Methods, systems, and apparatus for a structure for quick installation and removal of shuttle car housing
Methods, apparatuses, systems, assemblies, and/or the like are provided. An example shuttle car assembly may include a shuttle car body configured to support one or more objects. The shuttle car body includes a chassis, one or more wheels connected to the chassis, one or more operating components connected to the chassis, one or more toolless body attachments. The shuttle car assembly may also include a shuttle car housing configured to at least partially house the one or more operating components of the shuttle car body. The shuttle car housing may include a shell with a top surface, a front surface, and two opposed side surfaces, and one or more toolless housing attachments. The one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments may be configured to engage to operatively connect the shuttle car body and the shuttle car housing.
1 . A shuttle car assembly comprising:
a shuttle car body configured to support one or more objects, the shuttle car body comprising:
a chassis;
one or more wheels connected to the chassis;
one or more operating components connected to the chassis;
one or more toolless body attachments; and
a shuttle car housing configured to at least partially house the one or more operating components of the shuttle car body, the shuttle car housing comprising:
a shell comprising a top surface, a front surface, and two opposed side surfaces; and
one or more toolless housing attachments,
wherein the one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments are configured to engage to operatively connect the shuttle car body and the shuttle car housing,
wherein the one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise at least one tension latching mechanism,
wherein the at least one tension latching mechanism comprises at least one latch disposed on one of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing and at least one catch disposed on the other of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing, and
wherein the at least one latch is configured to engage with the at least one catch.
2 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise self-aligning mechanisms configured to align the shuttle car housing and the shuttle car body during engagement.
3 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first latch of the at least one latch and a first catch of the at least one catch are oriented along a shared vertical axis such that the first latch and the first catch are configured to engage with each other vertically when the shuttle car body is slidably engaged with the shuttle car housing.
4 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise one or more fasteners configured to fixedly attach the shuttle car body and the shuttle car housing.
5 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 4 , wherein the one or more fasteners comprise one or more screws, wherein the one or more screws are configured to fixedly attach the shuttle car body and the shuttle car housing by extending through one or more holes in one of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing and thread into one or more screw holes in the other of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing.
6 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise one or more non-tension attachment mechanisms, wherein the one or more non-tension attachment mechanisms comprise one or more pin attachment mechanisms comprising at least one pin of one of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing configured to insert into at least one hole of the other of shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing.
7 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more toolless body attachments or the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise at least one fastening mechanism, wherein the at least one fastening mechanism comprises a fastener configured to engage a receiver to fixedly attach the shuttle car body and the shuttle car housing.
8 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 7 , wherein the at least one fastening mechanism comprises two fastening mechanisms, wherein the at least one tension latching mechanism comprises two tension latching mechanisms, and wherein each of the two fastening mechanisms is configured to be disposed closer to an end of the shuttle car assembly than each of the two tension latching mechanisms.
9 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shuttle car body comprises a bumper, wherein the one or more toolless body attachments are defined on the bumper, and wherein at least a portion of the shuttle car housing is configured to contact the bumper.
10 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shuttle car housing is configured to be disposed over at least a portion of an axle of the shuttle car body.
11 . The shuttle car assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a second shuttle car housing, wherein the shuttle car housing is configured to be disposed at a first end of the shuttle car body and is configured to at least partially house a first plurality of operating components of the one or more operating components of the shuttle car body, wherein the second shuttle car housing is configured to be disposed at a second end of the shuttle car body and is configured to at least partially house a second plurality of operating components of the one or more operating components of the shuttle car body.
12 . A shuttle car housing for a shuttle car assembly, the shuttle car housing comprising:
a shell comprising a top surface, a front surface, and two opposed side surfaces; and
one or more toolless housing attachments, wherein;
the one or more toolless housing attachments are configured to operatively connect to one or more toolless body attachments of a shuttle car body to at least partially house one or more operating components of the shuttle car body,
the one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise at least one tension latching mechanism,
the at least one tension latching mechanism comprises at least one latch disposed on one of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing and at least one catch disposed on the other of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing, and
the at least one latch is configured to engage with the at least one catch.
13 . The shuttle car housing of claim 12 , wherein the one or more toolless housing attachments are configured to operatively connect to the one or more toolless body attachments of the shuttle car body without requiring tools.
14 . The shuttle car housing of claim 12 , wherein the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise one or more self-aligning components configured to operatively connect to one or more self-aligning components of the one or more toolless body attachments of the shuttle car body.
15 . The shuttle car housing of claim 12 , wherein the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise one or more fastening mechanisms comprising one of a fastener or a receiver configured to operatively connect to the other of the fastener or the receiver of the one or more toolless body attachments of the shuttle car body.
16 . The shuttle car housing of claim 15 , wherein the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise at least one thumbscrew.
17 . A method of toolless installation of a shuttle car housing to a shuttle car body, the method comprising
securing one or more toolless housing attachments of the shuttle car housing to one or more toolless body attachments of the shuttle car body, wherein the shuttle car body comprises:
a chassis;
one or more wheels connected to the chassis;
one or more operating components connected to the chassis; and
the one or more toolless body attachments, and
wherein the shuttle car housing comprises:
a shell comprising a top surface, a front surface, and two opposed side surfaces; and
the one or more toolless housing attachments,
wherein:
the one or more toolless body attachments and the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise at least one tension latching mechanism,
the at least one tension latching mechanism comprises at least one latch disposed on one of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing and at least one catch disposed on the other of the shuttle car body or the shuttle car housing, and
the at least one latch is configured to engage with the at least one catch.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more toolless body attachments or the one or more toolless housing attachments comprise at least one fastening mechanism, wherein the at least one fastening mechanism comprises a fastener configured to engage a receiver to fixedly attach the shuttle car body and the shuttle car housing.