Modular Hook Rack Assembly for Flexible Space Utilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hook racks are not adaptable to varying space requirements and cannot efficiently hang a large number of items in limited spaces, as they have a fixed number of hooks that do not accommodate different application needs.
Innovation Solution
A combination hook rack with a rack frame and adjustable hook assemblies, featuring elongated frame plates, spacer blocks, and movable hook members, allowing for expansion by affixing multiple hook assemblies and using hanging belts for versatile hanging options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed number of hooks are provided in a regular hook rack, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the adaptability to different application requirements is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The hook rack is divided into multiple independent hook assemblies that can be individually removed, added, or repositioned. Each hook assembly is a separate module that attaches to the frame via mounting holes, allowing the rack to be customized for different applications without redesigning the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The hook rack transitions from a static fixed-configuration design to a dynamic reconfigurable system. Users can adjust the number and position of hooks by attaching or removing hook assemblies from different mounting locations on the frame, enabling the structure to adapt to changing needs.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple individual hanging hooks are affixed separately to the door back panel, then the hooks can be positioned at selected locations, but the space utilization efficiency is low and the structure is not compact
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple individual hooks are merged into a single integrated hook rack assembly that mounts as one unit to the door back panel. This consolidates multiple separate installation operations into one, while maintaining the ability to have multiple hooks at different positions through the modular hook assembly design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a regular hook rack with fixed hooks is used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the hook configuration cannot be adjusted for different hanging needs
Solution Approach 1:
The hook rack is divided into multiple independent hook assemblies that can be individually removed, added, or repositioned. Each hook assembly is a separate module that attaches to the frame via mounting holes, allowing the rack to be customized for different applications without redesigning the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows changing the configuration parameters (number of hooks, their positions) by selectively attaching or removing hook assemblies from different mounting locations on the frame, enabling customization without modifying the base frame structure.
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AI summary
A combination hook rack includes a rack frame formed of two elongated frame plates and spacer blocks fixedly set in between the two elongated frame plates and kept apart from one another at a distance, hanging belts affixed to the rack frame and provided with a respective hook at the free end for hanging the rack frame on a high place, and hook assemblies affixed to the rack frame for hanging things, each hook assembly including multiple lower hooks that define at least one space therebetween and come into contact at their ends, so that the lower hooks of each hook assembly can be used as a whole to hold a heavy thing or can be separated into individual hooks to hold light things.