Floor Jack Adapter With Adjustable Locking Rods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor jacks and lifting devices are not adaptable to lift various wheel sizes securely and safely, lacking versatility and ease of use across different saddle sizes.
Innovation Solution
An adapter with forwardly extending lifting arms and angle iron frame members is designed to fit onto the saddle of a floor jack, featuring adjustable locking rods and apertures for secure attachment and accommodating different wheel sizes, allowing for easy operation and manufacturing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a floor jack is designed to lift specific wheel sizes, then lifting capability is improved, but adaptability to different wheel sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter incorporates adjustable locking rods with multiple aperture positions that can be dynamically reconfigured to accommodate different wheel sizes. The locking rods can be positioned at various heights and distances from the centerline, allowing the same adapter to securely fit small, medium, and large wheel sizes while maintaining reliable lifting capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter is designed as a universal attachment that can be used with floor jacks of different saddle sizes and can lift various wheel sizes. By providing multiple aperture configurations and adjustable locking mechanisms, a single adapter design serves multiple functions across different vehicle types and wheel dimensions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an adapter is designed to accommodate various saddle sizes, then versatility is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter is segmented into distinct functional components: angle iron frame members, locking rods, and aperture assemblies. Each component has a specific function and can be independently adjusted or replaced. This segmentation allows the adapter to handle various saddle sizes through simple reconfiguration of existing parts rather than requiring entirely different adapter designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter accommodates different saddle sizes by changing the configuration parameters of the locking rods and apertures. The locking rods can be positioned at different heights and distances from the centerline, and the apertures can be selected at various positions along the locking rods. These parameter adjustments allow the same physical structure to adapt to different saddle dimensions without increasing structural complexity.
3Reliability
If locking mechanisms are added to secure the adapter, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking rod design allows the user to perform the locking action themselves by simply inserting the rod through the selected apertures and securing it with a cotter pin or similar fastener. The adapter structure itself provides the alignment features and aperture positions that guide the locking rod into place, making the securing process self-evident and straightforward without requiring additional complex mechanisms.
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AI summary
Method and apparatus for an adapter designed to be placed onto the upper portion of the saddle of a floor jack or other related lifting device. The adapter has two forwardly extending lifting arms thereon which lifting arms can be placed underneath a wheel so as to lift the wheel of the vehicle or related device such as a motorcycle. The adapter is designed to have left and right, angle iron frame members such that the inwardly extending flanges of the angel iron frame members receive and cradle the saddle of the floor jack therein. The adapter has front and rear locking rods which are used to lock the adapter onto the upper surface of the saddle of the floor jack. A plurality of apertures are provided in the adapter for adjusting the width of the locking rods so that the adapter can be used with a variety of sizes of saddles of the floor jack.