Movable Rod Rock Separator for Engineering Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rock removal attachments for engineering vehicles often fail to efficiently separate rocks from soil due to material accumulation and limited movement of components, which hampers effective sorting and removal processes.
Innovation Solution
A rock removal attachment featuring a steel frame with cylindrical metal rods that are free to move translationally, rotationally, and radially within aligned holes, allowing for efficient separation and sorting of materials by facilitating the movement and shifting of rocks relative to soil, with adjustable rod configurations to accommodate varying material characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If fixed rigid rods are used in rock removal attachments, then structural stability is maintained, but material accumulation occurs and separation efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the rods movable within the attachment structure. The rods are configured to move translationally, rotationally, and radially in response to material flow and vehicle movement, preventing material accumulation and enhancing rock separation efficiency. This transforms the static rigid structure into a dynamic system that adapts to varying material characteristics.
2Productivity
If rods are allowed to move freely within holes, then material separation efficiency improves, but structural stability and positioning precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The rods are designed to move within confined holes, allowing controlled movement that maintains both separation efficiency and positioning. The holes provide geometric constraints that limit rod displacement while still permitting the necessary movement for effective material separation.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the rods may have different properties or configurations. The rods can have varying diameters, lengths, or surface characteristics along their length, allowing optimized performance for specific separation tasks while maintaining overall structural integrity and positioning.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple rod configurations are provided for different material types, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than providing multiple fixed configurations, the patent uses dynamically adjustable rods that can adapt their position and orientation based on material characteristics. This single flexible system replaces what would otherwise require multiple dedicated attachments.
Solution Approach 2:
The rod system is designed to perform multiple functions and adapt to various material types through its movement capabilities. The same attachment structure with movable rods can handle different rock sizes, soil types, and material compositions, making it a universal solution rather than requiring specialized attachments for each material type.
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AI summary
An attachment for an engineering vehicle that has a first side having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a first plurality of surfaces extending between the outer surface and the inner surface defining a first plurality of holes having a hole diameter; a second side having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a second plurality of surfaces extending between the outer surface and the inner surface defining a second plurality of holes having the hole diameter; and a plurality of rods occupying at least some of the first plurality of holes and at least some of the second plurality of holes, each rod having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis intersecting the first end and the second end, a rod length between the first end and the second end along the longitudinal axis, and a rod diameter.