Generator Unit PTO Shaft Attachment Frame Nesting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing generator units for traveling vehicles lack an efficient mechanism to transmit power from a prime mover to a working device, such as a sprayer device, while ensuring safe and reliable electrical output and signal transmission.
Innovation Solution
A generator unit with a PTO shaft, input shaft, and transmitter mechanism that connects to both the prime mover and the working device, featuring a bundling member for power and signal cables, allowing for safe and efficient power transmission and signal communication between the vehicle and the working device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If a generator unit is attached to a traveling vehicle with a PTO shaft, then power can be transmitted to working devices, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The generator unit is nested within the attachment frame structure, with the input shaft, transmitter mechanism, and generator components arranged in a compact nested configuration. The attachment frame itself is nested to the traveling vehicle, creating a hierarchical nested structure that reduces overall system complexity while maintaining power transmission functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment frame serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the generator unit, acts as a mounting platform for the input shaft and transmitter mechanism, and interfaces with the traveling vehicle through the mounting portion. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby reducing structural complexity.
2Volume of moving object
If power and signal cables are bundled together, then space is saved and organization is improved, but safety risks increase due to potential electrical hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The bundling member acts as an intermediary component that separates and organizes the power supply cable and signal transmission cable. By providing a physical barrier and structured arrangement, it prevents direct contact between cables while maintaining their bundled organization, thus reducing electrical safety hazards associated with tangled or improperly routed cables.
3Ease of operation
If the generator unit is designed with detachable connectors, then ease of attachment and detachment is improved, but reliability may decrease due to connection issues
Solution Approach 1:
The generator unit is segmented into detachable components with connector portions at the input shaft and mounting interface. This segmentation allows the unit to be easily attached to and detached from the traveling vehicle while maintaining reliable connections through properly designed connector interfaces that ensure secure electrical and mechanical coupling.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables reliable and efficient power supply to working devices, ensuring safe voltage levels and reduced power consumption, while allowing for flexible attachment and operation of various agricultural and construction equipment.
Implementation Method 1
a generator (15) configured to be driven by power to be outputted from the prime mover (11)
Data Source
AI summary
A generator unit to be attached to a traveling vehicle that has a prime mover and a PTO shaft to transmit power from the prime mover, includes: a generator; an input shaft having: a first connector portion configured to be connected to the PTO shaft; and a second connector portion configured to be connected to a working device to be connected to the traveling vehicle; a transmitter mechanism to transmit, to the generator, power supplied from the PTO shaft, the power being inputted from the first connector portion to the input shaft; and an attachment frame having: an attachment portion to which the generator, the input shaft, and the transmitter mechanism are attached; and a mounting portion configured to be mounted to the traveling vehicle.