Vertical Stacked Housing Clamps for Liquid Crystal Glass Substrate Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current packaging and transportation systems for liquid crystal glass substrates face inefficiencies in storage space utilization and risk of overturning due to misalignment of the center of gravity when multiple layers are stacked.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus comprising multiple housings stacked vertically, with a cover covering the topmost housing and a unit forming member that clamps at least two housings together using press-fitted clamps, ensuring alignment of the center of gravity and stability, even with multiple layers exceeding 10.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If multiple housings are overlapped vertically to reduce storage space, then storage space utilization is improved, but the center of gravity alignment becomes difficult and overturning risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system is segmented into modular housings that can be stacked vertically. Each housing is an independent unit with standardized dimensions and features, allowing them to be divided and recombined in multiple configurations. This segmentation enables flexible stacking arrangements while maintaining stability through the unit forming member that connects individual housings into coherent units.
Solution Approach 2:
The unit forming member acts as an intermediary element between multiple housings. It includes positioning features such as ribs that extend into receiving grooves on adjacent housings, and clamps that secure the housing unit. This intermediary component ensures proper alignment and stable connection between housings during vertical stacking, preventing overturning while enabling space-efficient storage.
2Device complexity
If housings are stacked vertically without unit forming members, then device complexity is reduced, but transportation efficiency decreases due to poor stability
Solution Approach 1:
The unit forming member merges multiple individual housings into a single integrated housing unit. By combining several housings that are overlapped vertically with positioning ribs and secured by clamps, the system creates a unified structure that behaves as one stable entity during transportation. This merging approach improves transportation efficiency without requiring excessively complex individual housing designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution addresses stability issues by transitioning from horizontal placement to vertical stacking in the vertical dimension. The unit forming member enables reliable vertical stacking through positioning ribs extending in the vertical direction and clamps securing the stack, thereby utilizing the vertical dimension for space optimization while maintaining transportation stability.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an apparatus for packaging liquid crystal glass substrates, comprising multiple housings, a cover and a unit forming member, wherein the multiple housings are overlapped together in vertical direction, the cover covers the topmost housing of the multiple housings, each housing comprises a cavity for receiving a liquid crystal glass substrate, the unit forming member is configured to clamp at least two housings of the multiple housings together as a housing unit, the unit forming member comprises at least one clamp. According to the present invention, even when there are many layers of housings, the center of gravity of housings can be align with each other, and the risk of overturning can be avoided.