Agricultural Implement Standard Mount with Side Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing agricultural implements face challenges in efficiently adjusting the position of standards relative to tool tubes, limiting adaptability and stability during operation.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of a tool tube bracket with elongated slots and adjustable fasteners allows for translational adjustment of standards relative to the tool tube, enabling precise positioning and stability without obstructing the top of the tool tube.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If square u-bolts are used to mount the standard over the top of the gang tube, then the standard can be securely attached to the agricultural implement, but the top of the tool tube becomes obstructed and adaptability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is extracted from the top of the tool tube and relocated to the side of the tool tube. The bracket assembly with u-bolts is positioned laterally, allowing the top of the tool tube to remain exposed and unobstructed, thereby maintaining adaptability while preserving secure attachment strength.
Solution Approach 2:
A bracket assembly serves as an intermediary component between the tool tube and the standard. This bracket is coupled to the side of the tool tube and provides mounting points for u-bolts, enabling secure standard attachment without direct interference with the top of the tool tube.
2Device complexity
If fixed position mounting is used for the standard, then structural simplicity is maintained, but adaptability and precise positioning capability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system transitions from a fixed position to a dynamically adjustable configuration. The bracket assembly includes features that allow the standard to be positioned at multiple locations along the tool tube while maintaining structural simplicity through standardized adjustment mechanisms.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the bracket extends over the top of the tool tube to provide mounting support, then mounting stability is improved, but the top of the tool tube becomes obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is designed with asymmetric positioning, mounting laterally to the side of the tool tube rather than extending symmetrically over the top. This asymmetric configuration provides stable mounting support while avoiding obstruction of the top surface of the tool tube.
Data Source
AI summary
An agricultural implement including a coupling mechanism for coupling to a vehicle and a frame having a tool tube with a top, which is coupled to the coupling mechanism. The frame is adapted to be pulled by the vehicle. The agricultural implement includes a plurality of wheel assemblies coupled to the frame, which support the frame above a surface. The agricultural implement includes a tool tube bracket coupled to the tool tube. The agricultural implement includes a standard having a mounting portion and a tool-receiving portion. The mounting portion is coupled to the tool tube bracket for translational adjustment of a position of the standard relative to the tool tube. The agricultural implement includes a tool coupled to the tool-receiving portion of the standard.