Transportable Machinery Integrated Frame Design

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional truck-mounted machinery is limited by weight, height, and stability due to the stacking of machines on standard vehicles, which restricts transportation and poses obstacles like road overpasses and overhead wires.

Innovation Solution

A unique combination of specially designed rails and machine frames with notched sections allows the machine to be integrated with the transport carriage, reducing overall height and weight while enhancing stability by lowering the center of gravity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a machine is stacked on top of a standard motor vehicle chassis, then the machine can be transported, but the overall height becomes the sum of machine height and vehicle height, limiting clearance under road overpasses and overhead wires

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovetransportabilityVSAvoidoverall height

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the machine structure with the vehicle chassis by integrating the machine frame directly onto the chassis, eliminating the need for separate stacking. The machine frame includes integrated support structures that combine with the chassis to create a unified, lower-profile configuration that reduces overall height while maintaining transportability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent reconfigures the spatial arrangement by transitioning from a vertical stacking arrangement to a integrated side-mounted configuration. The machine frame is positioned to utilize the lateral space of the vehicle chassis, reducing the vertical profile height while maintaining operational functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Ease of operation

If a machine is stacked on top of a standard motor vehicle, then transportation is facilitated, but the total weight becomes the sum of individual components, reducing economy of operation and capacity for additional payloads

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransportation facilitationVSAvoidtotal weight

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the machine structure with the vehicle chassis into an integrated assembly, eliminating redundant support structures and reducing the total weight. The machine frame is designed to work synergistically with the chassis, removing the need for separate mounting structures that would otherwise add weight.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts and eliminates unnecessary intermediate mounting structures and separation components that would exist in a stacked configuration. By directly integrating the machine frame with the chassis, the design removes redundant structural elements that would increase total weight.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Stability of the object's composition

If a machine is stacked on top of a motor vehicle, then the machine remains in place during transport, but the center of gravity is elevated, reducing stability and safety

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemachine positioning stabilityVSAvoidcenter of gravity position

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of positioning the machine on top of the vehicle (vertical arrangement), the patent inverts the approach by integrating the machine frame directly onto the chassis at a lower level. This inversion of the mounting arrangement naturally lowers the center of gravity while maintaining the machine's secure positioning during transport.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

4Adaptability or versatility

If conventional stacking arrangement is used, then existing motor vehicles can be utilized, but the design is limited by the configuration of available vehicles and machines

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompatibility with existing vehiclesVSAvoiddesign flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal machine frame design that can be integrated with various motor vehicle chassis configurations. The frame structure includes standardized mounting interfaces and adaptable support structures that can accommodate different vehicle types while maintaining a consistent, optimized configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9440823B2Transportable machinery

Publication Date: 2016.09.13 MANITOWOC CRANE CO LLC

AI summary

A transportable machine includes a frame that may be part of a motorized carriage and a machine for transport. The frame has, for example, one or more gaps defining an interface specially designed for engaging the machine. The machine includes elements adapted to fit within or otherwise engage the gaps of the frame. Fasteners join the machine and the frame, thus creating a transportable machine.