Telescoping Joist Assembly for Adjustable Suspended Access Platforms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing suspended work platforms require custom dimensions for specific projects, leading to delays and increased costs due to the need for designing, manufacturing, and shipping customized components.
Innovation Solution
A joist attachment and adjustable joist assembly that allows for telescoping length adjustment via interconnecting components with mechanical fasteners, enabling fine-tuning and quick adaptation to various structural support systems without the need for custom manufacturing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If custom dimensions are designed and manufactured for specific projects, then the access structure can accommodate unique project requirements, but project completion time increases and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The joist assembly incorporates adjustable length capability through telescoping sections that can be extended or retracted, and height adjustment through positioning mechanisms. This dynamic adjustability allows a single standardized joist design to adapt to various project-specific dimensional requirements without requiring custom manufacturing for each project.
Solution Approach 2:
The joist assembly allows modification of key parameters including length, height, and spacing through adjustable components and positioning mechanisms. These parameter changes enable the same standardized component to meet different project requirements by simply adjusting its configuration rather than manufacturing new custom parts.
2Adaptability or versatility
If custom components are designed and manufactured for specific projects, then the access structure can accommodate unique project requirements, but overall project costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The joist assembly is designed as a universal component that can serve multiple functions and accommodate various project requirements through its adjustable features. A single standardized joist design with adjustable length, height, and spacing capabilities can replace multiple custom-designed components, reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable nature of the joist assembly allows standardized components to dynamically adapt to different project requirements, eliminating the need for expensive custom manufacturing. The same component can be configured for different lengths, heights, and spacing requirements across multiple projects.
3Ease of manufacture
If fixed dimension joists are used, then manufacturing is simplified and costs are reduced, but the ability to accommodate unique project requirements is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The joist assembly is divided into multiple sections including telescoping parts and adjustable components that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the standardized joist to be configured in different arrangements to meet unique project requirements while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular, pre-fabricated segments.
4Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable mechanisms are added to joists, then adaptability to various project requirements is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The joist assembly incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities through telescoping mechanisms and positioning systems that allow length and height to be modified. These dynamic features provide adaptability to various project requirements while maintaining relatively simple construction through standardized adjustable components rather than complex custom mechanisms.
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AI summary
A joist attachment includes a joist attachment first end, a joist attachment second end, a top portion, and a bottom portion. The joist attachment first end is arranged on a center axis of the joist attachment. A width of the joist attachment second end is greater than a width of the joist attachment first end. The joist attachment second end includes a second support at least substantially parallel to the first support and arranged on a first side of the center axis and a third support at least substantially parallel to the second support and arranged on a second side of the center axis, the second side opposite the first side. The top portion and the bottom portion extend between the joist attachment first end and the joist attachment second end. The top portion includes a plurality of top portion apertures. The bottom includes a plurality of bottom portion apertures.