Soil Recycler Fork Receiving Device Transport Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Soil recyclers face safety risks during transport due to the risk of slipping or tipping, especially on uneven surfaces, leading to potential damage and injury, as they are often moved unsecured on transport pallets.
Innovation Solution
The soil recycler is designed with a receiving device for fork tines, featuring spaced recesses to prevent tilting, allowing secure transport using a lifting fork instead of ropes or belts, and an additional support on the rear side for further stability, ensuring the center of gravity is lowered and tilting moment is reduced.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the soil recycler is transported unsecured on a transport pallet, then transport simplicity is maintained, but safety is compromised due to risk of slipping or tipping
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into functional sections with the first receiving device integrated into the housing structure itself, creating dedicated engagement zones that segment the transport interface from the processing functions
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device with recesses acts as an intermediary structure between the lifting fork and the soil recycler housing, providing a mediating interface that enables secure attachment without complex lifting mechanisms
2Reliability
If lifting ropes or belts are used to secure the soil recycler, then transport safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting mechanism is extracted from the soil recycler design by using an external lifting fork, eliminating the need for integrated ropes, belts, or complex lifting systems while maintaining secure transport capability
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device with recesses serves multiple functions: it provides secure engagement for the lifting fork during transport, maintains structural integrity of the housing, and allows for standardized lifting operations across different soil recycler models
3Ease of operation
If the soil recycler is moved on uneven terrain, then mobility is maintained, but stability deteriorates due to increased risk of tilting
Solution Approach 1:
The recesses are positioned to create a stable engagement geometry that counteracts tilting moments, with the spacing and depth of recesses designed to provide rotational stability when the lifting fork engages the housing
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device with pre-positioned recesses is integrated into the housing design before transport, establishing predetermined stable engagement points that prevent tilting from occurring in the first place rather than correcting it afterward
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AI summary
The invention comprises a soil recycler (10) with a housing (12) for receiving the soil recycling device (29) having a housing top (18) and bottom (20), housing front (14) and housing back (16) and two opposing housing side surfaces (22, 24), wherein the housing front (14) has an opening for receiving the material to be crushed and/or sieved and the housing back (16) has an opening for discharging the crushed and/or sieved material, and the shafts of the soil recycling device (29) extend between the two housing side surfaces (22, 24), wherein the housing (12) has a first receiving device (36) for receiving a pair of fork tines (40) of a lifting fork (42), wherein the first receiving device (36) comprises two recesses (34, 34', 34'') spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the shafts (30), which are designed such that the respective fork tines (40) of the lifting fork (42) can engage here.