Mobile Retail Store Structure with Hydraulic Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional mobile retail structures are cumbersome, difficult to set up and disassemble, and lack customization options, making them inefficient and inaccessible to customers, and often require large spaces for display and movement.
Innovation Solution
A self-contained mobile retail store structure mounted on a frame with a hydraulic system that allows it to be easily raised, lowered, inclined, and declined, enabling easy transport and customization, with dimensions fitting within a standard parking space and providing easy consumer access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a large mobile retail store is used to provide more retail space, then the retail capacity is improved, but the set-up space requirement increases and accessibility to customers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile retail store employs a hydraulic system that enables dynamic adjustment of the store's orientation and position. The structure can be tilted and raised/lowered to transition between transport and operational states, allowing a large retail volume to be achieved while maintaining accessibility through controlled positioning on uneven terrain and adjustment to customer-friendly heights.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile retail structure is designed to be easily transported, then the mobility is improved, but the setup and disassembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile retail store utilizes a hydraulic system with cylinders and pumps to enable rapid lifting, tilting, and positioning of the store structure. This hydraulic mechanism allows the store to be quickly deployed and repositioned without manual disassembly, reducing setup time while maintaining easy transportability through controlled mechanical movement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing mobile retail structures are made more customizable, then the adaptability to different applications is improved, but the structural complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile retail store is designed as a modular structure with standardized components that can be segmented and reconfigured. The hydraulic system and frame are divided into independent modules that can be adjusted to create different store configurations and orientations, enabling customization for various retail applications without requiring complex integrated systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The structure can be quickly and efficiently moved between locations, is customizable, and fits within standard parking spaces, enhancing accessibility and reducing setup and teardown time, while allowing for flexible retail configurations.
Implementation Method 1
a hydraulic system capable of raising, lowering, inclining and declining the structure relative to a ground surface
Data Source
AI summary
A self-contained mobile retail store structure which is transportable from one location to another. The structure is mounted to a frame which is coupled to a plurality of wheels by a hydraulic system capable of raising, lowering, inclining and declining the structure relative to a ground surface. In a stationary position, the walls of the structure contact the ground surface, and in the transportable position, the walls of the structure are spaced from the ground surface. The mobile retail store structure of this disclosure fits in a standard-sized parking space, and may be configured with other similar structures to expand the retail area.