Hoist Motor Beverage Container Handling System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The handling and storage of heavy beverage containers, such as kegs, in cramped or poorly lit storage rooms often lead to workplace injuries due to manual lifting and movement, which is inefficient and hazardous.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a support structure with a hoist motor and lift member that secures and moves beverage containers from one location to another within a storage space, utilizing a bridge assembly and trolley assemblies to facilitate movement along both length and width, with optional integration of a scale for weight measurement and refrigeration units, allowing for safe and efficient handling and inventory management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If manual lifting and movement of heavy beverage containers is used, then device complexity is reduced, but safety deteriorates and productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A hoist motor and lift member assembly acts as an intermediary mechanism between the worker and the heavy beverage container. The hoist motor provides mechanical lifting force, while the lift member securely attaches to the container, eliminating the need for manual lifting and thereby improving workplace safety without requiring complex automated handling systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical action of lifting heavy containers is replaced by an electric hoist motor. This substitution of human mechanical effort with electric motor power reduces physical strain on workers, improves safety, and increases productivity while keeping the overall system relatively simple.
2Device complexity
If manual movement of heavy beverage containers is used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The hoist motor serves as an intermediary that mechanically transports the beverage container from one location to another. This mechanical assistance eliminates manual carrying, significantly improving handling efficiency and productivity while maintaining relatively simple system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical transport is replaced by electric motorized transport. The hoist motor provides controlled, efficient movement of heavy containers, thereby improving productivity without requiring complex automated material handling systems.
3Device complexity
If manual lifting of heavy beverage containers is used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lift member acts as an intermediary attachment that connects the hoist motor to the beverage container. This intermediary mechanism enables efficient lifting and movement of heavy containers without requiring complex handling systems, thereby improving productivity while maintaining simplicity.
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AI summary
A system for handling and storage of beverage containers in a storage space includes a support structure, a hoist motor operably connected to the support structure and movable via the support structure along both a length of the storage space and a width of the storage space, and a lift member operably connected to the hoist motor to secure a first end of a beverage container in an upright position to the hoist motor to lift and move the beverage container from a first location to a second location via operation of the hoist motor and movement of the hoist motor along the support structure.