Half-tilt Bed Unloading System for Urban Cargo Swapping

Solution Overview

Problem

Urban delivery routes require sequential delivery of goods and simultaneous pickup of return cargo, which existing trucks with single loading points cannot efficiently manage, necessitating a solution for efficient cargo swapping within the cargo area.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle with a cargo bed featuring a tilting portion and a non-tilting portion, where the tilting portion can be lowered relative to the non-tilting portion, allowing for efficient loading and unloading of cargo by tilting the bed, facilitating the movement of cargo from one side to the other, and incorporating features like lift gates, side ramps, and wheel chucks to manage cargo movement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a single loading point is used in traditional trucks, then the structure is simple, but the efficiency of simultaneous cargo swapping and sequential delivery in urban environments deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecargo swapping efficiencyVSAvoidloading structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cargo bed is divided into multiple independent loading points, each with its own tilting portion that can be tilted independently. This segmentation allows different portions of the cargo bed to be accessed simultaneously from different directions, enabling efficient cargo swapping and sequential delivery operations without requiring a single complex loading mechanism

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The loading structure incorporates dynamically adjustable tilting portions that can be tilted to different angles and positions based on operational needs. This dynamic capability allows the same structure to adapt to various delivery scenarios, improving productivity without requiring multiple fixed complex structures

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If cargo is loaded and unloaded from a single point, then the loading structure is simple, but the ability to perform simultaneous pickup and delivery in tight urban spaces deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveurban delivery adaptabilityVSAvoidcargo bed structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cargo bed is divided into multiple independent loading points, each with its own tilting portion that can be tilted independently. This segmentation allows different portions of the cargo bed to be accessed simultaneously from different directions, enabling efficient cargo swapping and sequential delivery operations without requiring a single complex loading mechanism

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each loading point is designed with universal functionality, capable of handling both delivery and pickup operations. The tilting portions can be adjusted to serve multiple purposes: loading from rear, unloading from side, or both simultaneously, making the structure highly adaptable to various urban delivery scenarios

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9139121B2Half-tilt bed unloading system

Publication Date: 2015.09.22 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

AI summary

One variation may include a product including: a vehicle including a cargo bed comprising a tilting portion and a non-tilting portion.