Snow Plow Mount Pivot Assembly for Blade Support Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing snow plow mounts for vehicles often fail to provide sufficient support for snow plow blades, leading to deformation or breakage during use, especially when the mounts allow the blade to pivot around one or more axes.
Innovation Solution
The proposed snow plow mount incorporates a robust frame with a pivot assembly and angle control arm, along with springs to bias the blade into an upright position, providing enhanced structural support and adjustability to maintain effective plowing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the mount allows the blade to pivot around one or more axes, then the adaptability and ease of operation are improved, but the structural strength and reliability deteriorate, leading to deformation or breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The mount is divided into multiple components including a frame, pivot assembly, angle control arm, and springs. This segmentation allows the pivoting function to be isolated to specific components (pivot assembly) while the overall frame maintains structural strength. The blade can pivot through the pivot assembly without compromising the integrity of the entire mount structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Springs are incorporated into the mount design to provide cushioning and absorb stresses during pivoting operations. These springs prepare the system in advance to handle dynamic loads and impacts that occur during blade pivoting, preventing deformation or breakage by absorbing energy before it can damage critical structural components.
2Reliability
If a robust frame with pivot assembly and angle control arm is implemented, then the structural strength and reliability are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support, anchors the pivot assembly, and supports the angle control arm mechanism. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function, thereby improving reliability without proportionally increasing complexity. The same structural elements that provide strength also serve as mounting points for pivoting and angle control mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design significantly improves the structural integrity and adjustability of the snow plow mount, reducing the risk of deformation or breakage and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of snow plowing operations.
Implementation Method 1
springs to bias the blade into an upright position
Data Source
AI summary
A mount for a snow plow configured to attach a snow plow blade to a vehicle that includes a frame with a pivot that is rotatably attached to the vehicle and a pivot assembly that includes a blade support, an upper plate, and a lower plate, that is rotatably coupled to the pivot with the upper plate is positioned on the upper side of the pivot, and the lower plate positioned on a lower side of the pivot, where the height of the pivot assembly is greater than the height of the pivot. A snow plow assembly including the mount is also included.