Modular Military Vehicle Kit with Dual-Use Mounting Interfaces

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing kit systems for military vehicles lack adequate storage and transport safety, as tension straps used to secure components within storage containers can loosen during transit, leading to potential damage and insecurity.

Innovation Solution

The kit system incorporates storage interfaces within the storage container that match the mounting interfaces of the vehicle, allowing components to be securely attached and detached without additional clamping devices, utilizing separating elements for spatial organization and load distribution, and featuring hanging or suspension interfaces for easy assembly and secure storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If components are secured in storage containers using tension straps and boxes, then storage and transport capability is provided, but stability and security during transit deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage and transport capabilityVSAvoidstability and security during transit

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting interfaces are designed to serve dual purposes: attaching components to the vehicle during operational use and securing components within the storage container during transport. This universal interface design eliminates the need for separate securing mechanisms like tension straps, thereby improving both adaptability and reliability simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention merges the vehicle mounting interface functionality with the storage container securing function into a single integrated system. The storage container incorporates mounting interfaces that are identical to or compatible with the vehicle interfaces, allowing components to be secured in the same manner whether on the vehicle or in the container, thus eliminating the need for additional clamping devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If additional boxes and tension straps are used to secure components, then storage capability is enhanced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capabilityVSAvoidnumber of securing components

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting interfaces are designed to serve dual purposes: attaching components to the vehicle during operational use and securing components within the storage container during transport. This universal interface design eliminates the need for separate securing mechanisms like tension straps, thereby improving both adaptability and reliability simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts and removes the additional securing components (boxes and tension straps) from the system by integrating the securing function directly into the storage container's mounting interface design. This simplification reduces device complexity while maintaining storage capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Ease of operation

If components are mounted on vehicle interfaces, then operational readiness is achieved, but storage and transport safety deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperational readinessVSAvoidstorage and transport safety

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting interfaces are designed to serve dual purposes: attaching components to the vehicle during operational use and securing components within the storage container during transport. This universal interface design eliminates the need for separate securing mechanisms like tension straps, thereby improving both adaptability and reliability simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4053489B1Retrofitting set for military vehicles

Publication Date: 2023.11.01 KNDS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO KG

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AI summary

Equipment kit system, in particular for military vehicles (100), comprising an equipment kit (3) divisible into several individual components (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), mounting interfaces (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) provided on the components (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), and correspondingly designed vehicle interfaces (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) that can be arranged on the vehicle (100) for the detachable attachment of the components (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) to the vehicle (100), and a storage container (7) for storing and transporting the components (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), wherein the storage container (7) has storage interfaces (6.1, 6.2, 6.3) which are designed and arranged such that the components (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) can be accessed via their mounting interfaces (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) 4.2, 4.3) can optionally be mounted at the bearing interfaces (6.1, 6.2, 6.3) or the vehicle interfaces (5.1, 5.2, 5.3).