Agricultural Equipment Support Beater with Damping Stop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Agricultural equipment experiences damage from impacts and vibrations during transport due to inadequate support and absorption, which directly affects sensitive hydraulic components like actuator cylinders, potentially leading to accidents and equipment damage.
Innovation Solution
A supporting stop with a damping portion made of high impact absorption material, such as rubber, is secured to a structural portion of the equipment, allowing the central section to rest on it during transport, thereby absorbing impacts and vibrations instead of transferring them to the hydraulic cylinders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the equipment sections are supported on the header during transport position, then the equipment achieves reduced transport width and proper configuration, but the hydraulic components and actuator cylinders suffer direct impacts from bumps and vibrations
Solution Approach 1:
A supporting stop element is introduced as an intermediary component between the equipment section and the header. This stop element absorbs and mitigates impact forces generated during transport, preventing direct transmission of shocks and vibrations to the hydraulic actuator cylinder and other sensitive hydraulic components, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining transport configuration and protecting hydraulic system reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting stop element is positioned in advance to provide cushioning protection before impacts occur during transport. By being pre-installed in the load path between the equipment section and header, it proactively absorbs impact forces before they can damage hydraulic components, addressing the reliability issue while maintaining operational ease
2Strength
If the header is made robust enough to bear the equipment section weight, then the equipment sections can be properly supported during transport, but the hydraulic components still bear the full impact forces
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting stop element serves as a mediator that distributes and absorbs impact forces. Even though the header is robust enough to bear the static weight, the stop element intercepts dynamic impact forces during transport, preventing them from being transmitted to both the header and hydraulic components simultaneously, thus reducing harmful impact factors
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 supporting stop effectively mitigates the impact and vibration forces, protecting the hydraulic components and preventing damage to the equipment and ensuring safer operation during transport.
Implementation Method 1
a damping portion (11) configured to contact a second structural portion (21) of the agricultural equipment... made of high impact absorption material, such as rubber... absorbing impacts and vibrations
Data Source
AI summary
Presently described is a support stop (1) for agricultural equipment (2) comprising a support portion (10) to be secured on a first structural portion (20) of the agricultural equipment (2), and a portion of damping (11) configured to contact a second structural portion (21) of the agricultural equipment (2), allowing the structural portions to adequately support and absorb impacts that occur during the displacement of the equipment in the transport position. The present invention further relates to agricultural equipment provided with the aforementioned supporting stop.