Foldable display rack with hinged and telescopic side walls and method for the build-up thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display structures face challenges in compactness during transport, difficulty in single-person assembly, lack of variable shelf configurations, and instability leading to objects falling through side walls due to minimal hollow column lengths and absence of supporting means for shelves.
Innovation Solution
A display system featuring telescopic side walls hingedly connected to a first shelf and slideably attached to a second shelf, allowing for adjustable distances and easy assembly/disassembly, with the side walls automatically erecting when the upper shelf is placed on the lower shelf, and a housing kit for covering shelves to prevent object fall.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If telescopic columns with minimal length are used, then the display structure achieves a compact form, but the frames cannot slide adjacent to each other resulting in non-optimal compactness for transport
Solution Approach 1:
The side walls are configured to nest within each other during transport, with one side wall inserted into the other, eliminating the need for minimal spacing between columns and achieving optimal compactness
2Adaptability or versatility
If telescopic columns with minimal length are used, then the structure is more compact, but a variable number of frames and shelves cannot be built-up due to non-negligible minimal spacing
Solution Approach 1:
The side walls nest within each other to eliminate minimal spacing constraints, enabling flexible configuration of variable numbers of shelves while maintaining compact transport form
Solution Approach 2:
The side walls are designed with telescopic capability allowing dynamic adjustment of length and position, enabling variable shelf configurations while maintaining compactness during transport
3Ease of operation
If simultaneous pulling of first frame, holding still second frame, and pushing-in attachment elements is required, then telescopic extension is achieved, but the operation becomes difficult or impossible for one single person
Solution Approach 1:
The side walls automatically self-erect and telescope when the upper shelf is placed on the lower shelf, eliminating the need for complex coordinated operations by multiple persons and enabling single-person assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The side walls are pre-configured with hinged connections and telescopic mechanisms that automatically activate when the shelf is placed, performing the telescopic extension action beforehand without requiring manual operation
4Reliability
If side walls without supporting means are used, then the structure is simpler, but objects easily fall through the side walls
Solution Approach 1:
The side walls are designed to dynamically change from a folded transport position to an erected supporting position, automatically providing object retention when needed without adding permanent structural complexity
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AI summary
The invention relates to a display, a kit, and a method for displaying goods. The display has a compact and one or more built-up configurations. The display has shelves that can be supported by hingedly connected, slideably attached, and telescopic side walls. The kit has a display and an advertisement wall for the display. The method relates to the spacing of two shelves by means of two side walls by exerting a force on one of both shelves and hinging and sliding the side walls to a position in essence perpendicular to both shelves.