Foldable goods shelf
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional foldable goods shelves are difficult to assemble and transport efficiently, requiring prior knowledge and stability during setup, especially when untrained personnel are involved, and they often lack sufficient stability for heavy objects.
Innovation Solution
A foldable goods shelf design featuring a double-walled rear section, cut-out support sections, and a hexagonal outline with fold lines that allow for easy assembly and transportation, with pre-assembled sections that can be unfolded quickly, providing stability and reduced transport dimensions by up to 50%.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional foldable goods shelves are designed for stability, then they can support heavy objects, but they become difficult to assemble and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The goods shelf is divided into multiple modular components including side walls, front walls, rear walls, and shelves that can be separately manufactured and assembled. Each component is designed with fold lines and connection points that enable easy assembly while maintaining structural stability when combined.
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable goods shelf is designed to collapse into a compact nested configuration during transport, with shelves and walls folding into each other to minimize volume. The components nest within the overall structure, reducing transport dimensions by up to 50% while allowing quick deployment at the point of use.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional goods shelves are designed for stability, then they can support heavy objects, but they require significant transport space
Solution Approach 1:
The goods shelf transitions between two dynamic states: a compact folded state for transport with reduced volume, and an expanded stable state for use. Fold lines and hinge connections enable the structure to dynamically change configuration, achieving both space efficiency during transport and structural stability during deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable goods shelf is designed to collapse into a compact nested configuration during transport, with shelves and walls folding into each other to minimize volume. The components nest within the overall structure, reducing transport dimensions by up to 50% while allowing quick deployment at the point of use.
3Volume of moving object
If conventional goods shelves are delivered in individual parts, then they can be transported efficiently, but untrained personnel cannot assemble them properly
Solution Approach 1:
The individual components are pre-designed with integrated connection features, fold lines, and alignment guides that enable self-assembly. The pre-engineered connection points and structural geometry guide untrained personnel through the assembly process without requiring specialized knowledge, while still allowing efficient transport of separate parts.
4Volume of moving object
If goods shelves are designed to be easily transported, then they can be folded compactly, but they lack sufficient stability for heavy objects
Solution Approach 1:
The goods shelf transitions between two dynamic states: a compact folded state for transport with reduced volume, and an expanded stable state for use. Fold lines and hinge connections enable the structure to dynamically change configuration, achieving both space efficiency during transport and structural stability during deployment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design enables rapid, stable, and space-efficient setup and transportation, eliminating the need for individual assembly parts and ensuring easy handling by untrained personnel, while enhancing stability and reducing transport space requirements.
Implementation Method 1
the outside of the rear wall section with the cut-out support wall sections and the inside of the other rear wall section are glued together
Implementation Method 2
a fold line parallel to the bottom edge on the bottom, which allows the lower and upper sections of the goods shelf to be folded on top of each other
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AI summary
A foldable goods shelf for storing and presenting products is presented, which consists of a rear wall (1, 8), two side walls (2, 6) and a front wall (4), which form a spatial shelf frame defining an interior space, in which a A plurality of compartments with shelves are arranged as a storage area for the products, the goods shelf being formed in one piece from a flat surface blank, preferably from corrugated cardboard material. According to the invention, the front wall sections (19) forming the shelves are cut out on several sides in the front wall (4) of the foldable goods rack, the rear wall is double-walled with two rear wall sections (1, 8) lying one above the other when the goods rack is assembled and supporting sections (10) in a rear wall section (1) cut out on several sides for one shelf each. One support section (10) and the corresponding front wall section (19) as well as the outside of the rear wall section (1) with the cut-out support wall sections (10) and the inside of the other rear wall section (8) are glued together in such a way that the goods shelf can be opened in an unfolded state Goods presentation and in a folded transport state by the shelf frame and the shelves forming a flat surface state with resting on the rear wall shelves and front wall can be brought.