Padded Transport Rack for Construction Equipment Wheels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Construction equipment with smooth, hard wheels and precisely-aligned elements face damage and misalignment due to external loads exceeding specific thresholds during transport, leading to wheel flat spots, drive train damage, and misalignment issues.
Innovation Solution
A transportation system with a padded surface and a rigid guard, supported by a frame with struts and a rigid bar to absorb dynamic loads and contain the equipment, preventing wheel damage and misalignment, and a pivoting ramp for safe transfer onto the pad without damaging the wheels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If construction equipment is transported without protection, then transportation cost and time are reduced, but the smooth wheels develop flat spots and the drive train is damaged due to external loads exceeding the wheel damage threshold
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by providing a padded support surface that is pre-configured to absorb dynamic loads during transportation. The pad is positioned in advance to cushion the smooth wheels before any damage can occur, preventing flat spots from developing during transit while maintaining transportation efficiency
2Productivity
If construction equipment is transported without protection, then transportation cost and time are reduced, but the precisely-aligned elements become misaligned due to impacts exceeding the misalignment threshold
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by providing a padded support surface that is pre-configured to absorb dynamic loads during transportation. The pad is positioned in advance to cushion the smooth wheels before any damage can occur, preventing flat spots from developing during transit while maintaining transportation efficiency
3Productivity
If construction equipment is transported without protection, then transportation cost and time are reduced, but the drive train is damaged due to external loads exceeding the drive damage threshold
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by providing a padded support surface that is pre-configured to absorb dynamic loads during transportation. The pad is positioned in advance to cushion the smooth wheels before any damage can occur, preventing flat spots from developing during transit while maintaining transportation efficiency
4Reliability
If a padded support surface is added to protect the wheels, then wheel damage is prevented, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transportation rack is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple types of construction equipment with different wheel configurations and sizes. The padded support surface and adjustable positioning mechanisms serve multiple functions: protecting wheels, maintaining alignment, and adapting to various equipment types, thereby reducing overall system complexity through multi-functionality
5Reliability
If a rigid guard is added to protect the precisely-aligned element, then misalignment is prevented, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transportation rack is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple types of construction equipment with different wheel configurations and sizes. The padded support surface and adjustable positioning mechanisms serve multiple functions: protecting wheels, maintaining alignment, and adapting to various equipment types, thereby reducing overall system complexity through multi-functionality
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 system effectively absorbs dynamic loads and protects the wheels and drive train from damage, while maintaining the alignment of precisely-aligned elements during transport, ensuring the equipment is safely transported without sustaining damage from external loads.
Implementation Method 1
a pad supported by the support surface of the frame and supporting the smooth wheel of the construction equipment, the pad absorbing a dynamic load arising during transport
Data Source
AI summary
A transportation rack for construction equipment is provided. The transportation rack includes a pad for supporting a hard, smooth wheel of the concrete equipment. The pad absorbs dynamic loads on the construction equipment during transportation to avoid flat spots developing on the hard, smooth wheel. The transportation rack also includes a rigid guard to protect a precisely aligned element of the equipment, and a rigid bar extending across a portion of the construction equipment to hold it down or apply a containment load to hold the equipment against the pad.