Modular Bottle Rack with Rotatable Pegs for Compact Storage and Drying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bottle racks are cumbersome and not travel-friendly due to their rigid structure, limiting their modularity and effectiveness in drying and storing baby bottles and other items.
Innovation Solution
A modular bottle rack system featuring a reservoir, perforated tray, and pivot housing with rotatable pegs that can be adjusted in various positions for optimal drying and compact storage, allowing for easy reconfiguration to accommodate different bottle sizes and orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid structure is used for the bottle rack, then structural stability is improved, but ease of operation and travel-friendliness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle rack incorporates movable pegs that can rotate between a vertical drying position and a horizontal storage position. This dynamic capability allows the rack to transition between different operational states, enabling easy folding and compact storage while maintaining structural stability when in use.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid structure is used for the bottle rack, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable pegs can be positioned at various angles and heights, allowing the rack to adapt to different bottle sizes and shapes. This dynamic adjustability provides versatility in accommodating various items while the overall structure remains stable.
3Adaptability or versatility
If movable pegs are introduced to improve adaptability, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle rack is divided into modular components with individual movable pegs that can independently rotate. This segmentation allows each peg to function autonomously, providing adaptability without requiring complex interconnected mechanisms throughout the entire structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A bottle rack is provided. For example, a bottle rack can include a reservoir, a perforated tray and a first pivot housing member. The reservoir is for retention of a liquid. The perforated tray can enable the liquid to pass through to the reservoir. The first pivot housing member includes a first peg to hold an article. The first pivot housing member comprises an axle within the first pivot housing member. The first peg is rotatable via the axle.