Modular Plug-In Table Frame to Reduce Storage and Assembly Costs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing table frames require significant storage space and resources due to the need for prefabrication and welding of different variants and sizes, leading to high storage costs.
Innovation Solution
A modular plug-in table frame system using edged or bent metal profiles with a trough-shaped geometry, featuring clamps that promote rigidity and allow for easy assembly and disassembly, enabling the creation of tables of various sizes while maintaining structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If table frames are prefabricated and welded for different variants and sizes, then structural stability and rigidity are ensured, but storage space requirements and storage costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The table frame is divided into modular components (longitudinal members, cross members, table feet) that can be assembled in different configurations. This segmentation allows a single set of components to serve multiple table variants and sizes, eliminating the need to store multiple complete prefabricated frames for different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame transitions from a static prefabricated structure to a dynamic assembly system where components can be reconfigured. The adjustable cross members and modular design enable the same components to adapt to different table sizes and configurations, reducing storage requirements while maintaining structural integrity.
2Strength
If traditional welded table frames are used, then structural integrity is maintained, but manufacturing complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is segmented into standardized modular components that can be manufactured independently using simpler processes. These components are then assembled using mechanical connections rather than complex welding operations, reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining overall structural integrity through proper joint design.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with universal features (standardized connection points, adjustable elements) that allow them to serve multiple functions and configurations. This universality simplifies manufacturing by using the same components across different table variants, reducing the overall complexity of the manufacturing system.
3Ease of manufacture
If modular plug-in components are used, then storage costs are reduced and assembly is simplified, but ensuring sufficient rigidity and meeting standards becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components incorporate locally optimized features at critical connection points (reinforced joints, precision-machined interfaces, adjustable alignment features) that ensure rigid connections. The local quality enhancement at these key locations compensates for the potential rigidity losses from modularization, ensuring compliance with standards while maintaining assembly simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design includes self-aligning and self-adjusting features that automatically ensure proper connection and rigidity during assembly. The components are designed to guide themselves into correct positions and provide inherent stability, reducing the need for complex assembly procedures while guaranteeing rigidity requirements are met.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a frame for supporting a top of a table or desk at a working height, said frame being designed for fastening legs. The frame comprises at least two profiled bodies that can be connected to each other via at least two brackets (10, 12), said brackets (10, 12) being designed to extend over or around edges of the profiled bodies.