Modular Transport Frame With Perforated Support Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport racks are either inflexible, unstable, or specialized for single applications, making them unsuitable for diverse and demanding production environments.
Innovation Solution
A modular transport frame with a support plate featuring multiple openings and threaded bores, adjustable width-to-length ratios, and integrated rollers for easy maneuverability, along with detachable components and secure fastening systems, allowing for versatile use and efficient logistics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If transport racks are designed to be inflexible and specialized for one application, then they can be stable and robust, but they cannot be used flexibly for various transport tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The transport rack is divided into modular components including support plates with standardized openings, adjustable supports, and detachable elements. This segmentation allows individual components to be reconfigured for different transport tasks while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection interfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The support plates are designed with universal features including multiple openings in standardized patterns, adjustable supports that can be positioned at different locations, and detachable elements that can be configured for various object types. This universality enables a single rack design to serve multiple transport functions while maintaining stability through consistent structural principles
2Adaptability or versatility
If transport racks are designed to be modular and flexible, then they can be used for various tasks, but they become unstable and difficult to use in rough production environments
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components are designed with pre-configured opening patterns and standardized connection interfaces that ensure proper assembly. The supports are pre-positioned at optimized locations and the detachable elements are designed with predetermined attachment points, allowing rapid assembly of stable configurations without requiring complex alignment procedures in the production environment
Solution Approach 2:
The rack system allows adjustment of structural parameters including support positions, plate configurations, and connection points. These parameter changes enable optimization of the rack structure for specific transport tasks while maintaining overall stability through standardized structural principles and connection mechanisms
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple openings and threaded bores are distributed over the support plate, then the carrier plate can be used flexibly for various transport tasks, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional features including openings for supports, threaded bores for fastening, and attachment points for detachable elements are integrated into a standardized pattern system on the support plates. This merging of functions into a unified standardized design enables versatility without proportionally increasing complexity, as the same standardized features serve multiple purposes
4Ease of operation
If rollers are provided on the underside of the support plate for easy maneuverability, then the transport frame can be moved easily, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The steering function is extracted as a separate controllable feature from the basic roller assembly. At least one roller is designed as a steerable component that can be independently controlled, allowing the transport frame to be maneuvered easily while keeping the overall roller system simple and maintainable
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AI summary
The fixture has rollers (2, 3), feet and a stacker retainer located at a bottom side of a support plate (1). A set of perforations (4) and/or threaded bores (5) are distributed over the support plate. Side walls (6) are arranged in the region of side edges of the support plate, where the side walls are projected downward and are equipped with the perforations and/or the threaded bores. The side walls are likewise arranged in a grid, where some of the rollers are formed as fixed rollers and the other rollers are formed as swivel rollers.