Customizable product storage and display system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional customizable product display systems are mechanically complex, difficult to install and remove, and require a large inventory of replacement parts, leading to increased costs and labor expenses.
Innovation Solution
A storage system with a shelving unit and interchangeable display inserts that can be easily coupled and decoupled from the front and rear walls, allowing for flexible configuration without removing the shelving unit from the support framework, using mechanisms like lip sections, elongated gaps, and clips for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional customizable display systems use multiple discrete display structures attached to a framework, then the system can be customized to different configurations, but the mechanical complexity and difficulty of installation and removal increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into a framework component and separate display structure components. The display structures are segmented into modular units that can be independently attached and removed from the framework, reducing the complexity of the overall system while maintaining customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework is designed with universal attachment features that can accommodate multiple types of display structures. A single framework can support various display configurations using different display structures, eliminating the need for complex specialized mounting mechanisms for each configuration type.
2Reliability
If conventional systems use a complex back wall on the shelving framework to receive display structures, then the display structures can be securely mounted, but the overall system cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex back wall structure is extracted and replaced with simpler attachment features integrated into the framework. Display structures are mounted using simplified clips, slots, or attachment points that are part of the framework itself, rather than requiring a separate complex back wall assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
Simple intermediary attachment elements (such as clips, slots, or mounting brackets) are introduced between the framework and display structures. These intermediaries provide secure mounting without requiring a complex back wall, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If individual display structures must be replaced in their entirety when changing layout, then the display configuration can be changed, but the inventory requirements and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is designed to be dynamically reconfigurable by allowing display structures to be easily attached and removed from the framework. This dynamic capability enables layout changes without requiring replacement of entire display structures, reducing inventory needs while maintaining flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
When changing display configurations, individual display structures can be removed (discarded from the current configuration) and reused (recovered) in new configurations. This approach eliminates the need to inventory multiple complete display structure sets, as the same structures can be repeatedly reused across different layouts.
Data Source
AI summary
A shelving system includes a shelving unit with at least one open sidewall that provides access to an interior of the shelving unit and one or more inserts that can be selectively connected to and disconnected from an interior of the unit in order to compartmentalize the interior of the unit. This enables a user to separate, sort and store items in the interior in an orderly fashion. The at least one open sidewall also serves to display the items stored in the unit. The shelving unit can be attached to a supporting wall in order to be located at desirable height to facilitate storage and display of the items stored therein.