Portable Winch Bag System with Removable Battery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional vehicle-mounted winches are limited by their permanence and the inconvenience of transporting and setting up separate components, and they can drain vehicle battery power with extended use, making them unsuitable for remote or inaccessible areas.
Innovation Solution
A mobile winch system integrated into a bag with a metal plate, anchor component, battery power source, switch/controller, and motorized winch, allowing independent operation by a single person without a vehicle, with a removable battery and anchor component for secure positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a winch is permanently mounted to a vehicle, then the winch can be used with the vehicle's power source and mounting structure, but the winch cannot be used in areas inaccessible by the vehicle and drains the vehicle battery with extended use
Solution Approach 1:
The winch system is divided into separable components (winch unit, battery, bag) that can be independently handled and reconfigured. The winch motor assembly can be detached from the battery and bag, allowing the operator to carry only essential components to remote locations while leaving non-essential parts at the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The winch system is extracted from the vehicle context and made independently portable. The battery is removed from the vehicle's electrical system and placed in a portable bag with the winch, creating a self-contained unit that operates independently of the vehicle's power and mounting structures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate winch components are transported to a remote location, then the winch can operate independently of the vehicle, but transporting, assembling, and disassembling the components is inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The winch motor, battery, controller, and carrying bag are merged into a single integrated assembly. The battery is positioned within the bag and electrically connected to the winch motor, which is mounted on the bag's metal plate. This integration eliminates the need to assemble and disassemble separate components, as the entire system can be carried and deployed as one unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery is pre-positioned within the bag and pre-connected to the winch motor before transport. The controller is pre-configured and mounted on the bag. These preliminary arrangements ensure that when the system is transported to the remote location, no assembly or configuration steps are required - the system is ready for immediate use upon arrival.
3Ease of operation
If the winch system is made portable in a bag, then the system can be transported to inaccessible areas and handled by a single person, but the system requires integration of multiple components into a compact configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The bag serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the structural housing for the battery, the mounting platform for the winch motor (via the metal plate), the carrying handle assembly, and the protective enclosure. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying the overall integration while maintaining portability and single-person operability.
Solution Approach 2:
The battery is nested within the bag's internal space, and the winch motor is mounted on the bag's external metal plate. The controller is mounted on the bag's surface. This nested arrangement allows all components to be contained within a single compact unit that fits in the bag, enabling easy transport while integrating multiple functional elements in a space-efficient configuration.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient, portable winching operations in inaccessible areas without draining vehicle batteries, reducing setup complexity and allowing single-person operation, particularly beneficial for remote logging and similar tasks.
Implementation Method 1
a battery power source mounted on or affixed to the plate
Implementation Method 2
a motorized winch operatively coupled to the battery, switch, and/or controller and mounted on the plate, the winch comprising a motor or engine
Implementation Method 3
a drum or winding mechanism; and a cable, rope, or the like
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AI summary
A mobile winching system is provided, whereby a motorized winch, battery, and controller are mounted on a metal plate that is attached to and may be enclosed within a bag, wherein the metal plate has attachment points for coupling an anchor component to fix the winch system in position during a winching operation. The mobile winch in a bag system provides a way to transport and operate a winch in areas that are otherwise inaccessible by traditional vehicle mounted winches without the necessity of separately transporting the components of the system and with reduced setup of the components for use.