Accessory Track Deck Spring-Biased Slider Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bedslides and bed decks for pickup truck cargo boxes lack a versatile and secure mechanism for attaching and detaching accessories, limiting the flexibility and efficiency of item storage and use.
Innovation Solution
An accessory track deck system comprising longitudinally extending planks and tracks with sliders and spring-biased rail channels, allowing for secure attachment and reconfiguration of accessories using various securement structures like nuts, sliders, and rollers, which can be easily moved along the tracks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a secure mechanism for attaching accessories is implemented, then the reliability of accessory attachment is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The slider mechanism allows accessories to be dynamically repositioned along the track channel while maintaining secure attachment. The spring-loaded design enables the slider to automatically engage with the track and adjust to different positions, providing both security and flexibility without requiring complex locking mechanisms at each position.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded slider automatically engages with the track channel and maintains constant pressure against the track walls, ensuring secure attachment without requiring additional fasteners or manual adjustment. The system self-regulates the attachment force through the spring mechanism, eliminating the need for complex external securing systems.
2Ease of operation
If accessories can be easily moved and reconfigured, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of securement may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The slider can be freely moved along the track channel to any position and will automatically lock into place through the spring mechanism. This dynamic design allows easy reconfiguration while maintaining reliable securement, as the spring ensures constant engagement pressure regardless of the slider's position along the track.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows continuous variation of the accessory position parameter along the track length while maintaining constant securement force through the spring mechanism. The spring adjusts its compression to maintain optimal engagement pressure at any position, enabling both ease of movement and reliable securement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple attachment options and reconfiguration capabilities are provided, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The track channel and slider mechanism provide a universal attachment system that can accommodate various accessory types and positions along the track. The same basic structure serves multiple functions: securing accessories, allowing repositioning, and adapting to different load requirements, thereby reducing the need for multiple specialized attachment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The deck is divided into multiple track channels that can be independently configured with sliders at different positions. This segmentation allows each track to be optimized for specific accessory types while the overall system maintains versatility through the modular nature of the track-slider components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a flexible and secure platform for attaching various accessories, enabling efficient storage and use of items on the bedslide or cargo box, with easy reconfiguration and attachment options, enhancing the utility of the bedslide system.
Implementation Method 1
a spring that biases the at least one slider towards the first rail and the second rail of the at least one longitudinally extending accessory track
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory track deck for use on a truck cargo box is provided. This accessory track deck includes a deck assembly that has at least one plank and at least one accessory track. The at least one accessory track includes an opening, a track channel located adjacent the opening, and at least one rail located adjacent one side of the opening.