Block storage assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing block storage systems require additional handling equipment and steps to separate and join load-bearing elements from support frames, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A method where a vehicle detaches and engages the load-bearing element from the support frame, allowing independent movement and cleaning, and incorporates a lifting device for separation and joining, eliminating the need for additional equipment and enhancing flexibility and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If additional handling equipment is used to separate and join load-bearing elements from support frames, then the separation and joining operations can be performed, but the device complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle is equipped with both a lifting device for separating/joining load-bearing elements and a support frame handling device, merging multiple functions into a single vehicle platform. This eliminates the need for separate handling equipment while maintaining full operational capability for separation, joining, and transport operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle serves multiple functions: it transports block storage elements, separates load-bearing elements from support frames using a lifting device, and handles support frames using a dedicated handling device. This multi-functional design replaces what would traditionally require multiple specialized equipment pieces, reducing overall system complexity.
2Productivity
If the vehicle performs both transport and separation/joining operations, then equipment utilization increases, but the vehicle complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple operational functions (transport, separation, joining, support frame handling) are merged into a single vehicle platform with integrated lifting and handling devices. This consolidation improves productivity by eliminating equipment transfer steps while the modular integration of devices keeps vehicle complexity manageable.
3Adaptability or versatility
If load-bearing elements and support frames are moved independently, then cleaning and processing flexibility improves, but the handling process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the load-bearing element and support frame into independently handleable components. The lifting device can separate the load-bearing element for independent cleaning or processing while the support frame is handled separately by the support frame handling device, enabling flexible independent processing of each component type.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle with its integrated lifting device and support frame handling device can adapt to different operational modes: transporting complete block storage elements, separating components for independent cleaning, processing load-bearing elements through conveyor systems, or handling support frames separately. This multi-functional capability provides processing flexibility without requiring entirely separate specialized equipment for each function.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for operating a block bearing arrangement comprising a block bearing, a block bearing element, and a vehicle (2), wherein the block bearing element has a support frame (3) and a load-bearing element (1), the load-bearing element (1) being detachably engaged with the support frame (3). The aim is to simplify the handling of the block bearing element. For this purpose, the vehicle (2) detaches the load-bearing element (1) from the support frame (3) and/or engages the load-bearing element (1) with the support frame (3).