Detachable Trailer Securing Units for Stable Bale Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport trailers face challenges in maintaining operational safety and economic efficiency, particularly due to the instability of stacked hay or straw bales during transport, which limits their usage beyond the harvest season and restricts space for other agricultural or forestry machines.
Innovation Solution
A system for receiving, changing, and storing security units on transport trailers, featuring a detachable securing unit with a movement device that allows for easy attachment and detachment, enabling the trailer to be used for various cargo types and machines, and a receiving device for safe storage when not in use, with a fastening section for universal application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the length and loading capacity of transport trailers are increased to reduce the number of trips, then productivity is improved, but the stability of stacked cargo decreases and operational safety deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The securing system is divided into multiple independent securing units that can be distributed along the length of the trailer. Each securing unit independently secures a portion of the cargo, allowing the trailer to maintain stability even when transporting longer loads with higher stacking heights.
Solution Approach 2:
The securing units are designed to be movable between a stored position and a secured position. During transport, the securing units are extended to clamp onto the cargo, dynamically adapting to different cargo configurations and lengths while maintaining stability.
2Reliability
If specialized transport trailers with fixed securing systems are used for hay or straw bales, then operational safety is improved, but adaptability to other cargo types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The securing units are designed with universal fastening sections that can attach to different cargo types. The same securing unit can be used for hay bales, logs, vehicles, or other agricultural and forestry cargo, eliminating the need for trailer-specific securing systems while maintaining operational safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable design of the securing units allows them to be positioned and configured according to different cargo types and lengths. This dynamic adaptability enables a single trailer to safely transport various cargo types without requiring specialized fixed securing systems for each cargo type.
3Ease of operation
If the securing unit is made permanently integrated into the transport trailer, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The securing system is segmented into detachable securing units that can be separated from the trailer when not in use. This segmentation reduces the permanent structural complexity of the trailer while maintaining ease of operation during use, as the units can be quickly attached and detached.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable and detachable design of the securing units allows them to transition between a compact stored position (reducing complexity) and an operational secured position (ensuring ease of use). The units can be stored on the trailer or removed entirely when not needed, optimizing the balance between operational simplicity and structural complexity.
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AI summary
System (12) for receiving, exchanging and storing securing units (14) for securing objects (18) such as vehicles or agricultural or forestry goods stored on a transport trailer (16), comprising: - a transport trailer (16) for transporting objects (18) such as vehicles or agricultural or forestry goods, with: ∘ a loading platform (28) for receiving the objects (18), ∘ at least one securing unit (14) for securing the objects (18) received on the loading platform (28), and ∘ at least one fastening section (29) with which the securing unit (14) can be detachably connected to the transport trailer (16), and - a receiving device (10) for receiving, exchanging and storing the at least one securing unit (14) detached from the transport trailer (16).