Commercial Vehicle Load Securing Stanchion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing load securing systems for commercial vehicles are complex, heavy, and costly, with central stanchions unable to absorb high load securing forces, especially when securing loads at the rear, and require additional components for effective cargo restraint.
Innovation Solution
A load securing arrangement using a center stanchion that extends from the fastening rail to the outer boom, with a locking element that absorbs forces over its entire height and transfers them to the vehicle body, allowing for high load securing capabilities without damaging the stanchion, and can be easily installed and moved as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional central stanchions are used for load securing, then the vehicle structure remains simple, but the stanchions cannot absorb high load securing forces and may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The central stanchion is divided into multiple sections that can be telescopically extended or collapsed. This segmentation allows the stanchion to achieve greater height and structural strength when needed for load securing, while maintaining a compact form when not in use, effectively resolving the contradiction between strength and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The stanchion is designed with telescopic capability, transitioning from a static structure to a dynamic one that can adjust its height and structural properties. This dynamic adjustment enables the stanchion to provide enhanced load securing strength when required while avoiding permanent structural complexity.
2Strength
If vertically protruding support rods are installed in the loading space floor, then load securing capability is improved, but the floor construction becomes structurally complex and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The load securing function is extracted from the loading space floor structure and relocated to the telescopic central stanchion system. This extraction allows the floor to remain simple and easy to manufacture, while the stanchion system provides the necessary load securing strength through its telescopic mechanism and locking elements.
3Reliability
If locking elements are added to the outer boom for securing loads at the rear, then load securing effectiveness is improved, but the overall system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic central stanchion system is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support for the lifting roof, enables lateral movement for loading/unloading, and incorporates locking elements for securing loads at the rear. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby improving load securing effectiveness without proportionally increasing system complexity.
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AI summary
Commercial vehicle body (1) with a cargo space provided above a cargo floor (2), wherein an outer boom (5) is provided at a height distance from the cargo floor (2) extending longitudinally on both sides of the cargo floor (2), and the cargo floor (2) has mounting rails (3) provided with mounting receptacles (4) which laterally delimit the cargo floor (2) or are embedded in it, and with a load securing arrangement which has at least one load securing element (10) which can be fixed to at least one of the mounting receptacles (4) of a mounting rail (3), wherein each outer boom (5) in turn has a mounting receptacle (6) for fixing a load securing element (10) extending from the mounting rail (3) to the outer boom (5),so that this load securing element (10) extends from the mounting rail (3) to the outer arm (5) which is provided at a distance from the load compartment floor (2), and the load securing element (10) is connected to the outer arm (5) at its end adjacent to the outer arm (5) via a locking element (30) which prevents a displacement movement of the load securing element (10) in the direction of travel of the commercial vehicle body (1) and/or against the direction of travel (Fig. 1).