Winch Hook Guide Rail System for Vehicle Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Winch hooks on vehicles shake during movement, causing aesthetic issues and noise due to their suspension on vehicle rings.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional stable winch hook guide rail system that includes a storage buckle with a guiding groove, a movable opening, and protrusions for enhanced stability, allowing the winch hook to be securely stored and reducing movement-induced noise and vibration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the winch hook is suspended on a vehicle ring, then the winch hook can be easily accessed and deployed, but it shakes during vehicle movement causing aesthetic issues and noise
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail system segments the winch hook support function into distinct components: the guide rail body provides structural support, the guiding groove directs the hook, and the protrusions provide positioning. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its function while reducing overall instability during vehicle movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide rail system acts as an intermediary between the winch hook and the vehicle ring. Instead of directly suspending the hook on the ring, the guide rail provides a stable mounting structure that mediates the connection, eliminating the shaking problem while maintaining easy deployment through its designed opening and groove structure.
2Ease of operation
If the winch hook is suspended on a vehicle ring, then deployment is simple, but it produces noise and aesthetic impairment during vehicle movement
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail system serves as an intermediary structure that eliminates the harmful effects of direct suspension. By mounting the winch hook on the stable guide rail rather than directly on the moving vehicle ring, the system prevents noise generation and aesthetic impairment while preserving the simple deployment mechanism through its designed opening and groove.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide rail system converts the potential harm of movement-induced shaking into a benefit by providing a stable mounting platform. The structure transforms what would be harmful vibration and noise into a stable, aesthetically pleasing configuration that maintains ease of operation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If protrusions are added to the guiding groove for enhanced stability, then the winch hook stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide rail system segments the stability function into the protrusion elements within the guiding groove. These discrete protrusions provide enhanced stability through simple geometric features rather than complex mechanisms, maintaining ease of manufacture while improving winch hook stability during vehicle operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The protrusions are strategically placed within the guiding groove at specific locations to provide localized stability enhancement. This local quality approach allows the guide rail to maintain simplicity overall while adding stability only where needed, without increasing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a multifunctional stable winch hook guide rail system. The system includes: a storage buckle; a guiding groove, where the guiding groove is formed on a front face of the storage buckle, a movable opening is formed on a back face of an inner wall of the guiding groove, and a winch hook is arranged inside the guiding groove; a hanging opening, where the hanging opening is located at a top of the winch hook at a position close to one end thereof, a side of an inner wall of the hanging opening is fixedly connected to a connector, an outer surface of the connector, through an insertion pin, is rotatably connected to a movable buckle. The winch hook can be easily tightened and securely locked in the guiding groove. The winch hook has a uniform and clean appearance and is used for rescue and heavy-duty towing tasks.