Inverter Generator Stacking System With Vibration Dampening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inverter generators require significant floor space and are cumbersome to start when multiple units are set up, as they need to be spaced apart for safe operation and exhaust ventilation, making it difficult to manage multiple units efficiently.
Innovation Solution
An integrated handle and stacking system with recesses and mounts allows for vertical stacking and transportation of inverter generators, using dampening materials to isolate vibration and stabilize the units, reducing footprint and facilitating easier starting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple inverter generators are set up side by side on the ground, then each generator can be operated independently with proper exhaust ventilation, but the floor space requirement increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal placement to vertical stacking, utilizing the vertical dimension to reduce floor space occupation. Multiple inverter generators are stacked one above another using handle recesses and bottom mounts as interlocking features, allowing safe exhaust ventilation while significantly reducing the horizontal footprint.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple inverter generators are placed adjacent to each other, then floor space is saved, but it becomes cumbersome to start each generator due to physical obstruction
Solution Approach 1:
By stacking generators vertically rather than placing them horizontally adjacent to each other, the patent eliminates the physical obstruction problem. The operator can easily access and pull the start cord on any generator in the stack without being blocked by adjacent units, while still occupying minimal floor space.
3Area of stationary object
If inverter generators are stacked vertically, then floor space is reduced, but vibration from one generator may transmit to another
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dampening material as an intermediary element between the handle recesses and bottom mounts of stacked inverter generators. This dampening material absorbs and isolates vibrations, preventing them from transmitting between adjacent generators in the stack while maintaining the space-saving vertical configuration.
4Device complexity
If inverter generators are stacked without vibration isolation, then the stacking structure is simpler, but vibration and noise disturbance increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dampening material serves as a simple yet effective intermediary element integrated into the stacking interface between handle recesses and bottom mounts. This addition provides vibration and noise isolation without significantly complicating the overall stacking structure, maintaining ease of assembly while reducing harmful vibrations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system minimizes space requirements and simplifies the starting process by allowing multiple inverter generators to be stacked and transported efficiently, while reducing vibration and noise disturbance.
Implementation Method 1
the mounts and handles may be fabricated from a dampening material such as rubber material, elastomeric material, plastic material, etc. to isolate vibration caused by an upper object (e.g., motor, engine, etc.) from the lower object, and vice versa
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AI summary
An integrated handle and stacking system for an inverter generator is provided. Each of a plurality of inverter generators may have a handle disposed at a top side of the inverter generator. Additionally, a mount may be disposed at a bottom side of the inverter generator. The handles may have recesses sized and configured to receive the mounts of an upper inverter generator so that the plurality of inverter generators may be stacked upon each other. Accordingly, the handles provide a convenient means for carrying or transporting the inverter generator from point A to point B and the recesses/mounts provide a convenient means of stacking the plurality of inverter generators. The handles and/or mounts may have dampening material to isolate vibration between stacked inverter generators.