Modular Welding Transport Device On-Site Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional welding system transportation devices are bulky and heavy, requiring costly assembly in a factory setting and limiting customization options for end-users, resulting in high shipping and assembly costs.
Innovation Solution
A modular welding component transportation system comprising a front panel, wheel assembly, and adjustable rails that can be assembled and customized on-site by the user, featuring alignment features and multiple engagement points for flexible configuration to accommodate various welding system components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the transportation device is assembled in a factory setting with welded components, then the structural strength and stability are improved, but the device becomes bulky and heavy, resulting in high shipping costs
Solution Approach 1:
The transportation device is divided into separate modular components (front panel, wheel assembly, rails) that can be shipped individually and assembled on-site. This segmentation reduces the weight of each individual shipping unit and eliminates the need to ship a fully assembled heavy structure, while still providing structural strength through proper connection mechanisms at the assembly stage.
2Manufacturing precision
If the transportation device is assembled in a factory setting, then the assembly precision is improved, but the device cannot be customized by the purchaser and assembly costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements (adjustable rails, multiple engagement features, modular components) that allow the purchaser to customize the configuration on-site. The adjustable rails can be positioned at different locations along the front panel, and components can be reconfigured to accommodate different welding system component sizes and types, providing adaptability while maintaining assembly precision through designed connection features.
3Ease of manufacture
If the transportation device is designed as a fixed configuration, then the manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the device cannot accommodate different welding system component sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The transportation device is designed with universal features including adjustable rails with multiple engagement points, a modular front panel with standardized connection interfaces, and a wheel assembly that can accommodate different configurations. These universal elements allow the same basic structure to serve multiple functions and accommodate various welding system component sizes without requiring completely different designs, thus maintaining ease of manufacture while providing adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
Present embodiments include a modular welding component transportation system. The system includes a front panel and a wheel assembly. The front panel includes a support platform configured to support a welding system component and the wheel assembly includes a first plurality of wheels. The system also includes a rail configured to adjustably couple with the front panel proximate a first end of the rail and configured to couple with the wheel assembly proximate a second end of the rail. Locating surfaces of the wheel assembly are configured to receive and align the rail for engagement with walls of the wheel assembly. The system further includes a second plurality of wheels configured to be coupled with the front panel or proximate the first end of the rail.