Modular Aluminum Loading Platform for Telescopic Handlers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing loading platforms for telescopic handlers are excessively heavy, limiting their height and working radius, and incur high international shipping costs due to material inefficiencies and bulky dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A modular, demountable loading platform made from aluminum materials with a latticework structure and hinge mechanisms, allowing for easy disassembly and reassembly, which reduces weight and shipping costs while maintaining structural strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If high resistant metallic materials such as iron and steel are used for the platform, then structural strength and safety are improved, but weight increases excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs aluminum alloy materials with specified mechanical properties (yield strength ≥240 MPa, tensile strength ≥310 MPa) to create a composite structure that maintains high structural strength while significantly reducing platform weight compared to traditional iron and steel materials
2Strength
If the platform is made as a substantially monolithic unit with rivets and welds, then structural strength is improved, but weight increases and shipping costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is divided into modular components including a bottom plane, sidewalls, and backrest that can be assembled and disassembled through coupling devices, eliminating the need for excessive material in monolithic construction while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection mechanisms
3Strength
If traditional metallic materials and monolithic construction are used, then structural strength is maintained, but shipping volume increases relative to material amount
Solution Approach 1:
The modular design allows the platform components to be disassembled into compact units for shipping, significantly reducing the volume occupied during transport while maintaining the same structural strength through standardized coupling devices and optimized aluminum alloy construction
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state of the platform from a fixed monolithic structure to a modular configurable structure that can be compacted for shipping and expanded for use, optimizing the volume-to-strength ratio across different operational states
4Strength
If heavy materials are used for the platform, then structural strength is improved, but working radius and height are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The use of high-strength aluminum alloys provides sufficient structural strength to support platform loads while keeping weight low enough to enable greater working radius and height extensions of the telescopic handler arm, overcoming the limitations of traditional heavy materials
Data Source
AI summary
A loading platform (1) for telescopic handlers comprises a bottom plane (2) provided for supporting operators and/or equipment and associated with sidewalls (3, 4).The plane (2) and the sidewalls (3, 4) include respective first interlocking and/or hinge means (31, 221) such that the sidewalls (3, 4) can be secured removably to the plane (2), thereby defining a mountable and demountable platform (1).