Cargo Container Wall System with Recessed Track Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cargo compartments often lack the infrastructure to conveniently install captive beam systems, which are essential for efficient cargo transport, especially in the long haul trucking industry, as they are not initially constructed with such systems in mind.
Innovation Solution
A wall system for cargo containers comprising central and end portions with recessed areas to accommodate elongate tracks, allowing for the installation of captive beam systems, enabling flexible positioning and support of decking beams and cargo control structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cargo compartments are constructed without captive beam systems in mind, then construction simplicity is maintained, but the ability to install captive beam systems is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The wall panels are manufactured with recessed portions pre-formed during the panel fabrication process. This preliminary action allows captive beam tracks to be installed without requiring complex field modifications, thus adding adaptability while minimizing construction complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall system is divided into modular panels, each with specific recessed portions. This segmentation allows flexible configuration of captive beam systems by selecting and arranging panels with appropriate recess patterns, providing adaptability without requiring the entire wall structure to be complex.
2Adaptability or versatility
If recessed portions are added to wall panels to accommodate tracks, then captive beam system installation is enabled, but panel manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The recessed portions are incorporated into the panel design during the original panel manufacturing process rather than being added later. This preliminary action enables captive beam installation while keeping panel manufacturing relatively simple, as the recesses are formed as part of the standard panel fabrication.
3Adaptability or versatility
If elongate tracks are installed in cargo compartments, then cargo support capabilities are enhanced, but installation difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The recessed portions are pre-formed in the wall panels during manufacturing, creating ready-made receptacles for the elongate tracks. This preliminary action significantly simplifies track installation, as the tracks can be directly placed into the pre-formed recesses without requiring complex mounting procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall system is divided into modular panels with pre-formed recesses, allowing tracks to be installed panel-by-panel. This segmentation makes the overall track installation process more manageable and easier to execute compared to installing tracks in a monolithic wall structure.
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AI summary
A wall system for a cargo container is provided. The wall system includes a plurality of panels that are configured to be fixed to logistics posts in a cargo compartment. Each panel includes a central portion and right and left end portions that are disposed on respective outboard sides of the central portion, the central portion includes a planar wall surface, the right and left end portions each include a planar wall surface. The central portion comprises two or more recessed portions that extend inwardly from the planar wall surface to define an elongate void that is configured to receive an elongate track therein, such that an outer surface of the elongate track, when disposed within the recessed portion, is co-planar with the planar wall surface of the central portion or disposed within the recessed portion and recessed behind the planar wall surface of the central portion.