Transport Platform Assembly With Integrated Lashing for Safer Load Securing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for securing large loads onto semi-trailers are inefficient and unsafe, requiring manual handling and climbing, which can be time-consuming and pose safety risks.
Innovation Solution
A transport platform assembly with a load receiving platform and structural frame featuring inboard and periphery lashing features, access apertures, and corner fittings, allowing secure attachment of loads and canopy assembly, enabling safe and efficient loading, conveying, and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual handling and climbing are used to secure loads onto semi-trailers, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but safety risks increase and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a transport platform assembly as an intermediary device between the load and the semi-trailer. This platform includes integrated lashing features and corner fittings that enable mechanical securing operations without requiring personnel to manually climb or handle loads directly on the trailer, thereby improving safety while maintaining operational efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The transport platform assembly is designed with self-contained lashing features, strengthening members, and corner fittings that enable the system to secure loads independently without requiring external manual intervention. The platform's built-in anchoring points and structural elements allow loads to be secured through the platform's own infrastructure, reducing both time consumption and safety risks
2Productivity
If manual handling methods are used to secure loads, then equipment complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The transport platform assembly serves multiple functions within a single integrated structure: it provides a load-bearing platform, includes built-in lashing features for securing loads, incorporates corner fittings for trailer attachment, and contains strengthening members for structural support. This multi-functionality improves productivity without requiring multiple separate equipment pieces, thus avoiding excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The platform assembly is divided into distinct functional segments including the load receiving platform, lashing features, corner fittings, and strengthening members. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall system simplicity and ease of assembly
3Ease of operation
If personnel climb onto the trailer to secure loads, then direct control and adaptability are maintained, but safety risks increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The transport platform acts as an intermediary work surface that elevates the load securing operations away from ground level. The platform's integrated lashing features and corner fittings provide all necessary attachment points at accessible heights, eliminating the need for personnel to climb onto the semi-trailer while maintaining full control over the securing process
Solution Approach 2:
The platform assembly provides all necessary securing features through its own structure, including lashing points, strengthening members, and corner fittings. This self-service capability allows operators to secure loads from ground level using the platform's built-in infrastructure, improving safety without sacrificing operational ease
4Loss of time
If traditional lashing methods are used without integrated features, then device complexity is minimized, but the time required for securing loads increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the load receiving platform, lashing features, corner fittings, and strengthening members into a single integrated transport platform assembly. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate lashing equipment and structural modifications, reducing the time required for securing loads while avoiding excessive structural complexity through unified design
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AI summary
A transport platform assembly for loading, conveying and storing loads, the transport platform assembly comprising: a load receiving platform to receive a load thereon, a generally rectangular structural frame configured to support the load receiving platform and comprising frame members defining sides of the structural frame, and corner portions each comprising a corner fitting for permitting the transport platform assembly to be secured onto a receiving arrangement associated with a transport vehicle.