Movable Opening Wall Crate Design for Side Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport crates have rigid side walls that make it difficult to access goods, especially when stacked, as access from above is not possible and rearrangement in retail settings is cumbersome, leading to handling and logistical issues.
Innovation Solution
A crate design with a movable opening wall that can partially or fully open, remaining connected to the crate, allowing access without needing to access from above, while maintaining stability and stackability, and enabling flexible use and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If rigid side walls are used to maintain crate stability and structure, then the crate structural strength is improved, but the ease of access to goods deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
One of the side walls is designed as a movable opening wall that can be frictionally connected to the floor and adjacent side walls, allowing it to be easily opened or closed. This dynamic design enables easy access to goods while maintaining structural integrity when closed, resolving the contradiction between rigid structure and ease of access.
2Quantity of substance
If the crate is stacked to save storage space, then the storage efficiency is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because access from above is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The side wall is segmented into a movable opening wall that can be independently opened, allowing access to goods from the side even when the crate is stacked. This segmentation enables the crate to maintain its stacked configuration for space efficiency while providing side access capability that overrides the stacking limitation.
3Ease of operation
If the opening wall is completely separated from the crate when opened, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to logistical and handling problems
Solution Approach 1:
The opening wall is designed to remain nested or connected to the crate structure even when opened, rather than being completely separated. This nesting approach allows the opening wall to be easily operated while avoiding the logistical and handling problems that would arise from complete separation, thus reducing overall system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design enhances flexibility in loading and unloading goods, allows easy access to products without rearranging the crate, and maintains stability and stackability, reducing handling difficulties and logistical issues.
Implementation Method 1
In a closed state, the opening wall is frictionally connected both to the floor and to the adjacent side walls
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AI summary
The invention relates to a flexibly usable box (10), comprising a base (12) and four side walls (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d), which lie opposite each other in pairs and which extend upward from the base (2) in a vertical direction (16). One of the four side walls (14a-14d) is designed as an opening wall (14d), which in a closed state fully covers a side area and which can be moved into an open state, in which the opening wall (14d) covers only a part of the side area, such that in the open state the opening wall (14d) at least partially overlaps with one of the adjacent side walls (14a, 14c) or with the base (12) of the box.