Multi-Purpose Mounting Bracket for Excavator Processor Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smaller excavators often struggle to accommodate heavy processor attachments due to weight limitations, requiring separate mounting brackets for stick- and boom-mounted configurations, which can be inconvenient for operators seeking interchangeable use.
Innovation Solution
A single multi-purpose mounting bracket that can pivotally connect to both the stick and boom of excavators, featuring assemblies for relative pivotal movement about specific axes, allowing for interchangeable attachment of processor attachments between stick- and boom-mounted configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single mounting bracket is designed to accommodate both stick-mounted and boom-mounted configurations, then versatility and ease of operation are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with multiple mounting assemblies (stick-mounting assembly, boom-mounting assembly, stick-cylinder-mounting assembly, bucket-cylinder-linkage-mounting assembly) that can be selectively engaged to accommodate both stick-mounted and boom-mounted configurations on different excavator types, allowing a single bracket to perform multiple functions
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is divided into separate, modular mounting assemblies that can be independently engaged or disengaged. Each assembly (stick-mounting, boom-mounting, stick-cylinder-mounting, bucket-cylinder-linkage-mounting) operates independently, allowing the bracket to be configured for different mounting types without requiring the entire structure to be complex
2Adaptability or versatility
If operators obtain separate mounting brackets for stick-mounted and boom-mounted applications, then adaptability to different configurations is improved, but device complexity and loss of time increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single mounting bracket incorporates all necessary mounting assemblies to handle both stick-mounted and boom-mounted configurations, eliminating the need for operators to possess and interchange between separate brackets, thus reducing time loss while maintaining full adaptability
3Adaptability or versatility
If heavy processor attachments are mounted on smaller excavators via boom-mounted bracket, then adaptability to different excavator sizes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket includes both stick-mounting and boom-mounting assemblies, allowing it to be adapted to different excavator sizes and configurations. The bracket can accommodate heavy processor attachments on smaller excavators through boom-mounted configuration while also working with larger excavators through stick-mounted configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket incorporates pivotally connected assemblies that allow for relative pivotal movement about specific axes (stick mounting axis, boom mounting axis, stick cylinder mounting axis, bucket cylinder linkage mounting axis), enabling dynamic adaptation to different mounting configurations and excavator types
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting bracket is designed to interchangeably connect a processor attachment to the stick of a larger excavator or the boom of a smaller excavator in place of the stick. The mounting bracket includes mounting assemblies that are designed to operatively attach the bracket to the stick and related bucket cylinder linkage assembly of a larger excavator. The mounting bracket also includes mounting assemblies that are designed to operatively attach the bracket to the boom and related stick cylinder of a smaller excavator. The mounting bracket may avoid the need to obtain and maintain plural mounting brackets for different mounting applications (e.g., stick or boom).