Bracket Pin Lock Mounting for Faster Truck Rail Installation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current 'hook and hang' mounting techniques for large components in truck configurations are cumbersome and time-consuming.

Innovation Solution

A mounting device comprising a first bracket with notches and a locking arrangement using pins and an elongated member to facilitate secure attachment of two objects, such as a rail and a battery box, with options for quick-release or drawbolt mechanisms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional hook and hang mounting techniques are used, then large components can be attached to the frame rails, but the mounting process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemounting processVSAvoidinstallation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting device is divided into separate brackets that can be independently positioned and aligned on the frame rails, allowing for modular assembly and reducing the complexity of the overall mounting operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The brackets are pre-configured with notches and pin receptacles in specific positions, allowing them to be preliminarily positioned on the frame rails before final securing, which simplifies the mounting sequence and reduces installation time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If traditional hook and hang mounting techniques are used, then components can be secured to the frame rails, but the design and installation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecure attachmentVSAvoidmounting device structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple mounting functions (positioning, alignment, and securing) are merged into a single integrated bracket assembly with notches and pin receptacles, eliminating the need for separate alignment and positioning devices

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The bracket design with multiple notches and pin receptacles provides universal mounting capability that can accommodate different component configurations and positions on the frame rails, reducing the need for custom-designed mounting solutions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250319825A1Mounting device

Publication Date: 2025.10.16 VOLVO TRUCK CORP

AI summary

A mounting device includes a first bracket including a first leg of the first bracket, the first leg of the first bracket including a first notch and a second notch remote from the first notch, a second bracket including a first leg of the second bracket, and a locking arrangement attached to the first leg of the second bracket, the locking arrangement including a first pin having a first hole extending therethrough generally perpendicularly to a length dimension of the first pin, a second pin having a second hole extending therethrough generally perpendicularly to a length dimension of the second pin, an elongated member extending through the first hole and the second hole, and an arrangement for moving the first pin and the second pin toward and away from each other, the first pin being receivable in the first notch and the second pin being receivable in the second notch.