Sliding Plate Tool Carrier for Rapid Vehicle Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing self-propelled vehicles lack flexibility, safety, and quickness in assembling tools, as current solutions fail to meet the requirements for efficient and rapid tool mounting on construction sites.
Innovation Solution
A self-propelled vehicle equipped with a tool-carrying basis featuring a sliding plate with guides and locking mechanisms, allowing for easy alignment and secure attachment to the vehicle's frame, enabling quick assembly of various tools with minimal mechanical procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional tool mounting methods are used on self-propelled vehicles, then tools can be assembled, but the assembly process is time-consuming and requires multiple mechanical procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The tool carrier is divided into modular components: a base plate with guide grooves, sliding plates for different tool types, and interchangeable tool modules. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and quickly assembled, eliminating complex mechanical procedures and reducing assembly time while maintaining high productivity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional tool mounting methods are used, then tools can be secured, but the system lacks flexibility for quick reconfiguration
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic, movable components including sliding plates that can be inserted and removed along guide grooves, and interchangeable tool modules that can be quickly swapped. This dynamic design enables rapid reconfiguration of tool arrangements without complex mechanical operations, simultaneously improving flexibility and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate with standardized guide grooves serves as a universal mounting structure that can accommodate various tool types through different sliding plates and modules. This universal interface design allows the same base structure to support multiple tool configurations, enhancing adaptability while simplifying assembly procedures through standardization.
3Reliability
If tools are mounted on self-propelled vehicles, then operational capability is provided, but safety concerns arise from inadequate securing mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The guide grooves and sliding plate design incorporate built-in positioning features and retention mechanisms that automatically secure tools during operation. The structural design beforehand ensures tools are properly aligned and secured through the groove-plate interface, providing safety without requiring additional complex securing devices or procedures.
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AI summary
A self-propelled vehicle (7) is equipped with a tool-carrying platform which can be assembled easily and quickly, and comprises: a pair of horizontal guides (3, 9) extending longitudinally with respect to the floor of the self-propelled vehicle (7), wherein an end is arranged at an access side; a sliding plate (1), apt to slide on said guides (3, 9) equipped with front (4, 20) and rear (6) locking holes; means for locking the plate sliding on the frame of the self-propelled vehicle (7), acting on said front (4, 20) and rear (6) locking holes; and registration means (21, 22, 23), able to eliminate the residual backlash between the plate (1) and the frame, by forming a tool-carrying platform.