Detachable Jack Adapter Bracket for Versatile Spindle Mounting
Solution Overview
Problem
Current tools for removing and maintaining automotive spindles are often expensive, bulky, and incompatible with various spindle configurations, making them ergonomically undesirable and limiting in accessibility for repair and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A vehicular spindle frame with an adapter bracket detachably coupled to a jack, featuring adjustable adapter arms and washers that securely support spindles of different configurations, allowing for versatile mounting on various jacks and enabling easy removal and maintenance at a more ergonomic position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If specialized tools are used to remove the spindle from the vehicle, then the spindle can be removed for repair or maintenance, but the tools are bulky and expensive and compatible with only a small range of spindle configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter bracket is designed with multiple mounting slots and adjustable adapter arms that can accommodate various spindle configurations. The mounting slots allow the bracket to be attached to different types of jacks, while the adjustable arms can be positioned to fit different spindle sizes and shapes, making a single tool universally applicable to multiple spindle types without requiring bulky specialized equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter bracket incorporates adjustable components including mounting slots that allow repositioning and adapter arms with adjustable positions. This dynamic adjustability enables the same bracket to adapt to different spindle configurations by changing the position of the adapter arms and mounting points, providing versatility without requiring multiple fixed specialized tools
2Ease of operation
If repair and maintenance is performed from underneath the vehicle, then the spindle can be serviced, but the position is ergonomically undesirable and provides inconvenient access to tools or workbench functions
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter bracket acts as an intermediary device that transfers the spindle from its original position under the vehicle to a more accessible location. By attaching the spindle to the adapter bracket which is mounted on a jack, the spindle can be lifted to a height where the technician can work on it from an ergonomic position with easy access to tools and workbench functions
3Adaptability or versatility
If a detachable adapter bracket is used to mount spindles to jacks, then the bracket can be compatible with various jack configurations, but the mounting mechanism requires multiple bolts and slots
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting mechanism is segmented into multiple mounting slots and corresponding mounting bolts. The mounting slots are positioned at different locations and orientations on the adapter bracket, allowing selective use of different slot-bolt combinations to accommodate various jack configurations. This segmentation provides adaptability while keeping each individual mounting point simple
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AI summary
An adapter bracket (100) operable to detachably mount to the seat (301) of a vehicular jack (300), permitting the vehicular jack (300) to support an automotive spindle (200) during servicing. The adapter bracket (100) may comprise a mounting mechanism operable to detachably mount to a wide variety of seat (301) configurations. The adapter bracket (100) may comprise an adjustable arm assembly (111) operable to support spindles having a wide variety of stud configurations.