Additional device for a supply cabinet for storing, cooling and tempering drinks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage cabinets for temperature-controlled beverages, such as wine cabinets, lack the ability to optimally support diverse bottle shapes and fail to accommodate accessories and glasses in an organized manner, limiting their functionality for preparation and presentation.
Innovation Solution
A support grid system with detachable and adjustable struts, integrated multifunctional storage boxes, and damping elements, allowing for variable arrangement and secure storage of bottles and glasses in upright positions, along with thermal insulation and vibration damping, enabling flexible use and optimal storage conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If rigid wooden racks with permanently attached parallel struts are used, then the structure is simple and stable, but it does not allow for optimal support adapted to different bottle shapes and cannot store accessories or glasses
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is divided into a frame structure with separate, detachable support struts that can be independently positioned. The support struts are segmented into multiple detachable sections that can be arranged in different configurations to accommodate various bottle shapes and sizes, as well as to create compartments for accessories and glasses.
Solution Approach 2:
The support struts are made adjustable and detachable rather than fixed, allowing the rack to dynamically adapt its configuration. The struts can be moved to different positions along the frame and attached at various heights, enabling the rack to transform from a simple bottle holder to a multi-functional storage system that can accommodate different storage needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional bottle storage racks are used, then bottle storage is functional, but upright storage of bottles and glasses without additional support mechanisms is virtually impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The support struts are designed to serve multiple functions: they can support bottles horizontally, provide upright support for bottles, and create ledges for storing glasses and accessories. The same structural elements that support bottles can be configured to provide backing support for upright bottles or form shelves for glasses, eliminating the need for separate support mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If items are stored in a tray that can be pulled out or pushed in, then accessibility is improved, but items move around randomly making organization impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The tray is divided into multiple compartments by transverse struts that create separate sections. Each compartment can hold specific items such as bottles, glasses, or accessories, preventing them from moving around randomly. The segmentation maintains organization while the entire tray can still be pulled out for accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The transverse struts act as intermediary elements that provide structural division and support within the tray. These struts create physical barriers that prevent items from moving freely across the entire tray surface, while still allowing the tray to be removed as a complete unit for easy access to all contents.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a flexible and organized storage solution for various types of drinks and accessories, ensuring secure, upright storage, temperature control, and vibration damping, enhancing the preparation and presentation of beverages.
Implementation Method 1
damping elements, enabling flexible use and optimal storage conditions
Implementation Method 2
thermal insulation and vibration damping, enabling flexible use and optimal storage conditions
Data Source
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AI summary
The supply cabinet (1) has a frame (2) which consists of two transverse struts and two longitudinal struts, where the longitudinal struts connect the transverse struts. An insert (7) is detachably received in the frame and the frame has an engagement contour, in which a supporting strut is inserted detachably and with variable arrangement. The supporting strut is equipped with an engaging element that is designed complimentary to the engagement contour. The insert is a receiving box variably adapted to the geometry of the received objects.