Bulldozer Implement Mounting Plate for Rapid Quick-Change Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Changing implements on a bulldozer requires multiple people and takes hours, increasing production time and costs due to the need for multiple machines and complex transportation.
Innovation Solution
A bulldozer implement quick connect system featuring a mounting plate with connection points and flanges that allows for quick attachment and detachment of implements by a single person using pins, enabling easy engagement and disengagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If conventional implement changing method is used, then implement attachment is secure and reliable, but implement changing time is long and requires multiple people
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is divided into multiple connection points with flanges, allowing the implement to be secured at multiple discrete locations. This segmentation enables quick connection through simple pin insertion at each point, dramatically reducing implement changing time from hours to minutes while maintaining secure attachment through distributed connection points.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting plate and implement are pre-configured with aligned flanges and connection points before the attachment operation. This preliminary alignment eliminates the need for complex positioning during the actual connection process, allowing a single operator to quickly secure the implement by simply inserting pins through pre-aligned flanges, thus reducing both time and manpower requirements.
2Productivity
If multiple pieces of machinery are used instead of changing implements, then continuous work can be maintained, but cost and transportation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is designed with standardized connection points and flanges that can accommodate multiple different implement types. This universal interface allows a single bulldozer to perform multiple functions by simply changing implements, eliminating the need for multiple specialized machines while maintaining continuous productivity through quick implement swaps.
Solution Approach 2:
The implement attachment system transitions from a static, permanent configuration to a dynamic, changeable setup. The quick-connect mechanism with pins and flanges enables rapid reconfiguration of the bulldozer's functionality by allowing implements to be easily attached and detached, providing operational flexibility without requiring multiple machines.
3Ease of operation
If conventional implement attachment method is used, then strong connection is achieved, but connection process requires multiple people and hours
Solution Approach 1:
The connection strength is distributed across multiple flange connection points rather than relying on a single complex fastening mechanism. Each flange with its pin provides a simple, strong connection point, and the cumulative effect of multiple such points achieves the necessary overall connection strength while allowing single-person operation through simplified pin insertion and removal.
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AI summary
A bulldozer implements quick connect system for quickly and easily attaching and detaching an implement to a bulldozer may include a mounting plate configured to operatively attach to the bulldozer, the mounting plate comprising a plurality of mounting plate connection points, and a first implement configured to removably attach to the mounting plate by removably engaged with the plurality of mounting plate connection points. The mounting plate connection points may include a plurality of mounting plate flanges, and the implement may include a plurality of implement flanges, wherein a pin may be positioned to extend through the plurality of mounting plate flanges and the plurality of implement flanges to secure the implement to the mounting plate.