Curved Carrying Assembly for Stable Transport of Product Stacks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing carrying devices for stacks of products, such as sheets of paper, lack appropriate control mechanisms that ensure shape stability and minimize the risk of damage during transportation.
Innovation Solution
A carrying device with a unique supporting surface assembly design that allows for a bent shape configuration, reducing the risk of collapse and eliminating the need for external pressure on the stack, combined with a movable and pivotable structure for efficient picking and carrying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a conventional carrying device with flat supporting surfaces is used, then the device structure is simple, but the stack of products lacks shape stability and is prone to collapse during transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting surface assembly is designed with a curved configuration where the center portion is positioned at a different vertical distance from the carrying device base compared to the end portions. This curvature creates a拱形 (arch) structure that naturally distributes the weight of the stack and provides shape stability during transportation, eliminating the need for external pressure mechanisms while maintaining structural integrity.
2Stability of the object's composition
If external pressure is applied to maintain stack integrity, then shape stability is improved, but the risk of product damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The curved supporting surface assembly creates a natural arch structure that distributes the stack weight evenly across multiple contact points. This eliminates the need for external pressure or clamping mechanisms that could damage the products, while still maintaining stack integrity through geometric distribution of forces.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying device's curved supporting surface automatically provides the necessary stability and weight distribution through its geometric configuration. The structure serves itself by using its own shape to maintain stack integrity without requiring additional active control systems or external pressure application mechanisms.
3Productivity
If the carrying device uses a fixed structure, then the device is simple to manufacture, but it cannot efficiently adapt to picking and carrying operations
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying device incorporates movable and pivotable components that allow the supporting surface assembly to dynamically adjust its position and orientation during picking and carrying operations. This dynamic capability enables efficient adaptation to different operational phases while maintaining the beneficial curved geometry for stack stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying device is divided into separate functional modules including the carrying device base, movable supporting surface assembly, and pivotable components. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function independently while working together to achieve efficient picking and carrying operations.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a carrying device for carrying a stack of products, such as a stack of sheets of paper. The carrying device extends in a longitudinal direction (L), a transversal direction (T) and a vertical direction (V), the directions being mutually perpendicular. The carrying device may assume a carrying configuration in which the carrying device may carry the stack of products. The carrying device comprises a first carrying assembly, a second carrying assembly and a carrying device base, each one of the first and second carrying assemblies being connected to the carrying device base. Each one of first and the second carrying assemblies may comprise a delimitation assembly and a supporting surface assembly connected to the delimitation assembly, the supporting surface assembly comprising at least one supporting surface, wherein the vertical direction (V) extends from the supporting surface assembly to the carrying device base when the carrying device assumes the carrying configuration.