Adjustable Panel Transport Container for Variable Sheet Widths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport containers for plate-shaped objects, such as glass panels, are inflexible and can only accommodate specific sizes, limiting their use in production processes where different dimensions are required, leading to production downtime and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A transport container with a cuboid frame and variably positionable receiving elements, featuring receiving grooves that allow for adjustable spacing to accommodate objects of different widths, lengths, and thicknesses, coupled with a data carrier for wireless communication with charging stations to manage and adapt to varying dimensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If transport containers are designed for specific sizes of glass sheets, then the structural design is simple and manufacturing is easy, but the adaptability to different glass sheet dimensions is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving elements are made adjustable in position along the transverse direction, allowing the distance between them to be varied. This dynamic configuration enables a single container type to accommodate different glass sheet widths by positioning the receiving elements at appropriate intervals, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The transport container is designed with universal receiving elements that can be positioned at multiple locations, allowing the same container structure to serve multiple functions for different glass sheet sizes. The receiving elements can accommodate various plate-shaped objects with different dimensions using the same basic container design.
2Productivity
If transport containers are exchanged between lines when glass sheet size changes, then the container design remains simple, but production downtime increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable receiving elements allow rapid reconfiguration of the container for different glass sheet sizes without requiring physical container exchange. This dynamic adjustment capability eliminates production downtime associated with swapping containers between lines while maintaining simple container结构设计.
3Adaptability or versatility
If receiving elements are fixed in position, then the container structure is simple and manufacturing precision is easier to achieve, but the ability to accommodate different object dimensions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving elements are designed with adjustable positioning mechanisms that allow them to be moved along the transverse direction. This dynamic feature enables accommodation of different object dimensions while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes through standardized components and positioning systems.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a transport container (1) for receiving multiple panel-shaped objects (2), comprising a frame (6) and two receiving elements (8, 8a, 8b) which are held in the frame (6) and comprise receiving grooves (10) that are displaced along the vertical direction (3). The frame (6) has a feed opening (7), and the receiving grooves (10) extend along a depth direction (5), which is normal to the vertical direction (3) and the transverse direction (4), and are open towards the feed opening (7). The receiving grooves (10) of each of the two receiving elements (8, 8a, 8b) are arranged in pairs such that a panel-shaped object (2) can be supported by a respective pair of receiving grooves (10). The two receiving elements (8a, 8b) are mutually spaced by a distance (A) in the transverse direction (4), and at least one of the receiving element (8b) is designed to be variably positionable along the transverse direction (4) with respect to the frame (6) in order to automatically vary the distance (A) between the receiving elements (8a, 8b) in an operating state, wherein the transport container (1) has a data carrier (12), which can be read and/or written by a transceiver device (21) of a loading station (19), in order to store the actual value (Aist) of the distance (A).