Configurable Storage Frame Joint Design for Secure Detachable Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional configurable storage bins face issues with durability and flexibility due to the degradation of elastic mounting channels and the inability to securely attach or detach joints, limiting their use as display racks and making disassembly difficult, especially when subjected to weight or when trying to hang objects.
Innovation Solution
A configurable storage and display frame featuring frame panels connected by joints with securing members and slots that securely restrict lateral movement, allowing for secure attachment and detachment without deformation, enabling the frame to be assembled into storage or display racks that can stand upright or be hung on surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mounting channels are designed to tight-fit boundary edges for secure retention, then the boundary edges can be securely retained in the mounting channels, but the mounting members are prone to deformation and breaking, reducing durability
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting member is segmented into a body portion and a protruding portion, where the body provides structural support and the protruding portion performs the clamping function. This segmentation allows the main body to maintain strength while the protruding portion provides secure retention through controlled deformation.
Solution Approach 2:
The cross-sectional shape of the protruding portion is changed from a conventional circular shape to a triangular shape with a rounded apex. This parameter change allows the protruding portion to engage with the boundary edge more effectively, providing secure retention while distributing stress to prevent breaking.
2Reliability
If elastic force is used to retain boundary edges in mounting channels, then secure retention is achieved, but the elastic force degrades over time, reducing reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The rounded apex of the triangular cross-section acts as a cushioning element that distributes contact stress evenly. This prevents concentrated stress that would cause deformation and loss of elastic force over time, thereby maintaining reliable retention throughout the product lifecycle.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple joints are used to form a stable structure, then structural stability is improved, but disassembly becomes difficult, reducing ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting member incorporates a movable portion that can shift position to enable easy insertion and removal. This dynamic feature allows the joint to maintain stable connection during use while facilitating simple disassembly when needed, resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the frame is designed to stand upright, then structural stability is achieved, but it cannot be hung on vertical surfaces, reducing versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting joint is designed with universal functionality to work in multiple orientations. The connecting member can engage with the connecting groove regardless of whether the frame is positioned vertically, horizontally, or at angles, enabling the frame to be used both as a standing storage unit and as a wall-mounted display rack.
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AI summary
A configurable storage and display frame includes a plurality of frame panels and a plurality of connecting joints. Each of the connecting joints include a base having a plurality of receiving slots and a securing member. The securing member includes a plurality of securing arms and a plurality of securing slots formed on the securing arms respectively. Connecting members of two of the frame panels are arranged to be securely received in the securing slots respectively, wherein the securing member is arranged to detachably attach on the base in such a manner that the securing arms are received in the receiving slots respectively so as to securely restrict a lateral movement between the securing member and the base for providing a joint of the connecting members of two of the corresponding frame panels.