Pickup Cover Plate Rail Fixing to Prevent Screw Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pickup truck covers suffer from poor connection end stability due to screw fixation, leading to easy screw release and instability.
Innovation Solution
A car cover plate with a fixing piece that utilizes a limiting component and a locating part to secure the cover to the rail, preventing disengagement and enhancing stability through a combination of limiting parts and locating mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If screw fixation is used to connect the cover to the rail, then the connection can be easily assembled and disassembled, but the connection stability deteriorates and screws easily release
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing mechanism is segmented into multiple functional components: limiting component (with limiting part and connection part), locating part (R-shaped locating clip with open end and closed end), rail connection block, and plate connection block. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, improving overall connection reliability while maintaining ease of assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The R-shaped locating clip is nested within the limiting component structure. The locating part fits into the limiting component's geometry, creating a nested configuration where the locating clip's closed end receives the limiting part. This nesting ensures the limiting component cannot disengage from the rail connection block, preventing screw release while maintaining assembly simplicity.
2Device complexity
If traditional screw connection is used, then the structure remains simple, but the connection end stability becomes poor
Solution Approach 1:
The limiting component and locating part are merged into an integrated fixing mechanism that works together as a unified system. The limiting component's connection part integrates with the rail connection block, while the locating part integrates with the limiting component, creating a combined structure that simultaneously provides both simplicity and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The R-shaped locating clip acts as an intermediary element between the limiting component and the rail connection block. It mediates the connection by physically blocking the limiting component from disengaging, thereby transferring and stabilizing the connection force while maintaining structural simplicity.
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AI summary
The present invention exposes a car cover plate with fixing piece, Includes: cover plate body, rail, lock system and fixing; cover body including: Plate body and hinges, the panel body is connected by several shafts to form the cover plate body; the panel body can be folded along the shafts; the rail, set on the cabin frame, the side stop of the panel body rail; the lock system, mounted on the rail, For fixing the removable cover body to the cabin; the fixing, consisting of: limiting component and locating part, for fixing the cover body to the rail. The limiting component has at least one limiting part and the locating part acts on the limiting part to prevent the limiting component from coming out.