Load Carrier With Adjustable Flat Sleeves for Multi-Format Bottles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing load carriers are inflexible regarding the sizes of bottle carriers they can accommodate, only supporting six-bottle carriers and requiring alignment of marketing sides with the long sides, limiting their usability and visibility in retail settings.
Innovation Solution
A load carrier design with adjustable flat sleeves and support structures that allow for the insertion of bottle carriers of different sizes, enabling flexible alignment of marketing sides and accommodating various formats, including four, eight, ten, and twelve bottle carriers, while maintaining stability and space efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the load carrier is designed with fixed compartments for six-bottle carriers, then the structure is simple and stable, but it cannot accommodate bottle carriers of different sizes and formats
Solution Approach 1:
The load carrier is divided into multiple independent storage positions (first through sixth rows with multiple columns each) that can be independently configured. Each position can accommodate different bottle carrier sizes and orientations, allowing the system to adapt to various bottle carrier formats without requiring a completely redesign of the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The load carrier incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow the storage positions to be dynamically arranged to accommodate different bottle carrier sizes. The structure enables flexible configuration where bottle carriers can be positioned in various orientations (parallel or perpendicular to the long side) depending on the specific format being transported.
2Ease of operation
If bottle carriers must be aligned with marketing sides facing the long side of the load carrier, then the structure is simple, but the marketing visibility is limited and consumer access is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The load carrier design allows bottle carriers to be positioned in asymmetric orientations relative to the load carrier's long side. Bottle carriers can be arranged with their marketing sides facing either the long side or the short side of the load carrier, breaking the conventional symmetric alignment restriction and enabling more flexible consumer access and visibility in retail settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The load carrier structure enables dynamic orientation of bottle carriers, allowing them to be positioned in various directions rather than being fixed in a single orientation. This flexibility permits the marketing sides to face the consumer regardless of the load carrier's orientation on the shelf, improving ease of operation and consumer access.
3Reliability
If the load carrier uses traditional support structures, then the manufacturing is simple, but the stability for various bottle formats is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The load carrier incorporates specialized support structures at specific locations (such as support webs between rows and curved support surfaces at corners) that are tailored to the local requirements of different bottle formats. These localized support elements provide enhanced stability for various bottle configurations without requiring complete redesign of the entire manufacturing process.
Solution Approach 2:
The load carrier includes pre-configured support structures (such as fixed support webs and curved support surfaces) that are built into the design before loading. These preliminary support elements are positioned to automatically provide stability for bottles and bottle carriers of various formats as they are placed in the load carrier, eliminating the need for additional stabilization steps during loading.
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AI summary
Load carrier for the optional insertion of bottle carriers of various sizes containing bottles and of individual bottles with: a base wall (2), edging walls (7, 8, 9, 10) extending from the edges of the base wall, a storage surface (17) on the top of the base wall (2) for placing bottle carriers (43), storage places (18) for individual bottles on the top of the base wall (2) in six parallel rows of nine storage places each, .from the base wall (2) parallel to the rows with parking spaces (18) raised first flat quills (23) for lateral support of bottle carriers and cylindrical bottle bodies of individual bottles in the middle of the first and second parking spaces and the third and fourth parking spaces and the sixth and seventh parking spaces and the eighth and ninth parking spaces of the second and third row and in the middle of the first and second parking spaces and the third and fourth parking spaces and the sixth and seventh parking spaces and the eighth and ninth parking spaces of the fourth and fifth row and .from the base wall (2) perpendicular to the rows with parking spaces (18) upright second flat pinions (24) for lateral support of bottle carriers (43) and of cylindrical bottle bodies of individual bottles in the middle of the second and third parking spaces and the fourth and fifth parking spaces and the fifth and sixth parking spaces and the seventh and eighth parking spaces of the first and second rows and in the middle of the second and third parking spaces and the fourth and fifth parking spaces and the fifth and sixth parking spaces and the seventh and eighth parking spaces of the third and fourth rows and in the middle of the second and third parking spaces and the fourth and fifth parking spaces and the fifth and sixth parking spaces and the seventh and eighth parking spaces of the fifth and sixth rows.