Container for a paver module
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Solution Overview
Problem
The storage, transport, and assembly of modular road finisher components are problematic, leading to delays and increased production costs due to the difficulty in keeping components together, protecting them adequately, and ensuring their availability on construction sites.
Innovation Solution
A container with a standardized storage system that arranges individual components in a specific order, allowing for easy visual inspection to ensure completeness and correct assembly sequence, featuring profile plates for support and easy identification of components, and optional RFID technology for completeness checking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If modular road finisher assemblies are stored and transported separately, then the road finisher can be versatile and adaptable to different construction needs, but the components may become separated, lost, or damaged over time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple modular components of the road finisher assembly into a single integrated container unit. This merging approach ensures that all necessary components (screed, augers, conveyors, etc.) remain together as a complete set, preventing separation and loss while maintaining the versatility of being able to attach different modular assemblies to the base road finisher.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed as a universal storage and transport solution that can accommodate different types of modular road finisher assemblies. The standardized arrangement system within the container allows it to hold various configurations of components, making it multi-functional for different assembly types while ensuring reliable storage and transport.
2Ease of operation
If modular components are stored in a standardized arrangement within the container, then completeness can be easily checked by visual inspection, but the container design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The container interior is segmented into specific compartments and standardized arrangement positions for different component types. Each module has a designated location with visual indicators, allowing operators to quickly check completeness by simple visual inspection. This segmentation creates an organized structure that simplifies operation despite the added design complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs visual indicators such as color-coded markers, labels, or positioning references within the container to indicate where components should be placed and whether they are present. These visual cues enable rapid completeness checking without complex procedures, trading some design complexity for significant operational simplicity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If individual components are protected within the container during transport and storage, then component damage is reduced, but the container size and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The container utilizes a enclosed shell structure that provides protective coverage for all modular components during transport and storage. This shell design shields components from environmental factors such as weather, dust, and physical damage. The protective enclosure necessarily increases the overall weight of the container assembly, but ensures component integrity.
4Productivity
If the container stores complete modular assemblies ready for attachment, then assembly time on construction sites is reduced, but the storage and transport logistics become more demanding
Solution Approach 1:
The container stores complete modular assemblies that have been pre-configured and ready for attachment to the road finisher base. This preliminary preparation of assemblies in the container eliminates the need for on-site assembly of individual components, significantly reducing assembly time and increasing productivity. However, it requires more sophisticated storage and transport logistics to move these pre-assembled units to the construction site.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a container (10) for storing and providing at least one modular road paver assembly (6) designed for detachable mounting on a road paver (1), wherein the container (10) comprises a storage system (21) by means of which individual components (8) of the road paver assembly (6) can be positioned within the container (10) in a standardized arrangement (8a - 8p) such that the components (8) of the road paver assembly (6) can be checked for completeness by an operator by visual inspection along a sequence determined between opposing boundaries of the container (10), taking into account their assembly sequence on the road paver (1).