Modular Storage Rack Shelves for Easy Assembly and Packing
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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 connecting bar and slats that fit into slots, and connectors that allow easy assembly and disassembly, enabling simple construction and efficient packing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional racks use complex construction to achieve stability and strength, then structural integrity is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is divided into modular components including frame members, shelves, and connecting elements. Each shelf is separately constructed with slats fitted into slots on frame members, allowing independent assembly and disassembly of individual components while maintaining overall structural integrity through standardized connection points.
2Reliability
If conventional racks use complex construction to achieve stability, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame members are designed with universal slots that can accommodate multiple shelf positions and configurations. The same connecting mechanism serves both assembly and disassembly functions, reducing the need for specialized components while maintaining stable structural connections across different rack configurations.
3Strength
If conventional racks are designed for stability, then strength is improved, but ease of storage and transportation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rack transitions from a static assembled structure to a dynamic collapsible configuration. Frame members can be folded or nested together, and shelves can be removed or stacked, allowing the rack to change its spatial footprint from an expanded stable structure to a compact storage form without compromising structural integrity when assembled.
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.