Adjustable Bracket Assemblies for Storage Racking Load Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current warehousing systems struggle to efficiently adapt to varying storage racking configurations and customer needs, leading to high customization costs and inefficiencies due to the lack of universal compatibility and adjustability.
Innovation Solution
A load handling system with adjustable bracket assemblies and guide rails that can be coupled with storage racking to accommodate variability in column positions, allowing horizontal and vertical movement of a load handling platform, enabling efficient retrieval and placement of loads regardless of racking imperfections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If customized storage shelves are designed for each customer's needs, then customer needs can be solved, but customization and molding costs become unacceptable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a standardized bracket assembly that can accommodate multiple storage shelf configurations and customer needs through a single universal design. The bracket assembly includes adjustable components that can be configured for different shelf positions, angles, and orientations without requiring custom manufacturing for each customer scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics through adjustable and reconfigurable bracket components that can be modified to suit different customer requirements. The bracket assembly allows for adjustment of shelf positions, angles, and orientations, enabling the same standardized bracket to adapt to various customer needs dynamically rather than requiring static custom designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the warehousing scale is frequently adjusted according to e-commerce promotional activities, then customer needs are met, but system stability and reliability are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by designing a modular bracket assembly that can be easily added, removed, or reconfigured to adjust the warehousing scale according to promotional activities. The standardized, interlocking components allow for rapid deployment and modification of storage configurations without compromising structural integrity or system stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements segmentation by dividing the storage system into modular bracket assemblies that can be independently adjusted. This modular approach allows the warehousing scale to be frequently adjusted by adding or removing individual bracket units without affecting the overall system stability, as each module is designed to function independently while maintaining connection to the broader structure.
3Ease of manufacture
If standardization is implemented across all storage shelves, then manufacturing costs are reduced, but the ability to meet diverse customer storage space requirements is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics through adjustable bracket components that can be reconfigured to meet diverse customer storage space requirements while maintaining a standardized manufacturing process. The bracket assembly allows for adjustment of shelf positions, angles, and orientations, enabling the standardized design to adapt to various customer needs without requiring custom manufacturing for each configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A load handling system for storage racking includes a first bracket assembly for coupling a first horizontal guide rail to the storage racking, featuring a first racking column adapter with a column connection portion for attachment to a racking column and a support member extending perpendicularly. A first horizontal guide rail support device is coupled to the support member to secure the guide rail. A second bracket assembly similarly couples a second horizontal guide rail, with a second racking column adapter and a second guide rail support device. A vertical guide rail assembly, coupled to both horizontal guide rails, is horizontally movable along them via a first motor. A load handling platform, attached to the vertical guide rail assembly, is vertically movable along the vertical guide rail assembly by a second motor, facilitating efficient load handling within the storage racking system.