Modular Transport System with Removable Weighing Basket
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Solution Overview
Problem
The excessive use of packaging for weighing and transporting bulk products, such as fruits and vegetables, leads to significant environmental impacts due to waste and pollution.
Innovation Solution
A modular transport system incorporating removable baskets with standard dimensions and mass, equipped with identifier elements for computerized weighing, allowing for direct weighing of bulk products without additional packaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If plastic bags or other packaging are used for weighing and transporting bulk products, then the weighing and transport function is achieved, but excessive packaging waste and environmental pollution occur
Solution Approach 1:
The removable basket is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as weighing container, transport device, and storage solution. The basket can be reused across different contexts (weighing different products, transporting various items, storage), eliminating the need for single-use packaging while maintaining all necessary functions
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of discarding packaging after single use, the system recovers the basket for repeated use. The identifier element enables the basket to be recognized and its tare weight retrieved from memory, allowing continuous reuse without needing new packaging materials
2Loss of substance
If removable baskets with identifier elements are used for weighing bulk products, then packaging waste is eliminated, but the system complexity increases due to computer implemented weighing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The basket with its identifier element essentially identifies and registers itself with the system. The computer system automatically retrieves the pre-registered tare weight from memory when the basket is placed on the scale, eliminating the need for manual input or complex identification procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The manual process of handling packaging is replaced by an automated electronic system that reads the identifier element and automatically retrieves stored information. This substitution of mechanical/manual operations with electronic automation actually reduces overall system complexity despite the added electronic components
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AI summary
The present invention refers to a modular transport system for an object comprising a base frame (1), a first side frame (2), a second side frame (3), a back frame (4) and at least one removable basket (5), supported on a first side support element (6), and optionally including at least one transport handle (12). The invention is further related to a computer implemented weighing method accommodated in the removable basket (5), in a computerized weighing system. The modular system is transportable by a user of a sales establishment and the removable basket (5) is used to accommodate objects, allowing the weighing thereof, without the need for packaging, since an identifier element (7) is incorporated in the removable basket (5), which allows the tare weight of said basket to be identified in a computer implemented method for weighing objects.