Backpack Working Machine Shoulder Pad Attachment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Backpack type working machines cause discomfort due to exposed hard parts and their vicinity, particularly on the shoulders of workers, leading to uneasiness.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of a pad member with a belt-like cushion material and a band body that includes an upper end joint with a tubular part and lock pin, allowing the pad member to be attached to the main unit, providing cushioning between the shoulder and the machine's attachment, alleviating discomfort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If hard parts are exposed at the attachment area of the backpack band, then the structural strength and reliability are improved, but the worker experiences shoulder discomfort and uneasiness

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveattachment strengthVSAvoidshoulder discomfort
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a pad member as an intermediary component between the hard attachment area and the worker's shoulder. This pad member includes a cushioning layer that mediates the contact, allowing the hard structural parts to maintain their strength while the soft cushioning layer prevents shoulder discomfort. The pad member is integrated into the backpack band structure, enabling it to perform both protective and comfort functions simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by providing cushioning only at the specific attachment area where the hard parts contact the shoulder, rather than making the entire backpack band soft. The pad member with its cushioning layer is localized at the critical contact zone, maintaining structural strength where needed while providing comfort at the contact point with the worker's shoulder.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a pad member with cushioning material is added to the backpack band, then shoulder discomfort is reduced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshoulder discomfortVSAvoidbackpack band structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the pad member with the backpack band structure, integrating the cushioning component into the existing band rather than adding it as a separate, independent element. The pad member is combined with the band body and attachment mechanisms, allowing multiple functions (support, cushioning, attachment) to be achieved through a unified structure, thereby reducing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The pad member is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides cushioning for comfort, acts as a structural support element, and integrates with the attachment mechanisms. By making the pad member multi-functional, the patent avoids adding separate components for each function, thereby reducing device complexity while achieving shoulder discomfort relief.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the upper end part of the pad member is held downward to intervene between the attachment and shoulder, then cushioning effect is improved, but the attachment operation becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshoulder discomfortVSAvoidattachment operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The pad member is pre-configured with its cushioning layer and attachment structure in a ready state before use. The upper end part is designed to automatically position itself and hold downward when attached, eliminating the need for manual adjustment during operation. This preliminary configuration ensures that when the backpack band is attached, the cushioning effect is immediately active without requiring additional operational steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment mechanism is designed to be self-adjusting, where the upper end part of the pad member automatically positions itself to intervene between the attachment and the shoulder. The structure self-regulates to ensure proper cushioning without requiring manual intervention or complex adjustment procedures, thereby maintaining ease of operation while achieving effective cushioning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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 easy attachment and detachment of backpack bands while reducing shoulder discomfort by utilizing the cushioning effect of the pad member, maintaining operational convenience.

Implementation Method 1

a belt-like cushion material (17) and a belt-like band body (9) extending along the pad member (10)... the cushioning effect of the cushion material (17) alleviates the feel of uneasiness in the shoulder of the worker

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCushioning: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS8833624B2Backpack type working machine
Publication Date: 2014.09.16 MARUYAMA MFG CO INC
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  • US8833624B2 patent drawing
  • US8833624B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A backpack type working machine has a main unit including a power source and a backpack band detachably attached to the main unit, for a worker to backpack the main unit and perform an operation. The back pack has a pad member including a belt-like cushion material and a belt-like band body extending along the pad member. The band body includes an upper end belt-like part branched from an upper end part of the pad member and an upper end joint for connecting the upper end belt-like part to the main unit. The main unit has an attachment for attaching thereto the upper end joint. When the upper end joint is attached to the attachment, the upper end part of the pad member comes into contact with the main unit from a worker side and is held downward.