Interface Assembly With Releasable Locking for Compact Home Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage and retrieval systems are bulky, complex, and lack user-friendly interfaces, making them impractical for residential use, and they often fail to adapt to various home layouts and provide secure access.
Innovation Solution
A compact interface assembly with an elevating device, storage part, and intermediate part featuring releasable locking means, allowing vertical movement and secure attachment, along with a wagon system for efficient space utilization and user-friendly operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If industrial storage and retrieval systems are used, then storage capacity and retrieval functionality are achieved, but the system becomes bulky and space-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into modular components: storage bins, shelving units, and retrieval mechanisms that can be independently configured. This segmentation allows the system to achieve required storage capacity while minimizing overall space usage by only deploying the necessary number and size of modules for each specific application.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes vertical space through adjustable shelving heights and multi-level storage configurations. By transitioning from horizontal to vertical dimension utilization, the system achieves high storage capacity in compact footprints, effectively resolving the contradiction between storage quantity and space requirement.
2Productivity
If complex rail systems and container handling vehicles are implemented, then storage and retrieval functionality is achieved, but the system requires significant overhead space and structural modifications
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the complex overhead rail systems and large container handling vehicles from traditional designs. Instead, it employs compact, localized retrieval mechanisms that operate within the storage structure itself, thereby achieving full storage and retrieval functionality without requiring significant overhead space or structural modifications.
3Quantity of substance
If industrial storage systems are deployed, then storage capacity is achieved, but the system lacks user-friendly interfaces for non-professional use
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates automated retrieval mechanisms that operate without requiring professional operation. Users can easily access stored items through simple interfaces, and the system automatically handles the complex retrieval processes, making the high-capacity storage system as easy to use as conventional storage while maintaining industrial-grade functionality.
4Productivity
If traditional storage systems are used, then storage functionality is provided, but maintenance requirements become cumbersome and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The modular architecture allows individual components such as shelving units, storage bins, and retrieval mechanisms to be independently accessed and maintained. This segmentation enables straightforward repair and replacement of specific parts without requiring system shutdown or complex disassembly, thereby maintaining storage functionality while significantly reducing maintenance complexity and costs.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an interface assembly for a storage and retrieval system, comprising an elevating device, a storage part, and an intermediate part being connected with the elevating device, the elevating device being configured to elevate the intermediate part in a vertical direction, the intermediate part comprising releasable locking means, the locking means being configured to releasable engage receiving means connected with the storage part whereby the elevating device via the intermediate part can move the storage part in the vertical direction.