Mobile Transporter With Slidable Stabilizer for Uneven Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hanging storage systems for artwork are large, fixed to walls or ceilings, causing potential damage, require skilled installation, and are difficult to relocate due to their immobility and complex assembly.
Innovation Solution
A mobile storage system with slide-out storage racks and an automatically deployed stabilizer, featuring a transporter with an upper frame, lower frame, rollers, casters, and extendable supports for easy deployment and stabilization on uneven surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional hanging storage systems are fixed to walls or ceilings to ensure structural integrity, then stability is improved, but mobility deteriorates and potential damage to spaces occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system transitions from a fixed static structure to a mobile dynamic structure with caster wheels that allow movement while maintaining stability when positioned. The system can be relocated easily while providing stable storage when in use.
Solution Approach 2:
Caster wheels serve as an intermediary between the storage system and the floor surface, enabling mobility while distributing weight to prevent damage to floors and allowing easy relocation without wall or ceiling attachment.
2Quantity of substance
If conventional units are made large in size to accommodate various artwork, then storage capacity is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in relocation and assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple modular components including adjustable shelves, individual storage compartments, and separable sections that can be easily assembled and disassembled while maintaining large overall storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows the system to be reconfigured and relocated by separating into smaller manageable sections, making large storage capacity compatible with ease of operation and relocation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If conventional systems use a track system for hanging items, then structural integrity is improved, but adaptability to uneven surfaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces rigid fixed track systems with adjustable and adaptable mounting mechanisms that can accommodate variations in wall and ceiling surfaces while maintaining structural integrity through flexible positioning options.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system allows for parameter adjustments in position, angle, and attachment method to adapt to uneven surfaces while maintaining the structural integrity needed to support artwork.
4Reliability
If conventional units require multiple skilled installers for assembly to ensure proper installation, then reliability is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed with pre-assembled modular sections and standardized connection mechanisms that simplify assembly to basic instructions, reducing the need for multiple skilled installers while maintaining installation reliability through consistent modular interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design with standardized connectors enables end-users to assemble and configure the storage system themselves without requiring skilled installers, while maintaining reliable installation through intuitive self-assembling mechanisms.
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 system optimizes space utilization, provides easy item display, and facilitates relocation with minimal assembly effort, ensuring structural integrity and adaptability to various spaces.
Implementation Method 1
at least one roller assembly provided on the lower frame
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of casters provided on an underside of the lower frame and configured to contact a substantially horizontal surface supporting the transporter
Implementation Method 3
an extendable support coupled to the at least one panel that contacts the substantially horizontal surface in response to the at least one panel being extended from the space
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile transporter is provided. The transporter includes a lower frame structure, an upper frame structure, a plurality of posts coupled to the lower frame structure and the upper frame structure, a roller assembly provided on the lower frame structure, a panel that extends from and retracts into the transporter, and a wheel that supports the panel, when the panel is extended from the transporter between a second partially open state and a fully open state.