Versatile Platform With Exposed Frame For Work Unit Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicles, trucks, and transport vehicles with motor-driven wheels face low versatility due to obstructive motor housings and work units, leading to inefficient physical configurations and increased weight when attempting to replace or divert to different uses.
Innovation Solution
A versatile platform design featuring a vehicle body frame with exposed upper surfaces, parallel axles, and a rigid axle configuration, allowing for various work units to be supported and easily replaced, while maintaining a lightweight and efficient structure, with features like hollow portions for electrical protection and adjustable fixing positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the motor housing covers part of the upper surface of the chassis, then the motor is protected and supported, but the mounting table replacement is hindered and versatility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The motor housing is divided into a fixed base portion attached to the chassis and a movable cover portion that can be opened or removed. This segmentation allows the motor to remain protected while the cover does not obstruct work unit replacement, resolving the contradiction between protection and versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor housing cover is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to be opened or removed when work unit replacement is needed. This dynamic design maintains motor protection during normal operation while enabling versatility when required.
2Ease of manufacture
If the motor is provided on the upper surface of the vehicle body frame, then the motor is easily accessible and installed, but the work unit replacement is hindered and versatility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The motor mounting structure is segmented into a fixed base on the vehicle body frame and a movable motor unit with its own support structure. This allows the motor to be easily installed on the frame while the movable support structure enables work unit replacement without interference.
Solution Approach 2:
A movable motor support structure acts as an intermediary between the fixed vehicle body frame and the work unit. This intermediary allows the motor to be mounted on the frame while enabling work unit replacement, resolving the contradiction between ease of installation and versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting table, worktable, or cargo bed supports another work unit, then diversion to another use is possible, but the original function is not performed and efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle body frame upper surface is designed as a universal mounting platform that can accommodate different work units (mounting table, worktable, cargo bed, or other equipment) while maintaining optimal performance for each specific function. The frame structure provides standardized mounting points and support that work efficiently for various applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The work unit mounting system is designed to be dynamically configurable, allowing different work units to be installed and removed based on operational requirements. Each work unit can be optimally configured for its specific function while sharing the common frame structure, maintaining efficiency for each application.
4Strength
If the vehicle body frame has a covered upper surface, then structural integrity is maintained, but the work unit mounting flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle body frame upper surface is segmented into structural support elements and open mounting areas. The structural elements maintain integrity while the open areas provide flexible mounting points for various work units, resolving the contradiction between strength and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the vehicle body frame upper surface have different properties: areas requiring structural strength have covered support elements, while areas requiring mounting flexibility have open spaces with standardized mounting points. This local differentiation maintains overall integrity while providing mounting flexibility.
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AI summary
Provided is a versatile platform having high versatility without increasing its weight. A versatile platform is used for a transport vehicle for crops, a security robot, or the like. The versatile platform includes a first axle, a second axle, a pair of first wheels and, a pair of second wheels and, motors and for driving the four wheels, a first steering portion for steering the first wheels, a second steering portion for steering the second wheels, and a battery support portion. A vehicle body frame integrally joins the first axle and the second axle and supports a work unit for performing operation. The vehicle body frame includes horizontal bar members and vertical bar members and is formed into a frame shape. The whole upper surface of the vehicle body frame is exposed to the outside.