Wheel-Mounted Support Stand to Prevent Vehicle Side Sway
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jack stands for vehicles are expensive, do not support the vehicle in the same manner as a tire, and are prone to side-to-side motion, risking vehicle fall, while also failing to protect tires from theft and environmental damage.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle support stand device with a main vertical plate and gusset plate, designed to align with standard wheel lug patterns, providing stability and protection against theft and environmental exposure, and allowing easy access for maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If jack stands are used to support the vehicle, then the vehicle can be supported without wheels, but the device allows side-to-side motion which can result in the vehicle falling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-point contact support system to a multi-point contact system by incorporating lug holes that engage with the vehicle's wheel hub studs. This engages the support device in multiple dimensions (vertical support plus lateral constraint through lug engagement), preventing side-to-side motion while maintaining vertical support capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device incorporates specific localized features (lug holes positioned to match wheel hub stud locations) that provide targeted lateral constraint at critical points. The lug holes are strategically positioned to engage with the vehicle's existing stud locations, creating localized constraint points that prevent rotational and lateral movement while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional support stands are used, then vehicle support is achieved, but they do not protect tires from theft and environmental damage
Solution Approach 1:
The support device serves multiple functions: it provides vertical vehicle support, prevents lateral motion through lug engagement, protects removed tires from theft by securing them to the hub, and shields tires from environmental damage. By integrating these functions into a single device that utilizes the vehicle's existing stud locations, the patent avoids increasing overall system complexity while achieving multi-functionality.
3Ease of manufacture
If jack stands are used to support the vehicle, then the vehicle can be elevated, but they are relatively expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The support device utilizes the vehicle's existing wheel hub studs and lug hole pattern as integral parts of the support mechanism. By repurposing these existing components rather than requiring entirely new support structures, the device reduces manufacturing costs while maintaining reliability through the engineered engagement between the support plate lug holes and the vehicle's studs.
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AI summary
A vehicle support stand device is a device to support a motor vehicle, trailer, or similar device in lieu of a wheel. The device provides for an “L” shaped support bracket that bolts on to the vehicle or trailer in place of the wheel (tire/rim combination). The base of the bracket is approximately four- and one-half inches (4½″) deep and eleven and seven-eighths of an inch (11⅞″) long. The upper portion of the bracket is fifteen and a half inches (15½″) tall, and eight inches (8″) wide. A series of holes, corresponding to the tire bolt pattern, is provided at the upper side of this component. Finally, a gusset plate, with the approximate dimensions of seven inches (7″) tall and three and a half inches (3½″) deep is welded in a perpendicular manner along the joint between the “L”-shaped base and upper portion. The device is used in the same manner as a jack stand in that the vehicle or trailer is jacked up, the wheel unbolted and removed, and the vehicle support stand device bolted in place.