Pickup Bed Cover Mounting Structure With Detachable Support Hinge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mounting structures for pickup bed covers lack convenience and stability, particularly in terms of easy installation and adaptability during use and storage.
Innovation Solution
A mounting structure featuring two parallel mounting rods with a folding cover plate, a supporting rod, and hinge seats that allow for fixed and detachable hinge points, utilizing spherical hinge columns and joints with enhanced structural strength and rotation flexibility, along with a recycling component for easy support and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the supporting rod uses fixed hinge points only, then the structure is stable, but the adaptability and ease of detachment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting rod is divided into multiple segments that can be detached and reconfigured. The rod includes a first rod body, second rod body, and third rod body that can be separated at hinge points, allowing the structure to transition from a stable fixed state to an adaptable detachable state for different usage scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge points are designed to be dynamically switchable between fixed and detachable states. The first hinge point connects the first rod body to the mounting structure, while the second hinge point connects the second rod body, allowing dynamic reconfiguration of the supporting rod according to operational needs
2Stability of the object's composition
If the cover plate is always fixed, then the structure is stable, but the ease of operation for storage is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the cover plate and mounting structure is designed to be dynamically changeable. The cover plate can be fixed to the mounting rods during operation for stability, and easily detached when storage is needed, allowing the system to switch between stable and operational states
3Ease of manufacture
If the hinge connection is simple, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the structural strength is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge connections utilize composite construction combining different materials and structural elements. The hinge points incorporate mounting seats, rod bodies, and connecting elements that work together to provide both ease of assembly and high structural strength, with the third rod body extending into the mounting seat for enhanced connection integrity
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AI summary
A mounting structure for a pickup bed cover includes two mounting rods and a folding cover plate. The two mounting rods are in parallel, and the cover plate is fixed with the mounting rods together. The mounting structure for the pickup bed cover further includes a supporting rod, a first hinge seat and a second hinge seat. The first hinge seat is arranged on one of the mounting rods and the second hinge seat is arranged on the cover plate, one end of the supporting rod is fixedly hinged with the first hinge seat, and the other end of the supporting rod is detachably hinged with the second hinge seat. With one end of the supporting rod being fixedly hinged and the other end of the supporting rod being detachably hinged, a stable mounting structure is obtained and it is more convenient to mount.