Vehicle Front Mounting Rails With Sliding Nuts for Universal Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle mounting systems for attaching devices to the front of vehicles are not universally adaptable, secure, adjustable, lightweight, or easy to install and remove without causing permanent damage or affecting the vehicle's aesthetic appearance.
Innovation Solution
A universal vehicle front mounting system comprising tubular rails with elongated slot openings and cavities, allowing for adjustable attachment to various vehicles, including brush guards, with sliding nuts and brackets for secure and flexible device mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a universal mounting system is designed to attach to various vehicle types, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system employs universal tubular rails with standardized elongated slots and cavities that can attach to different vehicle types (brush guards, grilles, bumpers) through a common interface. The sliding nuts and brackets work together in a standardized manner across all vehicle applications, allowing one mounting system design to serve multiple vehicle platforms without requiring vehicle-specific customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate modular components: tubular rails, sliding nuts, brackets, and fasteners. Each component can be independently manufactured and assembled. The rails are segmented into sections that can be configured in different arrangements, and brackets can be selectively positioned along the rails, allowing complex mounting configurations to be built from simple standardized parts.
2Ease of operation
If the mounting system allows for adjustable positioning of devices, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates sliding nuts that can move freely within the elongated slots of the tubular rails, allowing dynamic repositioning of brackets along the rail length. The brackets can be adjusted to various positions by sliding the nuts to different locations within the slots, providing continuous adjustability rather than fixed positioning. This dynamic adjustment capability enables easy reconfiguration of device positions without requiring complex mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If the mounting system is designed to be lightweight and easy to install, then ease of operation is improved, but strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system replaces traditional heavy welding or permanent mechanical fastening with a thread-based fastening system using bolts and nuts. The tubular rails are attached to the vehicle structure through threaded fasteners that engage with pre-drilled holes, eliminating the need for welding equipment or heavy-duty permanent mounting hardware. This substitution provides sufficient strength for securing devices while significantly reducing installation complexity and weight compared to welded mounting systems.
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AI summary
A vehicle front mounting system adapted to mount to a vehicle brush guard or similar apparatus for supporting a device. The vehicle front mounting system including a pair of elongated tubular rails adapted to be attached to the vehicle brush guard, each tubular rail having a pair of elongated slots and a pair of elongated cavities. Each of the elongated slots opens to an elongated cavity. One or more threaded nuts are received and contained within each elongated cavity. The threaded nuts are permitted to slide within the elongated cavity while being restrained from rotating within the elongated cavity. One or more brackets are adapted to be to fastened to the pair of elongated rails.