Automated Wheel Replacement with Integrated Jack and Bolt Drive
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Changing a flat tire is difficult, time-consuming, and poses safety hazards, especially for physically challenged individuals, and existing methods require significant manual labor and tools, which may not be feasible or available.
Innovation Solution
An automatic tire replacement apparatus using hydraulic and electrically actuated systems with a hydraulic fluid line, pistons, and a planetary gear train to lift and secure the vehicle, and an electric motor to loosen and tighten bolts, controlled via a touch screen or app, allowing tire replacement with minimal effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual tire replacement methods are used, then the motorist can replace the tire without additional equipment, but the process requires significant physical labor and time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated system featuring an electric motor that drives a planetary gear train to operate a bolt. This automated mechanism performs the tire replacement function without requiring the motorist to manually operate jacks and wrenches, thereby improving ease of operation and reducing the time required.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus enables the motorist to perform tire replacement independently using an automated system mounted on the vehicle. The self-contained nature of the apparatus, with its own power source and automated mechanisms, allows the motorist to service the tire without external assistance or additional tools.
2Ease of operation
If manual tire replacement tools are used, then the apparatus can be simple and portable, but it requires the motorist to exit the vehicle and perform manual operations
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus employs a planetary gear train where gears are nested within each other, with the bolt extending through multiple gear components. This nested configuration allows the complex automated mechanism to be compact and self-contained while maintaining the required functionality, balancing device complexity with ease of operation.
3Reliability
If the motorist calls emergency road service, then the tire can be replaced professionally, but it is costly and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus enables the motorist to perform tire replacement independently using an automated system mounted on the vehicle. The self-contained nature of the apparatus, with its own power source and automated mechanisms, allows the motorist to service the tire without external assistance or additional tools, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming service calls while maintaining reliable replacement.
4Weight of moving object
If manual lug wrench and jack are used, then the tools can be simple and lightweight, but they require the motorist to manually remove and replace lugs on the wheel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated system featuring an electric motor that drives a planetary gear train to operate a bolt. This automated mechanism performs the tire replacement function without requiring the motorist to manually operate jacks and wrenches, thereby improving ease of operation and reducing the time required.
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 any motorist to replace a tire quickly and safely without external tools, reducing physical exertion and time, and ensuring ease of use even in adverse conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a hydraulic piston having a hollow barrel with an inner volume and an outer volume, a piston, and a piston rod with a first end and a second end within the inner volume of the hydraulic piston
Implementation Method 2
The power rod has a first end, a second end and spiral thread. The first end of the power rod is connected to the second end of the piston rod
Implementation Method 3
an electric motor having a drive shaft and a first gear concentrically connected to the drive shaft where the first gear connects to a symmetrical array of bolt locking gears and directional gears
Data Source
AI summary
In a system and method for replacing a vehicle wheel an electric motor with a drive shaft is concentrically connected to a first gear. The first gear may connect to a symmetrical bolt locking gear array having several bolt locking gears arranged such that each bolt locking gear rotates in the same direction that the first gear rotates. Each bolt locking gear may have a cylindrical hole at its center. The cylindrical hole may be outlined with an inner spiral thread, which connects to a set of power bolts that are outlined in an outer spiral thread which interlocks with the inner spiral thread. A power jack system having a plurality of extendable and collapsible bases is provided in the undercarriage of the vehicle to raise and lower the vehicle. An app running on a mobile device may control the raising/lowering of the vehicle and tightening/loosening of the power bolts.