attachments, thereby maintaining versatility while controlling complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A cart with lifting assistance is provided. The cart includes a forward frame having a top end and a bottom end. The forward frame makes up a front end of the cart. The cart further includes a rearward frame having a top end and a bottom end. The rearward frame makes up a rear end of the cart. Wheels are secured to the bottom ends of the forward frame and the rearward frame. A handle frame extends from at least one of the top ends of the forward frame and the rearward frame, and disposed towards the rear end around a waist height of a user. A pivoting frame is pivotally connected to the front end of the cart and pivots from the front end to beyond the front end. A latch is secured to the pivoting frame and is operable to releasably connect to a bin or container.