Movable Container Storage Gas Supply Line Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional container storage facilities lack a reliable and efficient means to supply inert gas to movable container storage sections, leading to inefficient use of transporting capacity and potential gas supply line deterioration and dust generation.
Innovation Solution
A container storage facility with a movable container support system that includes a gas supply line with a fixed and moving side portion connected by a connecting member, allowing inert gas to be supplied to containers stored in movable sections while preventing line deformation and dust generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If gas supply means is provided to fixed container storage sections, then inert gas can be supplied to containers, but transporting means must travel longer distances to reach fixed storage sections, reducing transportation efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The container storage section is designed to be movable between a storage position and a transfer position, allowing it to dynamically change its location. This enables the storage section to be positioned closer to the transporting means during transfer operations, reducing transportation distance and improving efficiency while still allowing gas supply when in the storage position.
Solution Approach 2:
A connecting member is introduced as an intermediary between the fixed side portion and moving side portion of the gas supply line. This connecting member enables flexible connection that accommodates the movement of the container storage section, allowing gas supply to movable sections without requiring the section to be fixed.
2Reliability
If gas supply line is continuously connected to movable container support, then gas can be supplied during movement, but the gas supply line deteriorates and generates dust
Solution Approach 1:
The gas supply line is segmented into a fixed side portion and a moving side portion, connected by a connecting member. This segmentation allows the moving side portion to move with the container support while the fixed side portion remains stationary, reducing stress and deterioration on the gas supply line.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting member is configured to connect the gas supply line portions when the container support is in the storage position and to separate them when moving to the transfer position. This periodic connection and separation prevents continuous stress on the line during movement, reducing deterioration and dust generation.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a container storage facility in which inert gas can be supplied to a container in a container storage section that can be moved between the storage position and the transfer position while preventing deterioration of the gas supply line and generation of dust to the extent possible. The container storage section of the container storage facility in accordance with the present invention includes a container support provided to be movable with respect to the fixed frame member between a storage position and a transfer position for transferring the container to and from a transporting device. The gas supply line of gas supply system for supplying the inactive gas to the container supported by the container support of the storage position includes a fixed side portion and a moving side portion which can be moved in unison with the container support. And there is provided a connecting member for connecting the fixed side portion and the moving side portion to each other as the container support is moved from the transfer position to the storage position, and for releasing the connection between the fixed side portion and the moving side portion to allow the moving side portion to move away from the fixed side portion as the container support is moved from the storage position to the transfer position.