Utility Vehicle Rear Interface Mount for Modular Attachments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing utility vehicles lack versatility in accommodating different work mechanisms and configurations, with limited adaptability for various tools and attachments, restricting their utility in diverse work applications.
Innovation Solution
A self-propelled utility vehicle with a rigid frame and a rear interface mount featuring multiple apertures to accommodate various work mechanisms, combined with a modular cooling assembly and attachment arm system, allowing for the attachment of different tools and mechanisms with unique interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a utility vehicle has a fixed, single-configuration design, then the manufacturing and operational simplicity is maintained, but the versatility and adaptability for different work mechanisms is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is designed with multiple interface mounts (front, rear, and side) that can accommodate various work mechanisms with different interfaces. The rear interface mount specifically includes multiple apertures arranged to receive different interface configurations, allowing a single vehicle to perform multiple functions across diverse work applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle's frame is divided into multiple modular interface locations (front interface, rear interface with multiple apertures, side interfaces). Each interface can independently accommodate different work mechanisms, allowing the vehicle to be reconfigured for different tasks by simply changing attachments rather than redesigning the entire system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle accommodates multiple work mechanisms with different interfaces, then the versatility is improved, but the structural complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The rear interface mount incorporates multiple apertures in a standardized pattern that can accommodate various interface types. This universal mounting structure allows different work mechanisms to be attached using the same physical interface, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining adaptability across diverse applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface mount is designed with adjustable parameters including multiple aperture positions and configurations. By varying the aperture arrangement within the standardized mount structure, the system can accommodate different interface requirements without creating entirely new mounting hardware, thus maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving adaptability.
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AI summary
A utility vehicle includes front and rear wheel assemblies, a frame supported on the front and rear wheel assemblies, and an operator compartment supported on the frame and having operator controls. The frame includes a central, tubular frame member having a front end portion and a rear end portion. An engine is supported on the frame for providing power to the front and rear wheel assemblies. A cooling assembly mounted above the engine. An attachment arm is attached to the front portion of the frame and a rear interface mount is rigidly attached to the rear portion of the frame.