Beam-Mounted Guide Rail Structure for Warehouse Shelving
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing mounting structure of guide rails on shelving units in warehousing systems is complex, leading to high costs and low precision, which complicates the assembly process.
Innovation Solution
A shelving unit design that includes a support base connected to beams, allowing direct mounting of guide rails without the need to dock with columns, thereby simplifying the assembly process and reducing costs while improving precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the guide rail is directly mounted to the support base, then mounting convenience is improved and mounting precision is improved, but this requires a new mounting structure that connects to beams instead of columns
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a support base as an intermediary component between the shelving unit body and the guide rail. The support base connects to the beam and provides a dedicated mounting interface for the guide rail, simplifying the mounting process and improving precision by eliminating the need for direct column connection.
2Ease of manufacture
If the guide rail is mounted through the support base on beams, then mounting costs are reduced and mounting precision is improved, but the connection structure between support base and guide rail must be designed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the mounting system into distinct components: the support base connected to the beam, and the guide rail mounted on the support base. This segmentation allows for standardized, pre-fabricated components that reduce manufacturing costs and simplify assembly, while the connection structure between support base and guide rail is designed to be straightforward and cost-effective.
Data Source
AI summary
A shelving unit includes a shelving unit body, a guide rail, and a support base. The shelving unit body includes a plurality of columns and a plurality of beams. The plurality of columns extend along a vertical direction and are arranged at intervals along a first horizontal direction. Any beam of the plurality of beams is connected to at least two columns, and the plurality of beams are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction. The support base is connected to at least one beam of the plurality of beams and extends along a second horizontal direction, and the guide rail extends along the vertical direction. The guide rail is connected to the shelving unit body through the support base.