Modular Tire Tread Display System with Interchangeable Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for displaying new tire tread patterns require a full, one-piece tread blank for each design, limiting manufacturing flexibility and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A modular display system comprising interchangeable upper sidewall and tread shoulder parts with projection-based attachment mechanisms, allowing for the assembly and display of multiple tread designs using fewer pieces, with parts that can be constructed through various methods such as 3D printing or laser cutting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a full one-piece tread blank is used for each tread design, then the display of complete tread patterns is achieved, but the manufacturing flexibility and efficiency are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The tread blank is divided into multiple modular segments including upper sidewall parts, tread shoulder parts, and middle tread parts. Each segment can be independently manufactured and then assembled together to form complete tread displays, enabling flexible reconfiguration for different tread designs without requiring entirely new one-piece blanks.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple one-piece tread blanks are manufactured for different designs, then all tread patterns can be displayed, but production costs and manufacturing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The modular segments are designed with standardized connection features (projections and recesses) that allow the same segments to be reused across multiple different tread design configurations. A single set of modular components can display numerous tread patterns by rearranging and recombining the segments, eliminating the need to manufacture separate one-piece blanks for each design.
3Ease of manufacture
If modular parts with attachment mechanisms are used, then manufacturing flexibility is enhanced, but the complexity of assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tread blank is divided into multiple modular segments including upper sidewall parts, tread shoulder parts, and middle tread parts. Each segment can be independently manufactured and then assembled together to form complete tread displays, enabling flexible reconfiguration for different tread designs without requiring entirely new one-piece blanks.
Solution Approach 2:
The segments are connected through projection-recess attachment mechanisms that join the modular parts together. The projections on one segment fit into corresponding recesses on adjacent segments, creating secure mechanical connections that simplify assembly while maintaining manufacturing flexibility.
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AI summary
A first tread pattern display system for new tread patterns includes a first upper sidewall part, a second upper sidewall part, a first tread shoulder part, a second tread shoulder part, and a middle tread part. The first upper sidewall part removably attaches to the first tread shoulder part by a plurality of projections extending from the first upper sidewall part to corresponding recesses in the first tread shoulder part.