Connecting assembly of storage rack and storage rack
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional storage racks face issues such as insufficient load-bearing capacity, difficult installation, and inconvenient adjustment, affecting user experience.
Innovation Solution
A connecting assembly for storage racks featuring a U-shaped connecting sleeve body with a locking device and position limiting device, allowing for easy adjustment and enhanced stability through detachable clamping arms and an engaging member to prevent rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a traditional storage rack structure is used, then the structure is simple, but the load-bearing capacity is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The storage rack is divided into modular components: connecting assemblies with clamping arms, storage trays, and supporting rods. Each component can be independently manufactured and assembled, distributing structural loads across multiple segments rather than relying on a single complex structure, thereby improving load-bearing capacity while maintaining simplicity through modularity
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping arms are pre-configured with clamping surfaces and positioning features during manufacturing. The connecting assemblies are pre-assembled with storage trays before installation on the supporting rods. This preliminary preparation ensures proper load distribution and structural integrity from the outset, enhancing load-bearing capacity without requiring complex assembly structures
2Ease of operation
If a fixed storage rack structure is used, then the structure is stable, but the adjustment convenience is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting assembly incorporates detachable clamping arms that can be opened and closed to release or secure storage trays on supporting rods at different heights. This dynamic mechanism allows users to easily adjust tray positions while maintaining structural stability when clamped, resolving the contradiction between adjustability and stability
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping arms act as intermediaries between the storage trays and supporting rods. They provide a controlled interface that allows for easy attachment and detachment of trays while ensuring stable connection during use, facilitating both adjustment convenience and structural stability
3Strength
If a simple connecting structure is used, then the installation is easy, but the load-bearing capacity is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting structure is segmented into standardized components: connecting assemblies with integrated clamping arms, storage trays with positioning features, and supporting rods with uniform dimensions. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using simple processes, and assembled through straightforward connection operations, maintaining ease of installation while achieving sufficient load-bearing capacity through the combined strength of multiple components
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting assemblies are designed as universal components that can connect storage trays to any supporting rod in the system. The standardized clamping mechanism and positioning features work across all components, simplifying manufacturing processes and installation procedures while distributing loads across multiple universal connection points, thereby improving load-bearing capacity without increasing installation complexity
4Stability of the object's composition
If the storage tray can rotate freely, then the flexibility is high, but the stability is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping arms feature asymmetric clamping surfaces that engage with corresponding asymmetric positioning features on the storage trays. This asymmetric design creates a mechanical interlock that prevents rotational movement of the trays while maintaining stable connection, resolving the contradiction between anti-rotation stability and operational flexibility
Data Source
AI summary
A connecting assembly of a storage rack includes a connecting sleeve body sleeved on a supporting rod, a position limiting device arranged on the connecting sleeve body for preventing circumferential rotation of the storage tray around the supporting rod, and a locking device used for locking the connecting sleeve body onto the supporting rod. Through the above structure, the connecting sleeve body is sleeved on the supporting rod and locked onto the supporting rod via the locking device. At this time, the connecting sleeve body plays a role in supporting the storage tray. Users can adjust a locking position of the connecting sleeve body on the supporting rod according to actual situations, thereby facilitating an adjustment of up and down positions of the storage tray. The position limiting device on the connecting sleeve body can prevent the storage tray from shaking, thereby enhancing stability and safety of the storage rack.