Truck Bed Air Compressor Mount With Modular Baseplate Latching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pickup truck cargo beds lack a standardized and versatile system for securely mounting accessories with varying dimensions, such as air compressors and storage tanks, which limits flexibility and compatibility.
Innovation Solution
A modular air compressor system featuring a baseplate with patterned orifices for mounting different models and a latching mechanism that secures to a docking plate on the truck bed, allowing for flexible and secure attachment of air compressor and storage tank components with varying footprints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a standardized mounting system is implemented, then adaptability to different accessory sizes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The baseplate incorporates multiple patterns of orifices that can accommodate various fastener configurations, allowing a single standardized component to mount different sizes and types of accessories (air compressors, storage tanks, etc.). This universal design enables one baseplate to serve multiple functions across different accessory models without requiring custom mounting solutions for each accessory type.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is segmented into modular components: the baseplate with predefined orifice patterns, the docking plate, and the latching system. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system standardization, reducing the complexity that would arise from trying to design a completely integrated custom mounting solution for each accessory.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple fastener configurations are provided, then versatility of mounting options is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple orifice patterns are pre-configured into the baseplate during manufacturing, establishing predetermined mounting locations for different accessory types. This preliminary action eliminates the need for field modifications or complex alignment procedures during installation, as the fastener configurations are already precisely positioned according to standard patterns that accommodate various accessory footprints.
3Reliability
If a latching system is added for secure mounting, then reliability of accessory securing is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The latching system is merged with the baseplate and docking plate assembly, where the latching mechanism integrates with the existing orifice patterns and fastener system. This combination allows the latching function to be added to secure accessories reliably without requiring a completely separate mounting system, thereby improving reliability while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity.
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AI summary
A vehicle includes a truck bed, docking plate, baseplate, latching system, air compressor, and air storage tank. The truck bed has a side panel extending upward from a floor panel. The docking plate is secured to an internal surface of the side panel. The baseplate has first and second opposing external surfaces. The latching system extends from the first surface and engages the docking plate to secure the baseplate thereto. The air compressor and the air storage tank are each secured to the second surface.