Continuous Truss Track With Sliding Carriages Across Adjacent Spans
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trusses have weight and spacing constraints that limit the number of appliances they can support, requiring appliances to be completely removed and re-connected when moved, and connections can be cumbersome or require additional points.
Innovation Solution
A track system with recesses and bores for securing to a truss, allowing for a continuous track between adjacent trusses with sliding and lockable carriage assemblies, enabling easy movement of appliances and reducing connection points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If multiple prior art trusses are connected together at the ends to support more appliances, then the load capacity is improved, but the complexity of connections increases and appliances must be completely removed and re-connected when moved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate track segments into a continuous track system that spans across multiple trusses. The track body extends continuously from one truss to another, eliminating the need for separate connections at each truss end. This allows appliances to move freely along the entire continuous track without being removed at connection points, thereby maintaining increased load capacity while reducing connection complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The continuous track serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for appliances across multiple trusses, enables free movement of appliances along its entire length, and eliminates the need for separate connection mechanisms at each truss junction. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by achieving both load capacity and operational simplicity through a single integrated structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If appliances are moved between adjacent trusses using prior art connections, then the versatility of equipment positioning is improved, but the time required for setup and teardown increases
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous track provides an unbroken path for appliance movement across multiple trusses, allowing appliances to be repositioned without interruption at connection points. This continuity eliminates the time-consuming process of removing and re-attaching appliances at each truss junction, while maintaining full versatility in positioning appliances anywhere along the continuous track length.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional truss connections are used to accommodate additional mounting points, then the adaptability for different appliances is improved, but the number of connection points increases
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous track is segmented into sections that can be independently supported by multiple trusses, yet these segments form a unified mounting surface. This segmentation allows the track to accommodate different appliance types and positions without requiring separate connection points at each truss junction, reducing overall connection complexity while maintaining mounting flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A track that can provide a continuous track between adjacent trusses. The track includes a plurality of recesses configured to engage and support a track hanger and a plurality of carriage assemblies. The track hanger is configured to secure the track to the truss, while the carriage assemblies are configured to secure an appliance, such as a spot light, to the track. The carriage assemblies are selectively lockable at discrete positions along the track allowing for selective positioning of the appliances. The track includes pin holes on both ends of the track. The ends of adjacent tracks can be securely connected via an elongated pin. Connecting adjacent tracks aligns the respective plurality of recesses defining an elongated track that extends between adjacent trusses. The carriage assemblies can be slidably moved from one truss to another along the elongated track.