Snow Shovel Structure With Ice-Breaking Frame for Refrozen Road Ice
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing snow plow robots are ineffective in removing hard ice from icy roads and often cause safety hazards as melted snow from the sides of the road can refreeze and flow back onto the road.
Innovation Solution
A snow shovel structure for a snow plow robot equipped with a telescopic rod mechanism, rotating rods, and an ice-breaking frame powered by motors and universal wheels, allowing for the breaking and removal of hard ice and snow, with a design that enables the snow to be shoveled into green belts or sewers, reducing safety risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional snow plow robots only push snow to both sides of the road, then the main road passage is ensured, but melted snow from the sides can refreeze and flow back onto the road causing safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The snow shovel plate is designed with movable and rotatable capabilities, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position and orientation. The shovel plate can rotate around a transverse axis and a longitudinal axis, enabling it to adapt to different road conditions and prevent snow from flowing back onto the road by directing it properly to the sides or into green belts or sewers.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds rotational movement around both transverse and longitudinal axes to the traditional linear pushing motion. This multi-dimensional movement capability allows the snow shovel plate to not only push snow sideways but also to control the trajectory and final destination of the snow, preventing it from refreezing on the road surface.
2Device complexity
If traditional snow plow robots use simple pushing mechanism, then the device structure is simple, but they cannot remove hard ice from icy roads
Solution Approach 1:
The snow shovel plate serves multiple functions: it can push snow, break ice, and direct debris to different destinations (road sides, green belts, or sewers). The movable and rotatable design allows a single structure to handle both soft snow and hard ice conditions, as well as adapt to different road geometries and environmental requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the operational parameters of the snow removal device by introducing controlled movement and rotation capabilities. The shovel plate can adjust its angle and position dynamically, transforming from a static pushing surface to an active, adaptable tool that can handle varying snow and ice conditions effectively.
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
The solution effectively breaks and removes hard ice and snow, preventing safety hazards by redirecting the debris into green belts or sewers, providing a more thorough snow removal process and reducing the risk of ice reformation on roads.
Implementation Method 1
a first motor fixed on a top portion of the housing and fixedly connected with a telescopic rod through an output shaft
Implementation Method 2
a second motor is further provided on a top portion of an inner chamber of the housing, the second motor is fixedly arranged on a top portion of the horizontal plate and fixedly connected with a first rotating rod through an output shaft
Implementation Method 3
a reciprocating screw rod, the reciprocating screw rod arranged at a bottom portion of the first rotating rod is connected with the bottom portion of the inner chamber of the housing through a second bearing, the reciprocating screw rod and the first rotating rod are connected through a first one-way bearing
Implementation Method 4
a belt is provided between the first belt pulley and the second belt pulley, the first belt pulley and the second belt pulley are connected by the belt
Implementation Method 5
a bottom portion of the housing is fixedly with four universal wheels
Implementation Method 6
a fourth rotating rod drives the circular plate to rotate, the circular plate drives multiple beating plates to rotate, and the beating plate beats the vertical plate, so that the vertical plate drives the ice-breaking frame to be beat
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AI summary
A snow shovel structure of a snow plow robot. The snow shovel structure includes a housing where a snow shovel mechanism is. The snow shovel mechanism extends outside the housing and includes a first motor fixed on a top of the housing. The first motor is fixedly connected with a telescopic rod through an output shaft. A second motor is further provided on a top portion of an inner chamber of the housing, and a horizontal plate is fixedly arranged on a side wall of the inner chamber of the housing.