Trailer Tank With Tilted Body For Lower Center Of Gravity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trailers do not effectively lower their overall center of gravity, which can affect stability and safety when attaching to vehicles, especially when carrying fluids that settle unevenly within the tank.
Innovation Solution
A trailer design featuring a tank with a lower body and a tilted body, where the lower body is substantially horizontal and the tilted body extends upwards, creating a cavity that allows fluid to settle low and evenly distribute mass, thereby lowering the overall center of gravity and ensuring compatibility with standard vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the tank is designed with a lower body and tilted body configuration, then the overall center of gravity is lowered and fluid distribution is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tank is divided into two distinct segments: a lower body portion and a tilted body portion. The lower body portion extends horizontally and contains the majority of the fluid volume, while the tilted body portion extends upward at an angle. This segmentation allows fluid to settle primarily in the lower horizontal section, lowering the overall center of gravity and improving stability without requiring complex active control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The tank design transitions from a conventional horizontal configuration to a two-dimensional configuration combining horizontal and vertical extents. The lower body provides horizontal fluid distribution while the tilted body extends vertically, creating a three-dimensional fluid distribution pattern that lowers the center of gravity. This dimensional approach naturally distributes fluid mass more effectively without additional mechanical components.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the tilted body extends upward to lower the center of gravity, then stability is improved, but the ground clearance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tilted body portion is designed with specific local characteristics: it extends upward at a controlled angle from the lower body but maintains a relatively small volume compared to the lower horizontal section. This localized vertical extension is sufficient to shift the overall center of gravity to a desirable position while minimizing the impact on ground clearance requirements. The majority of the tank volume remains in the lower horizontal section that maintains adequate ground clearance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design enhances stability and safety by minimizing the overall center of gravity, allowing the trailer to attach securely to vehicles while ensuring even fluid distribution and compliance with safety standards.
Implementation Method 1
A trailer design featuring a tank with a lower body and a tilted body, where the lower body is substantially horizontal and the tilted body extends upwards, creating a cavity that allows fluid to settle low and evenly distribute mass, thereby lowering the overall center of gravity
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AI summary
A trailer configured to lower an overall center of gravity thereof. The trailer comprises a tank, a wheel assembly, a height and a length. The tank comprises a cavity contained within a lower body, a tilted body, a front end and a rear end. The lower body comprises a lower body height, a lower body length, a lower body ground clearance and a lower center of gravity. The tilted body comprises a tilted body ground clearance, a tilted body length, the height and a tilted portion center of gravity. The tank comprises the length, a height equal to the height of the tilted body, and a ground clearance equal to the lower body ground clearance.