Modular Shelf Interlayers for Adjustable Storage and Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shelves have a fixed, non-adjustable rectangular storage space that lacks structural strength, limiting user flexibility and interest in purchasing the product.
Innovation Solution
The shelf features a plurality of connectors and panels with connecting portions and units, allowing for adjustable interior structures and increased stability through auxiliary panels, enabling division of space into multiple receiving areas and enhancing structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional shelves use a simple rectangular frame structure, then the manufacturing process is simple and cost is low, but the storage space is fixed and non-adjustable
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf structure is divided into modular components including panels with connecting portions, connectors, and auxiliary panels. Each panel can be independently connected or disconnected, allowing the storage space to be segmented into multiple regions or reconfigured into different shapes according to user needs, thereby achieving adaptability without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The shelf employs adjustable connecting mechanisms where connectors can be attached or detached from connecting portions on panels. This dynamic connection system allows users to modify the shelf configuration, adjust storage space dimensions, and reposition auxiliary panels freely, transforming a static structure into a dynamic, adaptable system
2Strength
If conventional shelves use a simple rectangular structure, then the structure is simple, but the structural strength and stability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple panels are merged through connectors to form a unified shelf structure. The auxiliary panels are combined with the main panel structure via connecting portions and connectors, creating a reinforced composite structure that enhances overall structural strength and stability while maintaining reasonable complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The shelf structure transitions from a simple two-dimensional rectangular frame to a three-dimensional configuration by adding auxiliary panels that extend into the storage space. This dimensional enhancement creates additional structural support planes, improving structural strength and stability without significantly increasing complexity
3Volume of stationary object
If users want to increase storage space in conventional shelves, then they can only stack up shelves, but this is not adjustable and less practical
Solution Approach 1:
The storage space is segmented by auxiliary panels that can be positioned at different locations and orientations. Users can divide the storage space into multiple compartments or expand it in different directions, providing adjustable volume enhancement without requiring vertical stacking, thereby improving both storage capacity and adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of increasing storage volume solely by stacking shelves vertically, the invention utilizes horizontal and lateral dimensions by adding auxiliary panels that extend the storage space in multiple directions. This multi-dimensional expansion approach provides adjustable volume increase while maintaining practical usability
4Stability of the object's composition
If conventional shelves lack interior structure, then the structure is simple, but the stability and structural strength decrease
Solution Approach 1:
Connecting portions are pre-integrated into the panels during manufacturing, and connectors are designed with predetermined connection mechanisms. This preliminary preparation allows for easy assembly and stable configuration without requiring complex on-site construction, enhancing structural stability while keeping the overall system relatively simple
Solution Approach 2:
Connectors serve as intermediary components that bridge panels and auxiliary panels. These intermediary elements provide standardized connection interfaces that simplify assembly while ensuring stable structural bonds, enhancing structural stability without significantly increasing overall complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A shelf with interlayers may include a shelf made by a plurality of connectors and panels, wherein both sides of the panel has at least one connecting portion and connecting unit, and connecting unit has a connecting groove corresponding to the panel, and the connecting groove is configured to engage with auxiliary panels to increase the variability of using an inner space of the shelf.