Modular Drawer Insert Frame for Partial Pull-Out Installation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drawer inserts with rigid frames are not compatible with partial pull-out drawers, leading to increased packaging and transportation costs, and limited accessibility, as they require complete drawer removal for installation.
Innovation Solution
A drawer insert with a frame composed of reversibly connected corner and side parts, featuring elastic separating elements that can be dismantled and assembled without tools, allowing for compact packaging and installation within partial extension drawers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a single-piece rigid frame is used, then structural stability is improved, but packaging volume increases and compatibility with partial extension drawers is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple separate components (side parts, corner parts, cross parts) that can be assembled together. This segmentation allows the frame to be disassembled into compact pieces for space-efficient packaging, while maintaining structural stability when assembled. The modular design enables the frame to adapt to different drawer sizes and partial extension scenarios.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a single-piece rigid frame is used, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different drawer configurations is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The frame's modular segmented structure allows selective assembly and disassembly to accommodate different drawer configurations, including partial extension drawers with limited accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame transitions from a static single-piece design to a dynamic modular system that can be configured and reconfigured based on drawer type and accessibility requirements.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid frame is used, then structural stability is improved, but ease of installation in partial extension drawers is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The segmented frame can be disassembled into smaller components that can be installed through the limited opening of partial extension drawers, eliminating the need to completely remove the drawer for installation.
4Ease of manufacture
If non-destructive reversible connection is used, then ease of assembly and disassembly is improved, but connection strength is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The corner parts feature nested recesses and protrusions that allow side parts and cross parts to be inserted and secured through interference fitting, creating strong reversible connections without destructive fastening methods.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution reduces packaging and transportation costs, enables easy installation in partial pull-out drawers, and provides adjustable dimensions for various drawer sizes, enhancing accessibility and storage efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
several elastic separating elements which are slidably attached to the frame
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4
Figure 5~6
AI summary
The invention relates to a drawer insert (10) having a frame structure (12), which comprises a plurality of corner elements (14a-14d) and a plurality of elongate lateral elements (16a, 16b, 18a, 18b, 20a-20c, 22a-22c), and a plurality of elastic dividing elements (24a-24e), which are movably fastened to the frame structure (12), wherein the corner elements (14a-14d) and the lateral elements (16a, 16b, 18a, 18b, 20a-20c, 22a-22c) of the frame structure (12) are non-destructively and reversibly detachably connected to one another.