Modular Floor System with Anti-Slip Elements for Service Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor systems in service vehicles are not flexible enough and require time-consuming, resource-intensive installation processes, posing safety risks due to potential slippage and instability, especially when wet, and often necessitate bespoke designs for each vehicle model.
Innovation Solution
A modular floor system comprising prefabricated floor sections with fixed securing rails and distributed anti-slip elements, allowing for easy connection and disconnection, improved traction, and adaptability to various vehicle configurations, while maintaining safety and ease of maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a floor is individually made for a specific vehicle model, then the floor fits the vehicle dimensions perfectly, but the manufacturing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The floor system is divided into multiple modular floor sections that can be independently manufactured and then assembled together. Each section is designed with standardized dimensions and connection features, allowing them to be produced using simple manufacturing processes while still achieving precise fit to various vehicle configurations through modular arrangement.
2Reliability
If module units are securely attached to the floor and walls, then safety against tipping and movement is improved, but the installation time and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The floor sections are pre-equipped with securing rails and connection features during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation allows module units to be quickly and securely attached to both the floor and walls during installation, achieving high stability without requiring time-consuming on-site fabrication or complex assembly procedures.
3Reliability
If anti-slip elements are added to the floor surface, then traction and safety are improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The anti-slip elements are integrated directly into the floor section structure during the manufacturing process. This merging of functions allows the floor to provide both structural support and anti-slip traction without requiring separate manufacturing steps or additional components, thereby maintaining manufacturing simplicity while improving safety.
4Productivity
If the floor system is designed for quick installation and disconnection, then installation efficiency is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The floor system uses segmented modular sections with standardized connection interfaces. This segmentation enables quick installation and disconnection by allowing sections to be easily assembled and disassembled using simple connection mechanisms, achieving high installation efficiency without requiring complex structural designs.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The modular floor system enhances safety by reducing slippage and travel of objects, improves installation efficiency, and allows for quick customization to fit different vehicle sizes and configurations, ensuring the right equipment is always available.
Implementation Method 1
The top surface comprising a distributed plurality of anti-slip elements
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AI summary
A floor system for an inner floor of a cargo or a back space of a service vehicle, the floor system comprising a first and a second prefabricated floor section, each one of the first and the second floor sections comprises - a floor panel with a first edge and an oppositely arranged second edge, the first and the second floor sections are adapted to be arranged such that the second edge of the floor panel of the first floor section is placed facing the first edge of the floor panel of the second floor section, - a first securing rail fixedly attached to a third edge of the floor panel extending from the first edge to the second edge of the floor panel, and wherein the floor panel further comprises a top surface with a distributed plurality of anti-slip elements. The floor system allows modular assembly.