Modular Trackless Hanging Storage Using Roller and Guide Assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hanging storage systems for artwork are large, require multiple skilled installers, and are challenging to relocate due to their fixed nature and reliance on track systems, which can be costly and damaging to uneven surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A modular, free-standing, trackless hanging storage system with a lower frame structure, upper frame structure, guidance tube, and panels that are easy to assemble and disassemble, utilizing roller and guide assemblies for adjustable and customizable storage and display solutions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional hanging storage units are fixed to walls and/or ceilings to ensure structural integrity, then stability is improved, but damage to installation spaces and difficulty of relocation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into modular components (frame structures, panels, roller assemblies, guide assemblies) that can be independently assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the system to maintain structural integrity through proper modular connections while avoiding permanent attachment to walls or ceilings, thus preventing damage to installation spaces.
Solution Approach 2:
Roller assemblies and guide assemblies serve as intermediary components between the frame structures and panels. These intermediaries provide stable connections and guidance while allowing the system to remain free-standing and relocatable, eliminating the need for direct attachment to building structures.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional hanging storage units use track systems to ensure stability, then structural integrity is improved, but complexity of installation and difficulty of relocation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The track system is replaced with segmented roller assemblies that attach directly to frame structures. Each roller assembly is an independent module that can be easily installed and removed, significantly reducing installation complexity while maintaining the stability needed for supporting artwork.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a fixed track structure to a dynamic assembly where roller assemblies can be easily attached and detached from frame structures. This dynamic design allows for simple installation and relocation while maintaining structural integrity during use.
3Quantity of substance
If conventional hanging storage units are designed as large fixed structures to maximize storage capacity, then storage capability is improved, but adaptability to different spaces and ease of relocation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is composed of multiple modular frame structures and panels that can be configured in various arrangements. This segmentation allows the system to maintain large storage capacity while being adaptable to different space requirements and easily relocatable by disassembling and reassembling the modular components.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular frame structures, panels, roller assemblies, and guide assemblies are designed as universal components that can be used in multiple configurations and locations. This universality enables the system to provide large storage capacity while adapting to different spaces and facilitating easy relocation.
4Stability of the object's composition
If conventional hanging storage units require multiple skilled installers for assembly to ensure structural integrity, then stability is improved, but ease of assembly and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into pre-fabricated modular components with standardized connection mechanisms. This segmentation allows the structure to maintain structural integrity while enabling assembly by less skilled individuals through simpler, more intuitive connection processes, reducing both labor skill requirements and assembly costs.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides stable, space-efficient, and easily relocatable storage and display capabilities with minimal disturbance to the installation space, allowing for flexible configuration and easy assembly/disassembly.
Implementation Method 1
a lower frame structure including at least one roller assembly
Implementation Method 2
an upper frame structure including at least one guide assembly, a guidance tube, moveably engaged with one of the at least one guide assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A hanging storage unit is provided. The hanging storage unit includes a lower frame structure including at least one roller assembly, an upper frame structure including at least one guide assembly, a plurality of posts coupled at a lower end to the lower frame structure and coupled at an upper end the upper frame structure, a guidance tube, moveably engaged with one of the at least one guide assembly, and a panel, an upper end of the panel attached to the guidance tube and a lower end of the panel moveably engaged with one of the at least one roller assembly.