Battery Cap Tray Groove Layout for Vertical High-Density Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trays for loading battery caps are inefficient in supplying a sufficient quantity of battery caps per unit volume, leading to increased space and time requirements for transportation and storage.
Innovation Solution
A tray system comprising first and second trays with alternately arranged grooves, allowing battery caps to be mounted vertically, thereby increasing the number of caps per unit area and reducing stacked height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If battery caps are laid horizontally on trays as in the related art, then the tray structure is simple, but the number of battery caps per unit volume is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal laying to vertical mounting of battery caps on trays. The grooves are configured to receive battery caps in a vertically erect state, utilizing the vertical dimension to increase storage density. When trays are stacked, the communication spaces between grooves of adjacent trays further optimize three-dimensional space utilization, allowing more battery caps per unit volume without significantly complicating the tray structure.
2Productivity
If more battery caps are loaded per tray, then the production supply is sufficient, but the transportation and storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By mounting battery caps vertically instead of horizontally, the patent increases the number of caps per tray while reducing the horizontal footprint. The vertical orientation allows trays to be stacked more efficiently, with communication spaces between grooves of adjacent trays enabling compact arrangement. This reduces the overall transportation and storage space required while maintaining sufficient production supply rates.
3Quantity of substance
If battery caps are mounted vertically in stacked trays, then the number of caps per unit area increases, but the trays may separate during handling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nesting arrangement where grooves of upper trays align with and interlock with grooves of lower trays through communication spaces. The battery caps mounted in vertically erect state nest within the groove structures of stacked trays, with upper tray grooves fitting into the spaces created by lower tray grooves. This nested configuration provides mechanical interlocking that prevents tray separation during handling while maintaining high storage density.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a tray for loading a battery cap, on which the battery cap is mounted, the tray comprising: first trays, each having a top surface, in which first grooves are defined, and a bottom surface, in which second grooves are defined; and second trays, each having a top surface, in which third grooves are defined, and a bottom surface, in which fourth grooves are defined and disposed above or below the first tray, wherein, when the first tray is disposed above the second tray, each of the second grooves and each of the third grooves communicate with each other to provide a communication space, and when the first tray is disposed below the second tray, each of the first grooves and each of the fourth grooves communicate with each other to provide a communication space, wherein the battery cap is mounted in a vertically erect state in the first tray and the second tray.In the present invention having the above technical characteristics, since the battery cap is mounted vertically in the first tray and the second tray, more battery caps per unit area may be loaded.