Modular Container Cover System Waterproof Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for connecting containers, such as shipping containers, are limited in providing a modular, waterproof solution that allows for easy assembly, adjustment, and disassembly, while also addressing water leakage issues.
Innovation Solution
A modular cover system comprising corner components, elongated components, and side supporting components that can be easily assembled and disassembled to connect multiple containers, forming a water-leakage-proof structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional ways of connecting containers are used, then containers can be connected, but water leakage issues occur
Solution Approach 1:
The cover system is divided into multiple modular components including corner components, elongated components, and side supporting components. Each component can be independently assembled and disassembled, allowing for a modular waterproof connection system that addresses water leakage issues through precise fitting of individual segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover system acts as an intermediary structure between multiple containers, creating a waterproof connection through the elongated components that span between container sides. The side supporting components serve as intermediaries to secure the elongated components to the container surfaces, ensuring waterproof sealing.
2Volume of moving object
If containers are connected to provide more space, then storage capacity increases, but assembly and disassembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cover system uses segmented modular components that can be independently handled and assembled. The corner components, elongated components, and side supporting components are designed as separate units that snap together, simplifying the assembly process while enabling flexible configuration of storage spaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover system is designed to be dynamically assembleable and disassembleable. The components can be quickly connected and detached without complex tools or procedures, allowing for flexible adjustment of storage configurations while maintaining structural integrity during use.
3Ease of operation
If a modular cover system is designed, then ease of assembly improves, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components are designed with complementary fitting features that ensure stable connections. The corner components, elongated components, and side supporting components interlock in a way that provides structural stability while maintaining ease of assembly through simple connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple components work together as an integrated system. The corner components, elongated components, and side supporting components are merged into a cohesive structure that provides both ease of assembly through modular design and structural stability through the interlocking configuration of all components.
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AI summary
A system for covering two or more containers and associated methods are provided. In some embodiments, the system includes (1) one or more corner components configured to be positioned at corners of the two or more containers; (2) one or more elongated components configured to be positioned between sides of the two or more containers; and (3) one or more side supporting components positioned at the sides of the two or more containers. At least one of the one or more elongated component is formed with a socket configured to accommodate an extension of at least one of the one or more side supporting components such that the at least one elongated component and the at least one side supporting component are securely connected.