Tire Tread Collection Device for Semi Truck Debris Mitigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Semi truck trailers frequently lose tire tread, resulting in debris on roadways that causes traffic hazards, accidents, injuries, and environmental damage, as existing solutions fail to effectively collect and mitigate this issue.
Innovation Solution
A tire tread collection device is designed to be coupled to vehicles, featuring vertical and horizontal supports with a debris screen that captures tire debris through a collection aperture, utilizing vehicle couplers and retainers to secure the device, and is shaped to accommodate tire widths, allowing for efficient debris retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a tire tread collection device is installed on a vehicle, then tire debris on roadways is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collection device is divided into multiple independent components including a collection aperture, debris screen, vertical supports, and horizontal supports. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while simplifying the overall design and maintenance of the system.
Solution Approach 2:
The collection device is designed to be universally applicable to various vehicle types by coupling to the vehicle frame. The same basic structure can collect tire debris from different tire configurations, making the device multi-functional and reducing overall system complexity across different applications.
2Quantity of substance
If the collection aperture width is increased to capture more debris, then debris collection effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collection aperture width is specifically designed to be greater than the width of at least one tire, creating a localized expansion only where needed for debris capture. This targeted approach maximizes debris collection capacity without unnecessarily increasing the overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes the vertical dimension by extending supports upward from the vehicle frame, allowing the collection aperture to span across the tire width without requiring excessive horizontal extension. This dimensional approach efficiently captures debris from multiple tires simultaneously.
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, a tire tread collection device is provided which may be coupled to any vehicle preferably having one or more tires. The device may include one or more vertical supports which may be coupled to a debris screen. The debris screen may have a first end, with a collection aperture, and a second end. The first end and collection aperture may be positioned behind and proximate to one or more tires of a vehicle. Preferably, the device may include a first vertical support and a second vertical support which may each be coupled to opposite sides of the collection aperture and which may also be coupled to an opposing side of the vehicle so that one or more tires are positioned approximately between the vertical supports. Tire debris thrown from the tires may enter the debris screen through the collection aperture of the first end and be retained therein between the first end and the second end.