Ventilated shelving hook element system and method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage systems are not modular or easily reconfigurable after installation, limiting their adaptability to different storage needs and incompatible with various shelving solutions, and lack the ability to accommodate diverse storage structures and accessories.
Innovation Solution
A modular storage system utilizing horizontally disposed hang rails and vertical standards that can be connected to a wall structure, allowing for easy reconfiguration and integration of various components such as shelves, hanging rods, and storage accessories, with load-bearing concave flanges and curved hanging structures for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional storage systems use fixed installation methods, then installation stability is improved, but reconfigurability and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the storage structure into modular components including vertical standards, horizontal hang rails, adjustable shelving brackets, and various accessories. Each component can be independently positioned and reconfigured along the vertical standards and hang rails, enabling both stable installation and easy reconfiguration without damaging the wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates adjustable shelving brackets with hooks that can be moved to different positions along the hang rails, and vertical standards with multiple mounting holes at various heights. This dynamic adjustability allows the storage system to be reconfigured for different storage needs while maintaining secure attachment to the wall structure.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional shelving systems use standardized mounting brackets, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but compatibility with various shelving solutions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical standards are designed with multiple holes at different heights and positions, allowing various types of shelving brackets, hang rails, and accessories to be mounted on the same standard. The hang rails can accommodate different types of brackets and accessories, creating a universal mounting system that enhances compatibility while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized components.
3Device complexity
If storage systems lack modular construction, then structural simplicity is improved, but versatility in accommodating different storage structures deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is constructed from discrete modular components including vertical standards, horizontal hang rails, shelving brackets, and various accessories. These segmented components can be independently selected, positioned, and combined to create different storage configurations, providing versatility while maintaining relatively simple individual component designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows smaller modular components to be attached to larger structural elements. For example, shelving brackets attach to hang rails, which attach to vertical standards, which attach to the wall. This nested arrangement of modular components enables versatile storage configurations while keeping each individual component relatively simple in design.
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AI summary
A hanger element for one or more receiving bracket apertures that receives a hanging item. The hanger element includes a load bearing, concave shaped flange that attaches to the one or more receiving bracket aperture. A trailing concave shaped, curved hanging structure extends from the load bearing, concave shaped flange.