Vehicle Deck Tilting Apparatus with Ball Joint
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle deck tilting systems are limited to either vertical or backward tilting, which can lead to inefficient loading and unloading of goods, particularly in construction and industrial fields where both horizontal and vertical adjustments are necessary, often requiring additional apparatuses to achieve optimal road clearance and unloading efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A tilting apparatus for a vehicle deck that integrates a ball joint structure at four locations (front, back, left, and right) coupled with a hydraulic system, allowing for both vertical and horizontal tilting in a single system, utilizing a ball joint component with a detachable fixing pin and a hydraulic machine that can rotate in multiple directions to adjust the deck plate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the deck is adjusted backward by lifting the front portion, then loading and unloading efficiency for certain goods is improved, but road clearance becomes high making it difficult to unload freights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic tilting system that can adjust the deck orientation in real-time based on operational needs. The hydraulic tilting mechanism allows the deck to transition between horizontal, vertical, and intermediate positions, enabling the system to optimize both loading efficiency and road clearance dynamically rather than being fixed in a single backward-tilted position
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension of movement by enabling horizontal tilting in addition to the traditional backward tilting. This allows the deck to adjust not only in the vertical plane (backward/forward) but also in the horizontal plane (left/right), providing multiple degrees of freedom to simultaneously achieve loading efficiency and maintain appropriate road clearance
2Adaptability or versatility
If only backward tilting is implemented, then the system remains simple, but both vertical and horizontal adjustments are necessary in construction and industrial fields requiring additional apparatuses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a universal tilting system where a single hydraulic mechanism performs multiple functions: it can tilt the deck backward, forward, left, and right. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate apparatuses for different tilting directions, making the system adaptable to various construction and industrial applications while maintaining reasonable complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the vertical tilting function and horizontal tilting function into a single integrated system. By combining multiple tilting capabilities into one unified mechanism with shared components (such as the hydraulic power source and control system), the patent achieves high adaptability without proportionally increasing system complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This integrated system enhances loading and unloading efficiency by enabling the vehicle deck to tilt both vertically and horizontally, improving road clearance and reducing unloading time, thus addressing the limitations of existing systems by allowing for flexible directional adjustments.
Implementation Method 1
a hydraulic machine configured to be disposed at the chassis frame and may be adjusted (e.g., tilted) in two directions to a center area of a bottom surface of the deck plate
Implementation Method 2
a deck ball joint component of four locations of front, back, left, and right locations may couple a chassis frame and a deck plate
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AI summary
A tilting apparatus for a vehicle deck is provided. The tilting apparatus increases the efficiency of a loading and unloading workability by tilting the vehicle deck vertically or horizontally based on situations or conditions of construction fields or industrial fields. The tilting system includes a structure with vertical and horizontal tilting performed in a single system by joining a deck plate and a chassis frame of the deck with a ball joint structure of four locations (e.g., front, back, left, and right locations) and implementing a hydraulic system that may be tilted in two directions.