Embedded Pickup Hard Cover With Folding Plates and Guide Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pickup truck hard covers often have difficulty fully opening due to cumbersome front bumpers, complicating the operation and potentially affecting waterproofing.
Innovation Solution
An embedded hard cover design featuring a rotating shaft, edge rubber strip, guide rail system, and clip system, with multiple plate bodies connected by rotating shafts and supported by a guide rail system, allowing for easy opening and improved waterproofing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a hard cover with front bumper is used, then the cover provides protection and structure, but the front bumper is difficult to open making it hard to fully open the cover
Solution Approach 1:
The cover body is divided into multiple plate bodies (front plate, middle plate, rear plate) connected by rotating shafts, allowing independent movement and folding of each segment. This segmentation enables the cover to be fully opened by rotating individual plates around the shafts, solving the problem of the difficult-to-open front bumper while maintaining protective coverage when closed.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating shafts enable dynamic movement of the plate bodies, transforming the static hard cover into a dynamically adjustable structure. The shafts allow the plates to rotate between closed and open positions, providing ease of operation while maintaining structural integrity when needed.
2Ease of operation
If multiple plate bodies connected by rotating shafts are used, then the cover can be easily opened, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional components are merged into integrated assemblies: the rotating shafts serve both as connection elements between plates and as pivot points for opening/closing motion; the guide rail system combines support, positioning, and constraint functions; the clip system integrates multiple fastening points. This merging reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall structure despite the multi-plate design.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating shafts perform multiple functions: connecting adjacent plates, enabling rotational movement, providing structural support, and guiding the opening/closing motion. The guide rails simultaneously support the cover body, guide plate movement, and maintain proper alignment. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the guide rail system is used to support the cover body, then the cover can be properly positioned, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail system acts as an intermediary mechanism between the plate bodies and the vehicle body. Instead of directly constraining each plate to the vehicle frame, the guide rails provide a standardized interface that guides plate movement and maintains positioning. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall structure by creating a modular connection system rather than complex direct mountings.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses an embedded hard cover, comprises rotating shaft, edge strip, guide rail system, clip system, multiple plate bodies; the multiple plate bodies are connected by the rotating shaft; the edge strip is connected to both ends of the rotating shaft and the plate body, the rotating shaft, the plate body, the edge strip form the main body of the lid; the guide rail system is used to support the cover body, and the clip system is used to fix the guide rail system on the car body, the guide rail system includes a guide rail, the guide rail upper plane and the guide rail lower plane; the front plate comprises a front plate side rail, which is provided with a support edge supported on a flat surface of the guide rail, a gap between the front panel side rail and the lower surface of the guide rail.