Interchangeable Deck Pallet with Non-Slip Surface
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current pallet designs lack an efficient and durable solution for transporting various cargo types, often resulting in damage due to inadequate rigidity and poor handling, leading to significant economic losses in international trade.
Innovation Solution
A pallet with a frame support and interchangeable cover is designed, featuring a platform with cross members and stringers, main and secondary blocks, and barriers that enhance rigidity and support, allowing for easy forklift access from all sides and incorporating a non-slip top cover for secure cargo transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional pallet designs are used, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but they lack sufficient rigidity and durability leading to cargo damage
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is divided into modular components: a removable deck, a support frame with cross members and stringers, and corner blocks. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for strength while maintaining overall structural integrity without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The pallet combines different materials with complementary properties: wood or composite materials for the deck, metal or reinforced plastic for the support frame, and protective corner blocks. This composite approach enhances rigidity and durability while managing manufacturing complexity through specialized component production.
2Reliability
If pallets are made more durable to withstand handling impacts, then cargo protection improves, but handling and cleaning become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The removable deck separates the cargo support surface from the support frame, allowing the deck to be easily removed for cleaning or replacement without affecting the durability of the support structure. This segmentation enables durable handling while maintaining ease of operation for maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The pallet applies different material properties to different regions: the support frame uses durable, impact-resistant materials to withstand handling, while the deck can be made with different characteristics optimized for cargo support and cleaning accessibility. This local differentiation achieves durability without compromising ease of operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If the pallet structure is simplified for easy manufacturing, then production cost decreases, but load capacity and cargo security are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is constructed from standardized, easily manufactured components (deck, frame, corner blocks) that can be produced independently using simple processes and then assembled. This segmentation maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling optimized load capacity through proper component design and assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame serves multiple functions: it provides structural strength, supports the deck, enables forklift insertion, and distributes load across the pallet surface. This multi-functionality achieves high load capacity without requiring additional complex components, maintaining ease of manufacture.
4Weight of moving object
If plastic pallets are used to reduce weight and improve cleaning, then durability increases, but they deform under excessive load and are more expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet combines lightweight materials (such as treated wood or composite materials for the deck) with stronger support structures (metal or reinforced plastic frame). This composite approach reduces overall weight while maintaining load-bearing capacity through the strategic use of stronger materials in critical load-bearing components.
Solution Approach 2:
The pallet uses different material densities and strengths in different regions: lighter materials for non-critical areas and heavier, stronger materials for the support frame and corner blocks that bear the load. This local differentiation achieves weight reduction without compromising load-bearing capacity.
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4
Figure 5~6
AI summary
The present invention describes a pallet for cargo with a frame support and interchangeable cover that can have removable covers, which is easy to change, said cover can be of varied shapes and designs, for example, inclined crossbars, with circular reliefs to place buckets and that these do not move, with reliefs in the shape of parallelograms, to place boxes of various sizes and / or the combination of the above; Another characteristic of the pallet that is the reason for the present invention is that the upper deck can have a non-slip material to increase its coefficient of friction, making it possible to ensure that the material that is placed on the pallet for load with frame support and interchangeable cover, does not move during the transfer.