Galley Container Transfer Plate Rail System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing and removing catering containers in vehicle galleys, particularly those arranged behind each other, are inefficient and difficult for cabin crew to access, especially when full-size trolleys are stored in rear spaces, requiring excessive effort and complicating accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A stowage and removal system featuring a rail system integrated into the vehicle floor or side walls, with a transfer plate that moves between storage and removal positions, utilizing guide rails and locking apparatuses to facilitate easy handling and secure positioning of containers, allowing for efficient storage and retrieval of containers arranged in depth within the galley.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If catering containers are arranged behind one another in a receiving space to maximize storage capacity, then the storage efficiency is improved, but the accessibility and ease of operation for rear containers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A transfer plate is introduced as an intermediary device between the rear receiving space and the front serving area. This transfer plate can be moved along a rail system to bring rear containers closer to the front, allowing cabin crew to easily access and handle containers that would otherwise be difficult to reach in the rear storage position.
2Quantity of substance
If a full-size trolley is parked in a rear storage space to maximize storage utilization, then the storage efficiency is improved, but the effort required for removal and the difficulty of accessibility increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer plate serves as a mediator that reduces the distance and effort required to remove full-size trolleys from rear storage spaces. By moving the transfer plate along the rail system, heavy containers can be brought to a more accessible position near the front before being unloaded, significantly reducing the physical effort required by cabin crew.
3Volume of moving object
If multiple containers are arranged in depth within the galley to improve space efficiency, then the volume utilization is improved, but the complexity of the removal system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The removal system is segmented into simple, modular components: a transfer plate and a rail system. This segmentation allows the complex task of retrieving containers from deep storage to be broken down into simple linear movements along the rail, reducing the overall system complexity while maintaining the ability to access multiple containers arranged in depth.
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AI summary
A stowage and removal system is provided for a receiving space for container storage in a vehicle. It has a rail system in a bottom region of the receiving space, on which a transfer plate can be moved and which can assume a storage position and an entry and removal position for the container. The container storage position is provided with its rear wall in a region of the receiving space rear wall. The entry and removal position is provided in the region of a push-in opening, lying opposite the rear wall, for pushing in and removing a container into or from the receiving space.