Parallelly-connectable storage rack
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage racks have poor stability when superimposed in the height direction, and they lack flexibility in adjusting the length and spacing of storage panels to accommodate diverse items.
Innovation Solution
A parallelly-connectable storage rack system that includes vertically arranged bamboo-joint rods with installation positions for clip pieces, main tier-panels with tapered casings and hook holes, and accessory tier-panels with hooks and matching hook holes, allowing for infinite horizontal connection and adjustable spacing and number of tier-panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If storage racks are superimposed in the height direction to increase storage capacity, then the storage capacity is improved, but the stability deteriorates causing toppling over risk
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from vertical stacking (one-dimensional growth) to horizontal parallel connection (two-dimensional expansion). By adding tier panels in the horizontal direction rather than stacking vertically, the system achieves increased storage capacity without compromising stability. The bamboo-joint rods provide vertical support while tier panels extend horizontally, creating a stable rectangular framework that resists toppling.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage rack is divided into modular components: bamboo-joint rods, tier panels, and clip pieces. This segmentation allows for flexible assembly of multiple units in parallel while maintaining individual structural integrity. Each module can be independently assembled and then connected to form a larger stable structure, avoiding the instability of monolithic vertical stacking.
2Ease of manufacture
If storage racks have a fixed structure to simplify manufacturing, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates making it impossible to add storage panels
Solution Approach 1:
The storage rack employs a dynamic, adjustable structure rather than a fixed one. Clip pieces can be positioned at different heights on bamboo-joint rods, and tier panels can be added or removed at various locations. This dynamic configuration allows the rack to adapt to different storage needs while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The bamboo-joint rods serve multiple functions: providing vertical support, holding clip pieces at various heights, and enabling both vertical and horizontal connections. The standardized clip piece design allows it to function at any installation position, making the entire system universally adaptable to different configurations without requiring custom manufacturing.
3Device complexity
If the length of storage racks is fixed to simplify design, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates for diverse item storage requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The rack length is segmented into modular units that can be connected in parallel. Each unit has a standardized design with bamboo-joint rods and tier panels, keeping individual component complexity low. However, multiple units can be assembled together to create various total lengths, providing adaptability for different storage requirements without increasing the complexity of individual modules.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of varying the length of individual rack units (which would increase design complexity), the patent achieves length adaptability by connecting multiple standardized units in parallel horizontally. This dimensional approach allows flexible length configuration while maintaining simple standardized module designs.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a parallelly-connectable storage including: a plurality of bamboo-joint rods provided with a plurality of installation positions in their length direction; a clip piece arranged at the installation position of the bamboo-joint rod; a main tier-panel, of which four corners are respectively provided with a tapered casing engaging with the clip piece, and which is respectively provided with two hook holes on two end faces spliced with each other; and a first accessory tier-panel, of which two corners of one end is provided with tapered casings configured to engage with the clip piece, wherein two hook holes are opened on the end face of one side provided with the tapered casings, and of which the other end is provided with two hooks used to fit with two hooks used to connect with the hook holes disposed on the main tier-panel.