Drill Basket Tension System for Telehandler Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drill baskets require heavy designs for stability when mounting drills on telehandlers, which conflicts with the lighter basket designs needed for safety, and lack efficient means to manage twisting and pushing forces during drilling operations.
Innovation Solution
A drill basket with one or more drill mounting locations at its leading edge, featuring a tension member connecting to the rear portion, utilizing high tensile steel and a tension rod and turnbuckle system to enhance stability and allow for a lighter design that can be safely lifted and positioned using telehandlers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a heavy basket design is used to provide stability during drilling operations, then stability against twisting and pushing forces is improved, but the weight of the basket increases, creating safety concerns for telehandler lifting
Solution Approach 1:
The tension management system is segmented into multiple independent tension members (first tension member and second tension member) that can be independently adjusted. This allows the basket to achieve stability through distributed tension forces rather than requiring a monolithic heavy structure, resolving the contradiction between stability and weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical state of the basket from a rigid heavy structure to a tensioned membrane structure where stability is achieved through controlled tension parameters. The tension members can be adjusted to provide the necessary stabilizing forces, allowing the basket to be lightweight yet stable during drilling operations.
2Weight of stationary object
If a lightweight basket design is used to ensure telehandler safety, then lifting safety is improved, but stability during drilling operations deteriorates due to insufficient resistance against twisting and pushing forces
Solution Approach 1:
The basket incorporates dynamic tension adjustment capabilities through the tension members with turnbuckles, allowing the system to adapt its stiffness and stability characteristics in real-time. This enables a lightweight basket to achieve the necessary stability during drilling by dynamically adjusting tension forces rather than relying on static heavy construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The basket utilizes composite construction combining lightweight materials for the basket structure with high-strength tension members. This composite approach allows the overall system to be lightweight while maintaining stability through the high-strength tensioning system, resolving the contradiction between weight and stability.
3Ease of operation
If drill mounting locations are positioned at the leading edge of the basket, then drilling accessibility is improved, but structural stability deteriorates due to increased leverage of twisting forces
Solution Approach 1:
The tension members act as counterbalancing elements that provide stabilizing forces to counteract the twisting and pushing forces generated by drills mounted at the leading edge. This allows drills to be positioned for optimal accessibility while the tension members provide the necessary counterbalancing forces to maintain structural stability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides stability against twisting and pushing forces while enabling a lighter basket design that can be safely lifted and positioned, reducing the need for auxiliary power systems by utilizing hydraulic power from telehandlers to operate the drill.
Implementation Method 1
a tension member connected to the peripheral wall adjacent the drill assembly mounting member and extending rearwardly to connect to a rear portion of the peripheral wall
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AI summary
A walled work platform or man basket configured for positioning near a surface to be drilled, the platform comprising at least one drill assembly mounting point on a leading edge of the platform wall and a tension member connected to the platform wall adjacent the drill assembly mounting point and extending rearwardly for connection at a rear portion of the platform wall.