Tow Hook Mounting Assembly With Telescopic Tie Rod
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mounting techniques for vehicle accessories are complex, requiring multiple parts and tools, advanced skills, and often necessitate vehicle modifications, with a risk of fasteners loosening over time.
Innovation Solution
A mounting assembly comprising anchor blocks with lateral faces engaging tow hooks, a telescopic tie rod, and a ratchet body assembly for secure and adjustable attachment, allowing quick connection and disconnection without tools or specialized skills and no vehicle modifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional mounting techniques using multiple threaded fasteners are used, then the accessory can be securely attached to the vehicle, but the installation becomes complex and requires advanced skills and tools
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate modular components: a mounting assembly with anchor blocks that attaches to tow hooks, and an accessory that can be independently attached. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized separately and simplifies installation by eliminating the need for complex integrated fastening systems requiring multiple threaded fasteners and specialized tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly acts as an intermediary component between the vehicle's existing tow hooks and the accessory. By utilizing the vehicle's pre-existing tow hooks as mounting points, the system eliminates the need for direct complex fastening between the accessory and vehicle body, thereby simplifying the overall installation process while maintaining secure attachment.
2Reliability
If conventional mounting techniques requiring vehicle modifications are used, then the accessory can be firmly installed, but the vehicle structure must be altered
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is designed to be universally compatible with standard vehicle tow hooks, which are pre-existing features on most vehicles. This multi-functional design allows the same mounting assembly to be installed on different vehicle models without requiring vehicle-specific modifications, thereby eliminating the need to alter the vehicle structure while ensuring firm installation through the standardized tow hook interface.
3Reliability
If permanent installation systems are used, then the accessory remains securely mounted, but the system cannot be easily removed or repositioned
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system transitions from a static permanent installation to a dynamic reversible connection. The mounting assembly incorporates a telescopic tie rod with a ratchet body assembly that allows for adjustable length and secure locking in position. This dynamic design enables the accessory to be firmly mounted during use while allowing easy removal and repositioning by simply releasing the ratchet mechanism, eliminating the need for tools or specialized skills.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy, tool-free installation and removal of accessories without modifying the vehicle, ensuring secure attachment and preventing fastener loosening, accessible to unskilled individuals.
Implementation Method 1
a ratchet body assembly attached to the elongate tie rod
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting assembly for removably securing accessories to a vehicle may include a pair of anchor blocks, each of the pair of anchor blocks including a medial face and a lateral face, wherein the lateral face of each anchor block is configured to engage with a respective tow hook on the vehicle; an elongate tie rod attached to and extending between the medial surfaces of the pair of anchor blocks; and a ratchet body assembly attached to the elongate tie rod. The elongate tie rod may be a telescopic tie rod and, thus, may have an adjustable length.