Adjustable Frame Transport Device for Plate Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for transporting plate-shaped objects, such as doors and windows, require significant space and are inefficient as they need to be stored horizontally, and additional transport methods are necessary after initial vehicle transport.
Innovation Solution
A device with adjustable connecting elements that form a frame structure with elongated holes for fastening means, allowing for upright or horizontal transport, equipped with rollers for mobility, and adaptable to various object sizes, enabling flexible and space-efficient transport within vehicles and outside.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If doors are transported horizontally using known support systems, then they can be accommodated in vehicle cargo space, but significant storage space is required and additional transport methods are needed after vehicle transport
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables vertical stacking of multiple plate-shaped objects by transitioning from horizontal to vertical orientation. The frame construction with upright posts and crossmembers creates a vertical stacking capability, allowing objects to be arranged in multiple levels within the same footprint area, thus reducing the storage volume required.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting elements with elongated holes allow dynamic adjustment of the frame construction dimensions. The fastening means can be positioned at different locations along the elongated holes, enabling the device to adapt to different object sizes and transport configurations (horizontal, vertical, or stacked), providing operational flexibility while maintaining compact storage.
2Stability of the object's composition
If connecting elements are made rigid for stability, then the frame construction is stable, but adaptability to different object sizes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting elements incorporate elongated holes that allow the fastening means to be positioned at different locations, enabling dynamic adjustment of the frame construction dimensions. This provides adaptability to different object sizes while maintaining structural stability when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame construction is divided into separate connecting elements (posts and crossmembers) that can be independently adjusted and reconfigured. The elongated holes in each connecting element allow for segmented adjustment of positions, enabling the frame to adapt to various object dimensions while maintaining overall structural integrity.
3Productivity
If multiple devices are stored in vehicle cargo space, then transport capacity increases, but storage space efficiency decreases without stacking capability
Solution Approach 1:
The device is designed with vertical stacking capability, allowing multiple devices to be arranged in the vertical dimension rather than only horizontally. The upright frame construction with posts and crossmembers creates stable stacking configurations, enabling multiple devices to occupy the same horizontal footprint by utilizing vertical space, thus improving storage space efficiency and transport capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized connecting elements with elongated holes create a universal interface that allows devices of different configurations to be stacked and interconnected. This multi-functional design enables the same basic device structure to serve multiple transport scenarios (single device, multiple devices stacked, different object sizes), maximizing the utilization of cargo space.
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
Enables efficient and flexible transport of plate-shaped objects, optimizing storage space by allowing upright, horizontal, or lying-down configurations, and facilitating easy stacking and adaptation to different object sizes, thus reducing storage needs and improving transport efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
rollers (8) for moving the device (7) are attached to an underside of the frame construction (7)
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AI summary
In a device for carrying at least one plate-shaped object, several connecting elements (1) are provided, wherein the connecting elements (1) have at least one elongated hole (3) for passing at least one fastening means (2) and the connecting elements (1) can be arranged relative to each other such that a fastening means (2) projects through at least two elongated holes (3) of two connecting elements (1), so that a frame construction (7) is formed against which at least the object can be leaned, wherein rollers (8) for moving the device are attached to an underside of the frame construction (7).