Integral Metal Strip Medical Fluid Bag Rack Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical fluid bag racks lack stability and convenience during use, particularly when integrated with weighing devices, as they often require complex manufacturing processes and may not allow for easy handling or unobstructed viewing of fluid bags.
Innovation Solution
A fluid bag rack design featuring a base section with support arms and bag rack arms, manufactured from metal strips using punching, laser-cutting, and bending techniques, which allows for a stable, self-supporting structure that can be easily inserted into a scale and accommodates fluid bags from multiple angles, ensuring tilt safety and ease of manufacturing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If complex manufacturing processes are used for fluid bag racks, then structural stability may be improved, but manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base section, support arms, and bag rack arms are merged into a single integral structure manufactured from one metal strip. This combining of multiple components into one piece eliminates assembly complexity while maintaining structural stability through the continuous material structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The metal strip is transformed through bending and shaping processes to create the three-dimensional rack structure. By changing the geometric parameters of the metal strip during forming, a stable multi-component structure is achieved from a single flat material, simplifying manufacturing while ensuring structural integrity.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional fluid bag rack designs are used, then manufacturing simplicity may be maintained, but stability and handling convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple structural elements (base section, support arms, bag rack arms) are combined into one integral metal strip construction. This merging approach maintains manufacturing simplicity by using a single material piece while achieving enhanced stability through the optimized three-dimensional configuration of the integrated structure.
3Stability of the object's composition
If complex integral structures are manufactured from metal strips, then structural stability is improved, but manufacturing time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The metal strip undergoes controlled bending and shaping processes that transform it into a stable three-dimensional structure. By optimizing the forming parameters and sequence, the integral structure achieves structural stability while the process remains efficient and suitable for automated manufacturing.
4Ease of manufacture
If conventional rack designs are used, then manufacturing cost may be lower, but viewing accessibility and handling convenience worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The rack structure utilizes three-dimensional spatial arrangement with support arms extending in multiple directions from the base section. This dimensional configuration provides unobstructed viewing angles and improved accessibility from various sides, enhancing operational convenience while maintaining cost-effective manufacturing through the integral metal strip construction.
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AI summary
A medical fluid bag rack for hanging bags containing medical fluid that includes at least one base section; at least two support arms which extend from the base section; and at least one bag rack arm. The at least one bag rack arm extends from the base section or from one of the support arms. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing the fluid bag rack and devices.