Pivotable Side Panel Construction for Curtain Sided Transport Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Curtain sided transport vehicles face challenges with loose items shifting during transport, potential damage to curtains, and increased theft risk due to non-rigid side walls, while also struggling with cumbersome loading of large objects.
Innovation Solution
A side panel construction for curtain sided transport vehicles featuring pivotable panels connected between adjacent posts and a horizontal bar, allowing panels to pivot around both vertical and horizontal axes, creating a large accessible opening for easy loading and unloading, and providing additional security against theft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fixed panels are used between posts, then load containment and curtain protection are improved, but loading of large objects becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The panels are made pivotable around a horizontal axis parallel to the bar, allowing them to rotate between a closed position (providing load containment) and an open position (allowing easy loading of large objects). This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction by enabling the same panel to serve both protective and accessible functions.
2Stability of the object's composition
If rigid side walls are used, then load position control is improved, but loading flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall panels are designed to be pivotable rather than fixed rigid structures. When closed, they provide stable load containment; when opened, they allow flexible loading of various object sizes and shapes. This dynamic design enables the system to adapt to different loading requirements while maintaining stability during transport.
3Adaptability or versatility
If curtain walls are used, then loading flexibility is improved, but security against theft deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall construction uses composite panels that combine the flexibility of curtain walls with the security features of rigid structures. These panels can be easily opened for loading but provide robust protection when closed, addressing both security concerns and loading flexibility requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are designed to be easily movable for loading purposes but provide secure closure when not in use. The pivotable mechanism allows quick transition between open and closed states, maintaining security while preserving loading flexibility.
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AI summary
Side panel construction for a curtain sided transport vehicle, said side panel construction comprising a plurality of panels, each of which connected between two adjacent, in use substantially vertically oriented, subsequent posts of the curtain sided transport vehicle, characterized in that said side panel construction comprises an, in use substantially horizontally oriented, bar from which said posts extend, wherein said posts comprise translation means arranged for engaging said bar such that said posts are moveable in a direction parallel to said bar, and wherein each of said panels are pivotable around a pivoting axis substantially parallel to at least one of its connecting posts, such that said panels can be joined together by moving said posts in said direction parallel to said bar.