Versatile Vehicle Door Transport Rack with Pivotable Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for storing and transporting vehicle doors are bulky, lack multipurpose functionality, and do not effectively prevent damage to the doors during storage or transport.
Innovation Solution
A versatile article support device with a center frame and pivotally attached outer frames, featuring hinge pin receivers and castors, allowing for easy configuration, storage, and transport of vehicle doors without specialized tools, and providing support for various items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If doors are stored using existing devices, then door storage function is provided, but the devices are bulky and lack multipurpose functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is designed with a horizontal base for storing flat items, a vertical support for holding upright items, and door receivers for securing vehicle doors. This multi-functional design allows a single compact device to replace multiple specialized storage devices, providing versatility without increasing bulk.
2Ease of manufacture
If doors are laid on ground surface for storage, then storage is simple, but door damage especially to finish occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The rack serves as an intermediary structure between the ground and the doors. Instead of doors contacting the ground directly, they are secured to the rack's vertical support and horizontal base, which elevates them off the ground surface and prevents finish damage while maintaining storage simplicity.
3Reliability
If a device is designed for door storage only, then door holding function is specialized, but the device is not useful for other purposes when not storing doors
Solution Approach 1:
The rack maintains specialized door-holding features through hinge pin receivers that securely hold doors, while simultaneously providing a horizontal base and vertical support that can store various other items. This allows the device to be reliably specialized for doors while also being universally applicable for general storage needs.
4Ease of operation
If existing storage devices are used, then door storage is provided, but the devices are relatively large and bulky for storage and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The rack incorporates castors that allow it to move easily across surfaces, and its compact vertical design with horizontal base and vertical support enables it to be stored in small spaces. The dynamic mobility feature and compact static form factor make it easy to transport and store while maintaining door storage functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A versatile transport rack uses a center frame and one or two outer frames that are pivotally attached to the center frame on opposing sides thereof. Hinge pin receiver pairs, having vertically aligned openings, are attached to each of one or two vertical rails extending upwardly from the center frame and receive door pin pairs of a vehicle door. Landing implements, such as castors or landing gear, are removably attached to the center frame, the outer frames or both. A deck plate can be attached to one or both of the outer frames.