Trough-Shaped Fastening Structures for Rail Vehicle Underfloor Container Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rail vehicle designs face challenges in efficiently utilizing the limited underfloor space for storing electrical, electronic, and pneumatic equipment while maintaining mechanical stability.
Innovation Solution
A receiving arrangement with trough-shaped fastening structures on opposite sides of the rail vehicle, allowing for secure and stable mounting of containers beneath the vehicle body, utilizing the space efficiently without reducing the available installation area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional support structures are used to mount containers under the rail vehicle, then mechanical stability is achieved, but the available installation space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple discrete fastening structures positioned at specific locations (front, rear, left, right) rather than using continuous traditional supports. This segmentation allows space optimization while maintaining stability through strategic placement of fastening points.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening structures extend in multiple spatial dimensions with L-shaped configurations that utilize vertical and horizontal spaces efficiently. This dimensional approach allows the support structure to occupy minimal floor space while providing robust mounting capability through three-dimensional fastening geometry.
2Quantity of substance
If more equipment is stored in the container to increase functionality, then the quantity of equipment increases, but the limited underfloor space becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The container design allows for nested or stacked equipment arrangements within the container volume, maximizing the use of available space. The fastening structures support containers that can be configured to nest equipment efficiently, increasing equipment quantity without proportionally increasing container volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening structures can be adjusted in position and configuration to accommodate different container sizes and equipment arrangements. This parametric flexibility allows optimization of space utilization by adapting the support geometry to match the specific equipment storage requirements.
3Area of stationary object
If fastening structures are placed close together to save space, then space efficiency improves, but mechanical stability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening structures are positioned asymmetrically at optimized locations rather than uniformly distributed. This asymmetric placement strategically positions fastening points to maximize structural leverage and stability while minimizing the total number of fastening structures required, thereby improving space efficiency without compromising mechanical stability.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a receiving arrangement for a container for placement in the underfloor area of a car body of a rail vehicle, comprising a first fastening structure and a second fastening structure for fixing the container, wherein the first fastening structure and the second fastening structure can each be arranged at a distance from each other on a support structure of the car body such that a receiving area for placing the container is formed between them, wherein the first fastening structure and the second fastening structure each have at least one connection area for connecting the receiving arrangement to the support structure, and wherein the first fastening structure and the second fastening structure are each designed in a trough shape for gripping the container at its edges.