Removable Brush Guard Quick-Release Mounting for Trucks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brush guards for vehicles, particularly trucks, are difficult to mount and dismount due to the need for multiple fasteners and associated corrosion, requiring significant effort and time.
Innovation Solution
A quick-release brush guard system featuring a brush guard shield and floor assembly with pivot pins and lock assemblies that secure to a vehicle's frame, allowing for rapid installation and removal without the need for fasteners, and optionally incorporating a winch for front vehicle use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If brush guards are bolted to the frame of the vehicle using multiple fasteners, then the brush guard achieves stable and strong mounting, but it requires significant effort and time to mount and dismount due to the multitude of fasteners and associated corrosion
Solution Approach 1:
The brush guard system is divided into modular components including the brush guard assembly, floor assembly, and quick-release mechanism with separate lock assemblies. This segmentation allows the brush guard to be quickly detached from the vehicle frame by releasing individual lock assemblies rather than removing multiple fasteners, thereby reducing mounting and dismounting time while maintaining structural integrity during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a dynamic quick-release mechanism with retractable lock pins that can be rapidly engaged and disengaged. The lock assemblies feature movable components that transition between locked and unlocked states, enabling the brush guard to be securely mounted during operation but quickly removed when needed, thus resolving the contradiction between mounting stability and ease of removal
2Reliability
If brush guards use multiple fasteners for secure mounting, then the brush guard achieves reliable attachment to the vehicle, but it creates corrosion issues and requires significant effort for installation and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the fastening function from traditional multiple bolt-and-nut assemblies and consolidates it into a simplified quick-release mechanism with retractable lock pins. This extraction eliminates the need for numerous fasteners that cause corrosion and difficult installation, while the lock pins provide reliable attachment through a single operational interface that can be quickly engaged and disengaged
Solution Approach 2:
The quick-release mechanism acts as an intermediary between the brush guard assembly and the vehicle frame. Instead of directly fastening multiple bolts through corrosion-prone contact points, the intermediary lock assemblies provide a controlled interface that ensures reliable attachment while facilitating easy operation through a simplified locking and unlocking process
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a brush guard system for mounting on the front of a vehicle. The brush guard system includes a removable brush guard construct having a brush guard shield roughly the size of the front of a vehicle. The brush guard shield is mounted to a floor assembly. The floor assembly comprises a left pivot assembly spaced from a right pivot assembly that releasably engages a hooking bar that is secured to the frame of the vehicle. The hooking bar utilizes a pair of spaced hook plates to receive and support the brush guard construct. Pivot pins are utilized to pivotably mount the brush guard construct to the hooking bar and retractable locking pins are utilized to lock the brush guard construct to the hooking bar. A deployable pivot wheel transport assembly provides a convenient method for easy donning and doffing the brush guard from the vehicle.