Commercial Vehicle Body With Pivoting Intermediate Loading Floor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing commercial vehicles lack flexibility in utilizing their cargo space, particularly in creating additional loading levels without obstructing the space below, especially when transporting non-standardized goods.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle body design featuring mounting rails, crossbeams, and intermediate floor elements that allow for the creation of an additional loading level parallel to the main floor, using existing crossbeams and intermediate floor elements that can be easily pivoted or folded to maximize vertical cargo space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If additional loading levels are created in existing commercial vehicles, then cargo space utilization is improved, but the space below the additional level becomes obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate floor element is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to be positioned only when needed. This dynamic configuration enables the floor to be installed temporarily to create additional loading levels, then removed or repositioned to restore full access to the space below, resolving the contradiction between maximizing cargo utilization and maintaining accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate floor is divided into multiple separable elements that can be independently positioned and configured. This segmentation allows the floor to be assembled in a modular fashion, enabling easy installation and removal while maintaining the structural integrity needed to support cargo, thus balancing cargo utilization with space accessibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If intermediate floor elements are made movable to avoid obstructing space below, then flexibility is improved, but structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a dynamic support mechanism where the intermediate floor element transitions from a stationary state during cargo loading to a movable state when reconfiguration is needed. The support structure provides temporary stabilization during the movable phase, ensuring that structural integrity is maintained even when the floor is being repositioned or removed.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is pre-positioned and prepared in advance to provide stabilization when the intermediate floor element needs to be moved. This preliminary preparation ensures that when flexibility is required, the necessary support infrastructure is already in place to maintain structural stability during the transition.
3Ease of manufacture
If standardized crossbeams and mounting rails are used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to different cargo configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting rails and crossbeams are designed as universal components that can serve multiple functions and accommodate various cargo configurations. The standardized interface allows the same basic structure to support different types of intermediate floor elements and adapt to diverse loading requirements, achieving both manufacturing simplicity and configurational flexibility through multi-functional design.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized mounting system incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities, allowing the position and configuration of crossbeams and intermediate floors to be modified based on cargo needs. This dynamic adaptability within a standardized framework enables the same manufactured components to serve different cargo configurations without requiring custom manufacturing.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a vehicle body (1), in particular for a commercial vehicle, comprising: - at least one loading floor (2), - a first side wall (4) extending perpendicular to the loading floor (2), - a second side wall (5) extending perpendicular to the loading floor (2) and opposite the first side wall (4), - at least two fastening rails (8.1 to 8.n) arranged on each side wall (4, 5), extending at least substantially parallel to each other and directed at least substantially vertically upwards from a loading surface of the loading floor (2), - at least two cross members (6, 7), each of which is connected at one end to a fastening rail (8.1 to 8.n) arranged on the first side wall (4) and at the opposite end to a fastening rail (8.1 to 8.n) arranged on the second side wall (5).n) are attachable or fastened such that the crossbeams (6, 7) are arranged parallel to each other, and - at least one intermediate floor element (10) which is attachable or fastened to the at least two crossbeams (6, 7) such that it is spaced apart from the loading floor (2) and runs at least substantially parallel to it between the two side walls (4, 5). The invention further relates to a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, comprising at least one such vehicle body (1).