Adjustable Pallet With Rotary Sleeve and Threaded Bars
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pallets with fixed sizes are not adaptable to the varied dimensions of different products, leading to inefficient cargo transportation and storage.
Innovation Solution
A pallet design featuring main extension members with rotary sleeves and threaded bars, and support members that pivot to adjust the distance between them, allowing for flexible size variation by rotating the rotary sleeve, enabling the pallet to accommodate products of different sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If pallets are made with fixed sizes for easy manufacture, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different product sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the pallet size adjustable rather than fixed. The main extension members can be extended or retracted by rotating the rotary sleeves, which move the threaded bars relative to each other. This dynamic adjustment mechanism allows a single pallet structure to adapt to different product sizes while maintaining ease of manufacture through standardized components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If pallets are designed with adjustable size mechanisms, then adaptability to different product sizes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the pallet into modular components: main extension members, support members, rotary sleeves, and threaded bars. Each component has a specific function and can be manufactured independently using standardized parts. This modular segmentation reduces overall device complexity while enabling size adjustment functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotary sleeve and threaded bar mechanism serves multiple functions: it adjusts the length of main extension members, controls the positioning of support members, and enables the pallet to adapt to various product sizes. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate adjustment mechanisms, thereby controlling device complexity.
3Productivity
If fixed-size pallets are used, then storage and transportation efficiency are maintained, but utilization of pallets for different products deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic adjustment capability allows the pallet to be resized according to the actual dimensions of different products. By extending or retracting the main extension members through the rotary sleeve mechanism, the pallet can optimize its footprint for each loading scenario, improving both transportation efficiency and utilization rates across diverse product types.
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
This design allows for flexible size adjustment, improving the utilization of pallets in practical applications, reducing transportation and storage costs by accommodating products of various sizes effectively.
Implementation Method 1
the threaded bars and the rotary sleeve being connected in a rotatable manner through threading engagement therebetween
Implementation Method 2
the support members each comprising a first support element and a second support element pivoted to each other
Data Source
AI summary
A pallet includes a main extension member and support members. The main extension member includes a rotary sleeve and two threaded bars, which are respectively inserted into the rotary sleeve through two ends of the rotary sleeve to be connected in a rotatable manner through threading engagement. The support members each include first and second support elements pivoted to each other. An end of each threaded bar that is distant from the rotary sleeve is pivotally connected to the pivotal connection between the first and second support elements. Rotation of the rotary sleeve allows for adjustment of a distance between the two threaded bars to change a bending condition therebetween so as to vary a size of the pallet. The variation of the size of the pallet is thus made flexible to suit the need for transportation of products of various sizes and thus saving costs of transportation and storage.