Layered Warehouse Assembly Lateral Support Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing layered warehouse assemblies are inefficient in using construction site space and incur high costs due to the need for extensive support columns and strong foundations to support multiple levels of warehouses, which limits storage capacity and increases construction expenses.
Innovation Solution
The second warehouse is positioned directly above the first loading platform, reducing the load on support columns and foundations, allowing for a more even distribution of weight and enabling up to 90% of the site to be used for warehouse space, with smaller and fewer support columns required in the first warehouse.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple levels of warehouses are arranged on top of each other, then storage capacity is increased, but construction costs increase due to the need for extensive support columns and strong foundations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a vertical stacking arrangement (warehouse on top of warehouse) to a lateral arrangement where the second warehouse is positioned adjacent to and supported by columns alongside the first warehouse. This dimensional change allows both warehouses to be supported by the same foundation structure, reducing the need for additional support columns and foundations, thereby lowering construction costs while maintaining increased storage capacity.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple levels of warehouses are arranged on top of each other, then storage capacity is increased, but the available storage space is reduced due to the need for large diameter support columns arranged close to each other
Solution Approach 1:
By changing from a vertical stacking configuration to a lateral configuration where warehouses are positioned side-by-side and supported by columns along the same foundation line, the patent eliminates the need for large diameter support columns to be arranged close together. This allows for larger clear spans and more efficient use of available storage space within each warehouse level.
3Quantity of substance
If a second warehouse is built on top of the first warehouse, then storage capacity is increased, but the load on support columns and foundations increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent redistributes the structural load by changing from a vertical stacking arrangement to a lateral arrangement where both warehouses are supported by the same foundation and column system. This distributes the total load across a larger area and reduces the load concentration on individual support elements, allowing for smaller, less expensive support columns and foundations while maintaining the increased storage capacity.
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AI summary
A layered warehouse assembly (1), comprising: - a first warehouse (11) and a second warehouse (13), for storing goods; - a first loading platform (12) associated with the first warehouse, for loading trucks with goods stored in the warehouses, wherein the first warehouse and the first loading platform are arranged at a first height level (H1) to form a first layer of the layered warehouse assembly, and wherein the second warehouse arranged at a second height level (H2), higher than the first height level, to form a second layer of the layered warehouse assembly, wherein the second warehouse is at least partially arranged right above the first loading platform.