Assembly storage rack
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage racks face issues with deformation and damage at the connection points between baskets and upright poles due to fixed bolt connections, making them unstable and prone to local damage over time.
Innovation Solution
The assembly storage rack features vertically arranged upright rods with detachable adjustment blocks pre-installed as integral modular components, allowing storage baskets to be securely connected and disconnected, distributing stress evenly and preventing deformation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If baskets are completely fixed to upright poles by bolts, then connection strength is improved, but the connection points become prone to deformation and damage over time
Solution Approach 1:
The upright pole is segmented into multiple sections that can be detached and reconnected. Instead of fixing baskets to a single long pole with bolts that create stress concentration points, the pole itself is divided into modular segments that distribute the mechanical stress across multiple connection points, reducing deformation at any single location.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system transitions from a static bolted joint to a dynamic segmented structure. The upright pole segments can be independently adjusted and repositioned, allowing the structure to adapt to different loading conditions and reducing stress concentration that leads to deformation and damage over time.
2Volume of moving object
If baskets are stacked tightly during transportation, then space utilization is improved, but disassembly becomes inconvenient during assembly process
Solution Approach 1:
The storage rack is divided into modular components (baskets, upright pole segments, connection elements) that can be easily separated. This segmentation allows baskets to be stacked tightly for transportation while maintaining the ability to quickly disassemble by simply detaching the modular connection elements, solving both space efficiency and assembly convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
Smaller baskets are designed to nest within larger baskets during transportation, maximizing space utilization. The nested configuration is maintained through simple mechanical interfaces that allow easy insertion and removal, preserving disassembly convenience even when baskets are tightly packed for transport.
3Ease of operation
If different sizes of baskets are used, then stacking convenience is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism is designed with universal compatibility across different basket sizes. The same connection elements and upright pole segments can accommodate various basket dimensions, allowing different sized baskets to be stacked conveniently without requiring different connection hardware for each size, thus managing structural complexity.
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AI summary
An assembly storage rack, which comprises two sets of vertically arranged upright rods, at least two storage baskets are arranged between the upright rods, and adjustment blocks are arranged on each of the upright rods, the adjustment blocks and the upright rods are relatively fixed and pre-installed as the integral modular components, the storage baskets are detachably connected to the adjustment blocks on the upright rods on both sides; the storage basket comprises a first storage basket and a second storage basket arranged vertically in sequence, the first storage basket can be placed in the second storage basket; first adjustment blocks are arranged between the first storage basket and the upright rods.