Modular Skid With Locking Tabs And Shock-Absorbing Runners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skid and base assemblies for portable toilets lack modularity and efficiency in transport, assembly, and maintenance, with limited options for secure nesting and shock absorption.
Innovation Solution
A modular skid and base assembly comprising a skid base with locking tabs, shock-absorbing runners, and a skid cover, allowing for secure nesting and easy assembly with fasteners, enabling efficient transport and maintenance by allowing components to be assembled and disassembled as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a traditional non-modular skid design is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but transport efficiency is poor and material waste occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The skid is divided into modular components including skid bases, runners, feet, and covers that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation enables efficient nesting during transport while maintaining manufacturing simplicity for each individual component.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed to nest within each other when not in use, with runners nesting on skid bases and feet nesting on runners. This nesting capability dramatically improves transport efficiency by reducing the volume required for storage and shipping.
2Ease of repair
If a modular design with multiple components is used, then assembly and maintenance become more flexible, but the number of parts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The skid is segmented into replaceable modules including skid bases, runners, feet, and covers. This allows individual components to be replaced for maintenance or repair without affecting the entire structure, significantly improving ease of repair while keeping each component simple in design.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design enables individual components to be discarded, replaced, or recovered independently. Damaged runners can be replaced without replacing the entire skid, and components can be recovered and reused in other applications, reducing overall material waste.
3Reliability
If locking tabs are added for secure nesting, then nesting security improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Locking tabs and engagement features are pre-formed as integral parts of the modular components during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures secure nesting when components are assembled, while the tab designs are kept simple to maintain ease of manufacture for each individual component.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The modular design enhances transport efficiency, reduces material waste, and facilitates easy assembly and maintenance by allowing components to be replaced individually, improving overall cost-effectiveness and logistical efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The skid runner assembly may include a shock absorbent toe or end
Implementation Method 2
The skid base may include one or more locking tabs. The locking tabs may allow for secure nesting.
Implementation Method 3
The fastener is configured to assemble all of the skid base, the skid runner, and the skid runner cover
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a modular skid assembly. The modular skid assembly may include a receiving portion to receive a container. The container may be a receptacle for a portable toilet assembly. A portable toilet assembly may be assembled onto the modular skid assembly.