Adjustable Plate Holder Structure for Variable-Thickness Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for stacking and transporting plate-shaped objects are limited in their ability to accommodate objects of varying thicknesses and often require additional packaging materials that are sensitive to moisture, leading to potential damage and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A device with a basic body comprising two partial bodies that are movable relative to each other, allowing the recess width to adjust to the thickness of the plate-shaped object, secured by an elastic element or screw connection, and optionally using tensioning straps for additional support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed-size buffer structure is used to hold plate-shaped objects, then the structure can provide stable support, but it cannot accommodate objects of varying thicknesses and may become detached
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer structure is designed with movable parts that allow it to dynamically adjust its dimensions. Specifically, the buffer can expand or contract along the thickness direction to accommodate plate-shaped objects of different thicknesses while maintaining stable contact and support.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer structure is divided into multiple segments or components that can move relative to each other. This segmentation allows the buffer to adapt its overall size by adjusting the positions of individual segments, enabling it to fit objects of varying thicknesses while maintaining structural integrity.
2Reliability
If additional packaging materials like tensioning straps are used to secure objects, then transport stability is improved, but material usage increases and moisture sensitivity problems arise
Solution Approach 1:
The buffering function and the securing function are merged into a single integrated device. The buffer structure itself incorporates mechanisms to securely hold and stabilize plate-shaped objects during transport, eliminating the need for separate tensioning straps and other additional packaging materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer device is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it provides mechanical support, prevents object movement, and ensures transport stability all through one structure. This multi-functionality replaces the need for multiple separate packaging components.
3Reliability
If a buffer structure is designed to fit the narrowest side length of the object, then the object can be held securely, but the buffer structure must be precisely manufactured and produced in advance
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring precise pre-manufacturing to match specific object dimensions, the buffer structure incorporates movable components that allow it to adapt its size dynamically. This eliminates the need for high-precision manufacturing for each specific object dimension while still ensuring secure holding.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer structure can change its dimensional parameters (such as length or width) through mechanical adjustment mechanisms. This allows the same buffer design to securely hold objects of varying dimensions without requiring precise customization or pre-manufacturing for each specific size.
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 secure stacking and transport of plate-shaped objects of different thicknesses with minimal material use, protecting edges and corners, and allowing easy assembly and disassembly.
Implementation Method 1
the basic body has a first partial body and a second partial body, wherein the first partial body and the second partial body are mounted on each other so as to be movable relative to each other
Data Source
AI summary
A device (1) for attaching to a plate-shaped object (2), in which the device (1) has a basic body (3), which has a recess (4) open at least toward one side for receiving a partial region of the plate-shaped object (2). The basic body (3) has a first partial body (5) and a second partial body (6), and the first partial body (5) and the second partial body (6) are mounted on each other so as to be movable relative to each other, and the recess (4) is formed between the partial bodies (5, 6).