Marine Vessel Motor Mounting Lock for Easy Secure Detachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing attachment techniques for securing motors, such as trolling motors, to marine vessels are cumbersome and difficult to use.
Innovation Solution
A marine vessel motor mounting assembly featuring an inner and outer plate secured by a pin, with a lock that transitions between unlocked and locked configurations to prevent the pin from being removed, using an actuation mechanism like a key to secure the plates together.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a movable coupler such as a pin is used to attach the motor to the marine vessel, then the motor can be mounted and dismounted as desired, but the attachment technique becomes cumbersome and difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The lock is nested within the outer plate and contains a tab that extends to engage the pin. The lock body houses the tab, and when locked, the tab protrudes through the outer plate to secure the pin in place. This nested structure provides a secure attachment mechanism while maintaining ease of operation through simple key-based locking and unlocking.
2Ease of operation
If the pin is made easily removable for user-friendly operation, then the motor can be quickly detached, but the motor becomes vulnerable to theft and accidental separation
Solution Approach 1:
The lock mechanism is pre-configured with a tab that automatically engages the pin when the lock is in the locked position. The key-operated locking mechanism performs the securing action in advance, preventing the pin from being removed without the proper key. This preliminary locking action ensures security while maintaining ease of operation through simple key-based locking and unlocking.
3Reliability
If a locking mechanism is added to prevent pin removal, then security and reliability are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lock mechanism is merged with the outer plate structure, with the lock body integrated into the plate and the tab extending to engage the pin. This combination eliminates the need for separate locking components and reduces overall assembly complexity while maintaining reliable security against theft and accidental separation.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein is a motor mounting assembly for a marine vessel having a locking mechanism for securing the motor (e.g., trolling motor) to the marine vessel. In some embodiments, the mounting assembly comprises an outer and inner plate, a pin, and a lock. In some embodiments, the outer plate has a cavity to receive the inner plate, which is configured to be secured to the marine vessel. In some embodiments, the motor is configured to be secured to the outer plate. In some embodiments a pin is placed within the inner and outer plates via apertures, to secure the inner and outer plates together. In some embodiments, the locking mechanism includes a lock configured to be inserted within the outer plate, and transition to a locked configuration to prevent the pin from being removed from the outer plate, thereby preventing removal motor and outer plate from the marine vessel.