Pickup Truck Hard-Top Loose-Leaf Plate Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
The rear compartment of pickup trucks lacks rainproof and anti-theft functions, and existing solutions fail to provide a convenient and aesthetically pleasing way to load and access cargo.
Innovation Solution
A hard-top loose-leaf plate structure device comprising aluminum extrusion strips and a T-fixing strip, allowing individual long plates to be opened at 90° or placed flat at 180°, providing rainproof and anti-theft functionality while enabling easy access to cargo.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the rear compartment is covered with canvas and bound with ropes, then rainproof function is provided, but anti-theft function is lacking and aesthetic appearance is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The hard-top cover is divided into multiple detachable long plates that can be independently opened or closed. This segmentation allows the cover to provide complete protection when closed while enabling selective access when opened, eliminating the need for ropes and improving both security and aesthetics.
Solution Approach 2:
The hard-top cover transitions from a static canvas cover to a dynamic structure with movable long plates. Each plate can be independently opened at 90° or placed flat at 180°, allowing flexible access to cargo while maintaining protection when closed.
2Ease of operation
If all long plates of the hard-top loose-leaf plate are opened to access cargo, then all goods can be accessed, but time is wasted opening unnecessary plates
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is segmented into multiple independent long plates, each capable of being opened individually. Users can open only the specific plate containing the desired item rather than opening all plates, significantly reducing access time and improving operational efficiency.
3Reliability
If a hard-top cover is installed to provide rainproof and anti-theft functions, then protection is improved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The aluminum extrusion strips serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the hard-top cover, contain T-slots for assembling long plates in line, include circular arc slots for rotation, and feature hook-like parts for fixing. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining protection functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing mechanism is integrated directly into the aluminum extrusion strips through T-fixing strips and hook-like parts, eliminating the need for separate fastening components. The structural support and plate assembly features are merged into a single extrusion profile, reducing complexity.
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AI summary
Provided is a hard-top loose-leaf plate structure device for a rear compartment of a pickup truck which includes: a main aluminum extrusion strip; a right aluminum extrusion strip which is inserted in a right circular slot on the right of the main aluminum extrusion strip and is freely rotated at 90° or placed flat at 180° on a right circular lug of the main aluminum extrusion strip; a left aluminum extrusion strip which is inserted in a left circular slot on the left of the main aluminum extrusion strip and is freely rotated at 90° or placed flat at 180° on a left circular lug of the main aluminum extrusion strip; and a T-fixing strip.