Quick-Release Truck Deck Plate Staggered Coupling Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current quick-release truck systems for rideable vehicles are inconvenient, lack structural integrity to withstand high impact forces, and fail to prevent inadvertent disengagement during tricks, and do not offer efficient retrofitment capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A quick-release truck system featuring a deck plate and truck plate with vertically and horizontally staggered coupling means, including grooves and rails, and a dual-action locking mechanism with lock stops and spring-loaded lock bars for secure engagement and easy disengagement, integrated into the truck baseplate for enhanced structural integrity and adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a quick-release mechanism is used for tool-less installation, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to inadvertent disengagement during tricks
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism uses spring-loaded lock bars that dynamically adjust to apply continuous locking force. The springs provide automatic tension to maintain engagement between the lock bars and lock stops, ensuring the truck remains securely locked during high-impact tricks while still allowing quick release when intentionally activated.
Solution Approach 2:
The lock bars are biased by springs to engage with lock stops in a curved or angled manner, creating a mechanical interference fit that resists disengagement forces from tricks. The geometric design of the locking surfaces ensures that release forces must overcome the spring bias and mechanical interlocking, preventing accidental release.
2Device complexity
If a simple quick-release mechanism is used, then device complexity is reduced, but strength deteriorates due to inability to withstand high impact forces
Solution Approach 1:
The locking system is divided into multiple independent locking points with lock bars and lock stops distributed across the truck-deck interface. This segmentation allows the system to distribute impact forces across multiple engagement points, significantly increasing overall strength without requiring a complex single-point locking mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism combines multiple material properties and structural elements - spring steel for the lock bars, rigid plastic or metal for the lock stops, and friction surfaces - to create a composite system that withstands high impact forces while maintaining simple operation. The combination of elastic springs and rigid locking surfaces provides both strength and simplicity.
3Reliability
If multiple coupling means are used to secure the truck plate to the deck plate, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple locking functions are merged into a single integrated mechanism. The spring-loaded lock bars simultaneously engage multiple lock stops across different axes, providing multi-directional securing action through one unified locking system. This reduces the number of separate components and operations needed while maintaining high reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The lock bars serve multiple functions: they provide mechanical locking, apply spring-biased locking force, and can be simultaneously actuated for release. The same basic component structure is used for both securing and releasing operations, simplifying the overall system while achieving reliable multi-point engagement.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides efficient, tool-less retrofitment, enhanced structural integrity to withstand high impact forces, and secure locking to prevent unintended disengagement, ensuring reliable performance during tricks and various riding conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a dual-action locking mechanism with lock stops and spring-loaded lock bars for secure engagement and easy disengagement
Data Source
AI summary
A quick-release truck system includes a deck plate, a truck plate, and a locking mechanism for releasably locking the truck plate to the deck plate. The deck plate mounts to an underside of a deck of a rideable vehicle, and the truck plate mounts to, or is integrated into, an upper surface of a truck baseplate. The deck plate and the truck plate slidingly engage one another using vertically-staggered complementary coupling means. The coupling means may further be horizontally-staggered to create a tiered configuration. The coupling means include a combination of rails and grooves. Once fully engaged, the truck plate releasably locks to the deck plate. The deck plate and the truck plate may include cut-outs for weight reduction.