Mobile Vinyl Roll Storage with Tilt Platforms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage solutions for vinyl rolls are cumbersome, immobile, and lack efficient access and selection mechanisms, requiring excessive space and limiting mobility and convenience in the sign production industry.
Innovation Solution
A mobile rolled vinyl storage apparatus featuring a base frame with end members, support rods, tiltably mounted receiving platforms, and locking members, allowing for dual linear configuration and easy movement and access to vinyl rolls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional storage structures are used for vinyl rolls, then storage capacity is provided, but mobility is lost and excessive space is required
Solution Approach 1:
The storage apparatus transitions from a static wall-mounted structure to a mobile platform on casters, allowing the system to be dynamically repositioned to different work areas while maintaining storage capacity for multiple vinyl rolls
Solution Approach 2:
The invention optimizes space utilization by arranging vinyl rolls in a dual linear configuration along two parallel support rods, effectively using vertical and horizontal dimensions to maximize storage density within a compact mobile footprint
2Quantity of substance
If conventional wall-mounted racks are used, then vinyl rolls can be stored, but access and selection convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple discrete receiving platforms along the support rods, with each platform holding individual vinyl rolls. This segmentation allows users to access and select specific rolls without disturbing others, improving operational convenience while maintaining capacity for multiple rolls
Solution Approach 2:
Receiving platforms are positioned at different locations along the support rods at ergonomic heights, providing locally optimized access points for different user needs and improving overall access convenience
3Ease of operation
If mobile storage apparatus are used, then mobility is improved, but storage capacity and organizational efficiency are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The dual linear configuration utilizes two parallel support rods with receiving platforms distributed along both rods, effectively doubling the storage capacity within the same mobile platform footprint compared to single-row configurations
Data Source
AI summary
A rolled material storage apparatus configured to receive a plurality of rolls of material and further provide improved loading and unloading thereof. The rolled material storage apparatus includes a frame having a first row of receiving platforms and second row of receiving platforms superposed thereto and further being parallel. A first support rod and a second support rod are coupled to the first row of receiving platforms and a second row of receiving platforms respectively. The receiving platforms are tiltably movable intermediate a first position and a second position. Secured to the receiving platforms is a mounting post configured to engage a portion of a roll of material. A locking member is present on each receiving platform and is operable to lock each platform into its first position. The frame includes wheels and a push member is further included to assist in moving the rolled material storage apparatus.