Modular Storage Rack Shelves for Easy Assembly and Transport
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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, facilitating easy storage and transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional racks use complex construction to achieve stability and strength, then the structural reliability 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 using simple connector mechanisms, allowing easy assembly without requiring complex fastening procedures while maintaining structural integrity.
2Strength
If conventional racks use complex construction to achieve stability, then the strength is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The structure is segmented into standardized frame members and shelves that connect through simple connector mechanisms. This modular approach maintains structural strength through proper joint design while minimizing overall construction complexity by using repetitive, standardized components throughout the rack assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The connectors are designed as universal components that can attach any shelf to any frame member position, eliminating the need for specialized fastening mechanisms for different parts of the rack. This universal connector design simplifies the overall construction while maintaining consistent structural strength across all attachment points.
3Reliability
If conventional racks are designed for stability, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the rack into standardized frame members, shelves, and connectors, each component can be manufactured independently using simple, repetitive processes. This segmentation allows for efficient production of individual parts that can then be assembled into reliable rack structures, improving ease of manufacture while maintaining structural reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal connector design enables a single component type to be used throughout the entire rack assembly, simplifying the manufacturing process by reducing the variety of unique parts that must be produced. This standardization maintains structural reliability while significantly improving ease of manufacture through simplified production workflows.
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.