Quick-Connect Accessory Mounts for Flexible Aerial Work Platforms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing accessory mount systems for aerial work platforms lack flexibility and ergonomics, limiting the ability to mount various accessories at different locations, which can hinder the efficiency and safety of workers operating at heights.
Innovation Solution
A modular accessory mount system featuring frame members with quick-connect rails and recessed slots, allowing for the attachment of accessories at multiple locations on the platform's sidewalls and lip, with corner frame members providing additional mounting options and a catch mechanism for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional accessory mount systems are used on aerial work platforms, then the structure is simple, but the flexibility and adaptability for mounting various accessories at different locations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mount system is divided into multiple frame members (first frame member, second frame member, third frame member) that can be independently positioned and configured. Each frame member can support separate mount rails, allowing accessories to be mounted at different locations on the platform interior and exterior sides independently
Solution Approach 2:
The mount system uses universal quick-connect accessory mounts that can engage with mount rails on any frame member. The same quick-connect mechanism works on both interior and exterior side mounts, providing flexibility to attach various accessories at multiple locations without requiring different mounting systems
2Ease of operation
If accessories are mounted on aerial work platforms, then worker efficiency and safety improve, but the existing mount systems lack ergonomic optimization
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs quick-connect accessory mounts that can be rapidly attached and detached without tools. The dynamic connection allows workers to easily access and reposition accessories during elevated work, improving ergonomics by reducing physical strain from repeatedly mounting and dismounting equipment
Solution Approach 2:
Frame members with mount rails are pre-configured on the platform structure before work begins. This preliminary setup allows accessories to be quickly attached at optimal ergonomic locations without requiring complex on-site assembly during elevated operations
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory mount system is provided for mounting on an aerial work platform having sidewalls extending upwardly from a base to a rim or lip. The mount system is configured to be releasably attached to the lip and one or more of the sidewalls of the work platform and includes quick-connect accessory mounts that allow various types of accessories or accessory mount/holders to be mounted on the system and, via the system, on to the work platform. The system can include a quick-connect mechanism for releasably mounting an accessory to the system. The quick-connect mechanism includes a catch mounted to a frame to pivot between a release position and a lock position and a user actuated release lever connected to the catch to allow a user to actuate the catch from the lock position to the release position.