Tractor Mud Flap System With Removable Frame Brackets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tractors towing other vehicles are prone to damage from rocks and road debris kicked up by the leading tractor, resulting in costly damage, and existing solutions often require permanent modifications or are not easily removable.
Innovation Solution
A mud flap system for tractors that includes brackets clamping to the tractor's frame, lateral extensions supporting covers over the rear wheels, and an optional axle holding assembly for storage, allowing for easy installation and removal without damaging the tractor and providing protection from debris.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a mud flap system is installed to protect the towed tractor from rocks and debris, then protection against harmful factors is improved, but the system may require permanent modifications to the tractor frame
Solution Approach 1:
The mud flap system is divided into separate modular components: brackets that attach to the tractor frame, lateral extensions that connect the brackets, and mud flaps that cover the wheels. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and assembled without requiring permanent modifications to the tractor itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The brackets serve as intermediary components between the tractor frame and the mud flaps. These brackets clamp onto the frame using removable fastening mechanisms, providing a non-permanent attachment point that eliminates the need for holes, drillings, or other permanent modifications to the tractor structure.
2Ease of operation
If a mud flap system is designed to be easily removable, then ease of operation is improved, but the protection effectiveness may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mud flap system incorporates dynamic attachment mechanisms that allow for easy installation and removal while maintaining secure protection during use. The brackets can be quickly fastened and unfastened from the tractor frame, and the mud flaps can be independently removed or adjusted without compromising the overall protection effectiveness when installed.
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AI summary
A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor.