Rotating Loading Board for Large Tire Workstation Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional workstation designs for vehicle maintenance are inadequate for vehicles with large tires, as they do not accommodate tire widths beyond 6-8 inches, making it difficult for technicians to access and maintain vehicles with wider tires like UTVs and ATVs.
Innovation Solution
A rotating structure for the bearing section of the workstation featuring a main board, supporting module, and adjustable loading boards with horizontal rods, allowing the loading boards to rotate and adjust to accommodate vehicles with tire widths up to 12 inches, enabling technicians to work closer to the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the loading board width is increased to accommodate larger tires (up to 12 inches), then the workstation can handle vehicles with wider tires, but the loading board becomes heavier and harder to adjust
Solution Approach 1:
The loading board is designed to be rotatable relative to the main board, transforming from a static fixed-orientation structure to a dynamic adjustable one. The rotation mechanism allows the loading board to change its angular position, enabling technicians to access vehicles with large tires from different angles while maintaining structural support.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading board is divided into multiple sections that can rotate independently around horizontal rods. This segmentation allows each section to be positioned optimally for different tire widths and vehicle configurations, making the overall structure more adaptable without requiring the entire board to be moved or reconfigured.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the loading board is made wider to accommodate 12-inch tires, then larger vehicles can be maintained, but the loading board becomes more difficult to reposition and adjust
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making the entire loading board a single rigid wide piece, the design uses multiple narrower sections connected by rotation joints. This allows the wide configuration to be achieved through the arrangement of multiple sections rather than a single large component, reducing the complexity of repositioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading board is segmented into multiple sections that can be independently rotated and positioned. Each section is supported by horizontal rods that act as rotation axes, allowing easy repositioning of individual sections without moving the entire wide structure, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
A rotating structure for bearing section of workstation suitable for repairing or maintaining auto mobiles with large sized tires, has a main board, a supporting module, at least two corresponding loading boards and a plurality of long and shorter horizontal rods. The loading board has multiple sections, and the loading board further has a plurality of engaging apertures at a corresponding side facing the main board. Each longer horizontal rod and one shorter horizontal rod are paired together, the longer horizontal rod allows to the loading board to rotate and the shorter horizontal rod is secured between the loading board and the main board. By removing one of the shorter horizontal rod one end of the loading board is released for rotation.