Engine Hoist Attachment Assembly for Vehicle Component Lifting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing engine hoist accessory assemblies lack a safe and efficient method for lifting and lowering vehicle components, often resulting in user injury due to manual lifting and lack of precise positioning.
Innovation Solution
A tube, bar, and pair of rods assembly that removably couples to an engine hoist boom, allowing for parallel extension and positioning under a vehicle component, enabling safe and controlled lifting and lowering with the engine hoist, reducing manual labor and injury risk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual lifting is used to handle vehicle components, then user physical effort is required, but user injury risk increases and operational safety decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment assembly serves as an intermediary between the engine hoist and vehicle components. It includes a tube that couples to the hoist boom, a bar that extends perpendicular to the tube, and rods that position under the vehicle component. This intermediary structure allows the hoist to safely handle heavy components without direct manual lifting, eliminating user injury risk while maintaining operational control.
2Measurement precision
If precise positioning is not provided for vehicle components, then lifting operation is simplified, but positioning accuracy and control decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment assembly is segmented into distinct functional components: a tube for coupling to the hoist boom, a bar for providing lateral extension and positioning reference, and rods for precise placement under the vehicle component. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function effectively, achieving accurate positioning without excessive overall complexity.
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AI summary
An engine hoist attachment assembly for hoisting a vehicle component includes a tube, a bar, and a pair of rods. The tube has a first end that is configured to slidably insert a terminus of a boom of an engine hoist to removably couple the tube to the boom. The bar has a back face that is coupled to and extends bidirectionally and perpendicularly from a second end of the tube so that the bar is substantially parallel to a surface upon which the engine hoist is positioned. The pair of rods is coupled to and extends in parallel from a front face of the bar. The rods are configured to position under a vehicle component, positioning a user to utilize the engine hoist to selectively lift and lower the vehicle component.