Modular Container Coding Elements for Flexible Stacking Groups
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stackable containers lack flexibility in coding systems, limiting their ability to be stacked and grouped in diverse ways, and require complex or destructive changes when coding needs to be modified.
Innovation Solution
Containers are equipped with coding bodies and receptacles attached via non-destructively detachable connecting devices, allowing for multiple coding configurations and easy replacement or rearrangement of coding elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If coding elements are permanently attached to containers, then stacking positions are fixed and reliable, but flexibility to change coding configurations is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The coding element system is segmented into separate components: coding bodies that can be detached and reattached to container side walls. This allows the coding configuration to be changed by removing and repositioning these modular elements, providing flexibility while maintaining reliable stacking when properly configured.
Solution Approach 2:
The coding elements are made dynamic through detachable connections to the container side walls. This enables the coding configuration to be adjusted or repositioned as needed, transforming the static coding system into a dynamic one that can adapt to different stacking requirements while maintaining stability during actual stacking operations.
2Ease of manufacture
If coding elements are permanently fixed, then manufacturing is simple, but modification of coding requires complex or destructive changes
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the coding elements from the container structure through detachable connections, the system maintains simple initial manufacturing while enabling easy modification. The coding bodies can be removed and repositioned without requiring complex tools or destructive processes, solving both the manufacturing simplicity and modification ease requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable coding elements can be easily removed (discarded from their original position) and repositioned (recovered in new positions) on the container side walls. This allows coding modifications without waste or complex procedures, maintaining ease of manufacture while enabling simple coding changes when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple coding configurations are possible, then container grouping flexibility increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coding system uses segmented, detachable coding bodies that can be independently positioned on container side walls. This segmentation allows multiple coding configurations to be achieved using simple repositioning of discrete elements rather than complex mechanisms, increasing grouping flexibility while minimizing added complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable coding elements serve multiple functions: they provide unique identification, indicate stacking positions, and enable container grouping. This multi-functionality allows diverse coding configurations without proportionally increasing system complexity, as the same basic detachable component structure handles all coding requirements.
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AI summary
Container (1) comprising a bottom (2), side walls (3) and at least one coding element (4) for insertion into a coding element receptacle (5) of another container (6) and at least one coding element receptacle (7) for receiving a coding element of yet another container, wherein the at least one coding element (4) of the container (1) is attached or attachable to one of the side walls (3) of the container (1) by means of a non-destructively detachable connecting device (10) and has a projection (11), wherein the coding element receptacle (7) of the container (1) is also attached or attachable to one of the side walls (3) of the container (1) by means of a non-destructively detachable connecting device (10).