Movable Control Panel Stand With Unequal-Height Supports for Tight Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
In processing machine lines with closely disposed machine tools, existing movable stands with casters struggle to move control panels effectively in small spaces due to interference with adjacent panels, limiting the securement of rear workspace and efficient movement.
Innovation Solution
A movable stand with casters featuring a top plate section, leg sections, and horizontal sections with varying heights, allowing the stand to slightly turn and avoid interference with adjacent stands, enabling movement in tight spaces by adjusting the horizontal section heights to facilitate rotation and reduce overlap.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the control panel is moved straight to the rear along the front-rear direction of the machine tool, then the control panel can be repositioned to secure work space, but there is insufficient space to the rear of the processing machine line to accommodate the movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces asymmetric horizontal sections at different heights, adding a vertical dimension to the movement mechanism. This allows the control panel to follow a diagonal trajectory (combining rearward and lateral movement) rather than moving strictly in the front-rear direction, thereby resolving the space constraint contradiction
2Ease of operation
If the control panel is moved with difficulty due to limited space, then the separate type control panel cannot be effectively repositioned, but moving the control panel freely causes interference with adjacent control panels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs asymmetric horizontal sections where one horizontal section is positioned at a different height than the other. This asymmetric configuration creates a diagonal movement path that naturally separates the control panel from adjacent panels during relocation, eliminating interference while maintaining smooth movability
Solution Approach 2:
By incorporating vertical height differences through asymmetric horizontal sections, the patent transforms the movement from a two-dimensional planar motion to a three-dimensional diagonal trajectory, allowing the control panel to clear adjacent panels during movement
3Ease of manufacture
If the horizontal sections are positioned at the same height, then the construction is simple, but the movable stand cannot turn to avoid interference with adjacent stands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the symmetric structure by positioning horizontal sections at different heights, creating an asymmetric configuration that enables rotational movement. This maintains relatively simple construction while adding the versatility needed to avoid interference with adjacent stands
Data Source
AI summary
A movable stand with casters for installing each of a plurality of separate type control panels that correspond to a plurality of machine tools disposed in parallel and are disposed to be separated from the machine tools, is provide. The stand includes a top plate sections on which the separate type control panel is installed, a plurality of leg sections that support the top plate section, and horizontal sections that are provided to attach the casters to bottom sections of the leg sections and are horizontal to a floor, in which, out of the horizontal sections, a height from the floor of one horizontal section is different from a height from the floor of another horizontal section.