Engine Mount Base and Hub Layout for Access and Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional engine mount stands are bulky, limiting access and visibility of engines for maintenance and display, and restrict mobility due to their large size and multiple exterior supporting features, making them difficult to maneuver and use with tools.
Innovation Solution
An engine mount with a base component and attachment hub that securely positions the engine, featuring orifices and positioning elements to stabilize the engine, and a detachable attachment hub for tool organization, allowing for improved visibility and mobility while maintaining structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional engine mount stands use multiple exterior supporting features to ensure structural integrity, then strength is improved, but device complexity and volume increase, limiting visibility and accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The engine mount stand is divided into distinct functional segments: a base component with integrated positioning elements and orifices, and a separate attachment hub. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the base provides structural support while the attachment hub provides tool organization, reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functions are merged into the base component: it provides structural support, engine positioning through protruding elements, and tool reception through orifices. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate exterior supporting features, reducing device complexity while maintaining strength.
2Strength
If traditional engine mount stands are designed with large size for structural support, then strength is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to limited mobility and difficulty maneuvering
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment hub is designed to be selectively detachable from the base component, transforming the mount from a static, bulky structure to a dynamic, adaptable system. Users can remove the attachment hub when tool organization is not needed, reducing the overall size and improving mobility while maintaining structural integrity when the hub is attached.
3Reliability
If traditional engine mount stands use multiple exterior supporting features, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation worsens due to restricted access for maintenance and display
Solution Approach 1:
The engine positioning elements are nested within the base component structure, with protruding portions that fit into orifices. This nested design provides reliable engine stabilization through precise positioning while keeping the exterior profile compact, improving accessibility for maintenance and display compared to traditional external supporting features.
Data Source
AI summary
In various embodiments, an engine mount may comprise a mount base configured to physically engage at least a portion of an engine positioned adjacent thereto so as to secure the engine in a mounted position relative to the engine mount, the mount base comprising: a base component; an engine positioning element protruding from the base component and configured to restrict a range of motion of the engine in at least one direction; and at least one base orifice extending through a thickness of the base component and configured to receive a protruding portion of the engine within an internal volume of the base orifice; and an attachment hub comprising one or more attachment features configured to receive at least a portion of an external engine tool and engage the external engine tool such that at least a portion of the external engine tool is arranged adjacent the mount base.