Universal Mobile Backhoe Mounting System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional backhoe systems integrated with vehicles require modifications or damage to the truck and do not utilize standard components and hitch mechanisms, limiting their compatibility and mobility across different vehicle types such as pickup trucks, tractors, and ATVs.
Innovation Solution
A universal, mobile backhoe system that integrates with any vehicle using standard hitch mechanisms and mounting rails, allowing for secure and stable attachment without damage, and incorporating multiple power sources including hydrocarbon and electric with solar charging, along with a quick-connect mechanism for various attachments like trenchers and post hole diggers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional backhoe systems are integrated with vehicles, then the backhoe can be mounted and operated, but the truck requires modifications or damage and cannot use standard components and hitch mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is designed to be universally compatible with multiple vehicle types (pickup trucks, tractors, UTVs, ATVs) by utilizing standard hitch receivers and mounting rails that are commonly available across different vehicle platforms, eliminating the need for vehicle-specific modifications
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces intermediate components (mounting rails, hitch receivers, brackets) that act as mediators between the backhoe and the vehicle, allowing the backhoe to be mounted without directly modifying the vehicle structure and enabling easy attachment and detachment
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional backhoe systems are mounted on vehicles, then the backhoe can be transported, but the system lacks mobility and integration across different vehicle types
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system uses universal hitch receivers and mounting rails that can interface with multiple vehicle types, allowing the backhoe to be easily transferred between vehicles without complex reconfiguration or vehicle-specific adaptations
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is divided into separate, modular components (mounting rails, hitch receivers, brackets, pins) that can be independently assembled and disassembled, simplifying the overall complexity while enabling versatility across different vehicle platforms
3Productivity
If a single power source is used for the backhoe, then the system is simpler, but continuous operation cannot be ensured when the vehicle is out of fuel or battery is depleted
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates multiple power sources (hydrocarbon fuel engine and electric battery) that can operate in different modes or be switched between depending on availability and requirements, ensuring continuous operation while managing complexity through parameter-based power selection
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless compatibility and mobility across various vehicles without modification, ensuring continuous operation through multiple power sources and versatile attachments, enhancing usability and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The electric system is charged with a solar battery so a user may keep the batteries of the system charged even when the system is in the field
Implementation Method 2
the power source of the universal, mobile, backhoe system of the present technology is a hydrocarbon fuel (e.g., gasoline) powered engine that powers the hydraulic system of the backhoe
Data Source
AI summary
A universal, mobile, backhoe system integrated with a vehicle and related methods are disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a boom; an arm coupled to the boom; an implement coupled to the arm; a swing mount coupled to the boom, the swing mount including a pivot point; a truck mount removably coupled to the swing mount; stabilizer legs coupled to the truck mount, the truck mount further including a mounting bracket removably coupled thereto and configured to be removably attached to a hitch receiver of a vehicle, the truck mount further including mounting shafts removably coupled thereto and configured to be removably attached to at least two points of a bed of the truck.