Modular Storage Rack With Removable Shelves for Easy Folding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional article-holding racks are difficult to fold or disassemble, leading to inconvenient storage and transportation due to complex construction, which increases production costs and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A rack design featuring a foldable frame with removable shelves, where each shelf has a simple construction with slots and slats that can be easily connected and disconnected from the frame, allowing for quick assembly and disassembly, and using connectors to secure the shelves to the frame, enabling easy storage and transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional racks use complex construction to achieve stability and strength, then the structural integrity is improved, but the ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is divided into modular components including frame members, shelves, and connectors that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each shelf unit can be separately attached to the frame, allowing for easy configuration changes and storage without compromising overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack incorporates movable and adjustable elements such as height-adjustable shelves and collapsible frame sections that transition between fixed and movable states. This dynamic design allows the structure to maintain strength when assembled while enabling easy disassembly for storage or reconfiguration.
2Reliability
If conventional racks use complex construction to achieve stability, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rack structure is segmented into standardized modular components with simple geometric shapes and uniform connection interfaces. This segmentation reduces individual component complexity while maintaining overall stability through the coordinated assembly of multiple simple units.
Solution Approach 2:
The connectors and frame members are designed with universal interfaces that can accommodate multiple shelf positions and configurations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized components for different assembly states, simplifying the overall device while ensuring reliable performance across various configurations.
3Ease of operation
If conventional racks are designed for easy storage and transportation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is designed as separable modular units that can be folded or disassembled into compact forms for storage and transportation. This segmentation allows standard manufacturing processes to produce simple components that are cost-effective while enabling easy collapse or disassembly for compact storage without requiring expensive specialized materials or processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A rack has a frame and a plurality of shelves. Each shelf has an enclosing frame member that has two first sides connected by two second sides, a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides, and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides, and with each slat being connected to the connecting bar. At least one connector is provided for removably connecting each shelf to a portion of the frame.