Modular Drive Module for Track-Type Tractor Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional work machines, such as track-type tractors, have a high number of integrated connections and interface points, making maintenance and testing cumbersome and difficult, as individual parts like the engine or battery cannot be easily accessed or removed for service without disassembling the entire machine.
Innovation Solution
The machine is designed with modular components, including a power module, drive module, and hydraulic module, which can be easily assembled, serviced, and removed from the machine, reducing the number of connections and allowing for separate testing and maintenance, with features like a folding heat exchange device for access and a drive module positioned over a track roller frame for easy disconnection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If parts are integrated as one self-contained assembly, then structural stability is improved, but ease of repair deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The drive module is divided into separate, modular components that can be independently removed and serviced. The drive module includes a drive motor mounted on a drive motor frame, which can be detached as a complete unit from the track type tractor, allowing maintenance without disassembling the entire machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The drive module is extracted as a separate removable assembly from the integrated machine structure. The drive motor and associated components are mounted on a separate drive motor frame that can be detached from the track type tractor, enabling the drive module to be removed and serviced independently while leaving the rest of the machine intact.
2Strength
If parts are integrated with the machine, then structural integrity is improved, but accessibility to parts deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is segmented into modular assemblies including the drive module with drive motor mounted on a separate drive motor frame. This segmentation allows individual modules to be accessed and removed without compromising the overall structural integrity of the track type tractor when properly reassembled.
3Volume of moving object
If drive motor is mounted inside track frame, then space utilization is improved, but ease of repair deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The drive motor is extracted from direct integration with the track frame and mounted on a separate drive motor frame. This extraction allows the drive motor assembly to be removed as a complete unit for maintenance while preserving compact space utilization when the module is installed on the track type tractor.
Data Source
AI summary
A work machine may include a power module including a battery and engine and configured to provide power. The work machine also includes a drive module configured with one or more motors and positioned over a track roller frame. The work machine may also include a ripping module configured with one or more ripping devices to cut or rip encountered material. Further, the work machine may also include a hydraulic module including one or more devices in a front region to cut or rip the encountered material.