Warehouse Grid Framework Layout With Fewer Uprights
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing grid framework structures for storage systems require extensive bracing and uprights, which occupy valuable space, are costly, and prolong construction time, limiting efficient storage capacity and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A grid framework structure that supports sections of four adjoined grid cells with five or fewer vertical uprights, allowing for stable container lifting without guiding uprights, and incorporates bracing members to enhance structural integrity while maximizing space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If extensive bracing and uprights are used in grid framework structures, then structural stability is improved, but space utilization deteriorates and construction cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into the grid members themselves: they provide structural support, guide container movement, and eliminate the need for separate bracing elements. The grid members are designed to work together as an integrated framework where each member contributes to both stability and space optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent removes traditional bracing elements and guiding uprights from the system. Instead of adding separate components for stability and guidance, the invention extracts these functions and integrates them into the essential grid members, reducing the overall number of structural elements required.
2Stability of the object's composition
If extensive bracing and uprights are used in grid framework structures, then structural stability is improved, but construction time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The grid framework is divided into modular grid members that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This segmentation allows for parallel construction activities and simplifies the assembly process, reducing overall construction time while maintaining structural integrity through the standardized connection of modular units.
Solution Approach 2:
By combining multiple structural functions into single grid members, the patent reduces the total number of components that need to be installed. The grid members simultaneously provide support, guidance, and bracing functions, eliminating the need for separate installation steps for each function and thereby reducing construction time.
3Ease of operation
If guiding uprights are used for container lifting, then container guidance is improved, but space utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The grid members are designed to perform multiple functions: they provide structural support, guide container movement during lifting operations, and define storage spaces. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for dedicated guiding uprights, as the grid members themselves serve as guides through their geometric configuration and positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent removes separate guiding uprights from the system and extracts the guidance function into the grid members themselves. The grid members' positions and orientations naturally guide container movement without requiring additional guiding components, thereby maximizing storage space.
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AI summary
A grid framework structure, configured to support one or more load handling devices, includes: a first set of grid members extending in a first direction and a second set of grid members extending in a second direction, to form a grid structure having grid cells. A plurality of vertical uprights create a storage space for storing containers in a stack such that load handling devices operative on the grid structure can lift containers through a grid cell from a stack below the grid structure. The vertical uprights are arranged such that a section of the grid structure including four adjoined grid cells is supported by five or fewer vertical uprights.