Customizable Pallet with Modular Segmented Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current storage and handling systems for goods are inflexible, occupying large spaces and incurring high transportation costs due to fixed shapes and sizes, and require significant manpower for management and disassembly.
Innovation Solution
A customizable pallet system comprising length and width members with varying sizes and configurations, featuring cylindrical projections and grooves that allow for assembly into shapes like square, triangle, and trapezoidal forms, enabling easy disassembly and reassembly as per user requirements, using bolted connections for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If fixed shape and size structures are used for storing and handling goods, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to user requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is divided into multiple detachable length members and width members that can be separately assembled and disassembled. Each member contains standardized cylindrical projections and grooves that enable modular construction, allowing the pallet to be reconfigured into different shapes while maintaining structural integrity during assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The pallet transitions from a fixed static structure to a dynamic reconfigurable system. The detachable connections allow the pallet to change its configuration from one shape to another, enabling adaptation to different storage and handling requirements while maintaining stability during each specific configuration
2Ease of manufacture
If fixed shape structures are used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but storage space efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet structure is segmented into standardized length and width members with uniform connection interfaces. This segmentation allows the same basic components to be manufactured in bulk and then assembled into different pallet shapes, reducing manufacturing complexity while improving storage efficiency through disassembly
Solution Approach 2:
The pallet members are designed to be disassembled and recovered for reuse. Instead of discarding the entire pallet when shape changes are needed, individual members are detached and reassembled into new configurations, reducing storage space requirements and manufacturing costs
3Adaptability or versatility
If complex reconfigurable structures are used, then adaptability to user requirements is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cylindrical projection and groove connection mechanism serves multiple functions: it provides structural joining, enables disassembly and reassembly, ensures perpendicular alignment of members, and allows reconfiguration into different shapes. This universal connection system reduces overall device complexity despite the reconfigurable capability
4Strength
If fixed frames are used for goods handling, then structural strength is improved, but transportation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is segmented into detachable members that can be assembled into strong fixed structures when needed and disassembled into compact forms for transportation. The standardized connection interfaces ensure structural strength during use while enabling compact storage during transport, reducing transportation costs
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AI summary
A customizable pallet is disclosed that includes a plurality of length members, and a plurality of width members that are connected through a plurality of connecting members. Each length member includes a plurality of circular projections having a first circular holder positioned therein. Each first circular holder has a circular groove defined therein. Each width member includes a plurality of circular grooves having a second circular holder positioned therein. The second circular holder has a circular projection defined therein. The connecting members facilitate connection between the circular projections of the width members and the circular grooves of the length members.