Modular Luggage Cargo Stacking for Flexible Storage Heights
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing article storage device requires connecting a base element to a cargo box, increasing costs and limiting the height dimension of storage chambers, making it difficult to arrange multiple storage chambers with different height dimensions in a flexible manner.
Innovation Solution
An article storage device with luggage cargos having different height dimensions that can be stacked on a base member with a high degree of freedom, using engaging portions on the base member and luggage cargos to allow for flexible stacking without moving relative to the base member, and incorporating panel members with connectors for electrical connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the base element is connected to the cargo box, then the storage chamber can be formed, but the cost remarkably increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into independent luggage cargos that can be stacked without complex connections to a base element. Each luggage cargo is a self-contained module with engagement portions for stacking, eliminating the need for a costly base element-cargo box connection structure while maintaining functional integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The luggage cargos are designed with universal engagement portions that allow them to function both as storage containers and as stacking units. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for a separate base element, as the luggage cargos themselves provide the structural foundation for the storage system.
2Length of stationary object
If the extension module is connected to the base element, then the storage chamber height is increased, but the height dimension is limited by the base element height
Solution Approach 1:
The stacking configuration of luggage cargos is made dynamic and adjustable. Different combinations of luggage cargos with varying height dimensions can be stacked to create storage chambers of different heights, allowing flexible adaptation to various storage needs without being constrained by a fixed base element height.
Solution Approach 2:
The height dimension of storage chambers is changed by varying the combination and arrangement of luggage cargos with different height dimensions. This parameter change approach allows the storage system to adapt to different height requirements without modifying the base element structure.
3Volume of stationary object
If multiple storage chambers with different height dimensions are arranged, then the space efficiency is improved, but the arrangement complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is segmented into standardized luggage cargo modules that can be independently arranged. This segmentation allows for efficient space utilization through modular stacking while keeping the arrangement process simple, as the standardized modules can be easily combined in different configurations without complex structural considerations.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the luggage cargos are stacked without moving relative to the base member, then the stability is improved, but the flexibility of arrangement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The engagement portions are pre-configured on the luggage cargos to enable stable stacking. The preliminary design of these engagement features ensures that when luggage cargos are stacked, they achieve stable positioning without requiring complex connection mechanisms, thereby maintaining both stability and flexibility.
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AI summary
An article storage device, includes: a plurality of luggage cargos configured to store an article; and a base member configured to allow the plurality of luggage cargos to be stacked, wherein an upper surface of the base member and upper surfaces of the luggage cargos are each provided with an engaging portion, lower surfaces of the luggage cargos are each provided with an engaged portion configured to detachably engage with the engaging portion, the plurality of luggage cargos include a first luggage cargo and a second luggage cargo having the same width dimension and different height dimensions, and the luggage cargos are each configured to be stacked on the base member by the engaged portion engaging with the engaging portion of the base member or a different luggage cargo.