Movable Support Container With Guide Tracks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers and assemblies lack improvements that enhance their performance and cost-effectiveness, necessitating the development of advanced containers and assemblies that offer better functionality and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring a base portion and a support portion that are movably connected, with guide tracks and track inserts that allow for flexible orientation and the use of dampers to assist or resist movement, enabling efficient deployment and stowage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the support portion is made movable and connected to the base portion through guide tracks, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support portion is designed to be movable relative to the base portion, transitioning between deployed and stowed positions through guide tracks. This dynamic configuration allows the container to adapt its structure based on operational needs, improving ease of operation while managing complexity through controlled movement mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is divided into distinct segments: a base portion and a support portion, connected through guide tracks. This segmentation allows independent movement and positioning of each part, facilitating easier deployment and stowage operations while maintaining structural integrity through defined connection points.
2Adaptability or versatility
If guide tracks and track inserts are added to enable flexible orientation, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Guide tracks and track inserts serve as intermediary elements between the base portion and support portion, enabling controlled movement and flexible orientation. These intermediaries facilitate adaptability by providing defined pathways for the support portion to move relative to the base, while managing complexity through standardized connection mechanisms.
3Stability of the object's composition
If dampers are added to assist or resist movement, then the stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Dampers are integrated into the container structure to provide beforehand cushioning during the movement of the support portion. These dampers resist or assist movement as needed, ensuring stable operation during deployment and stowage while protecting the structure from shock or excessive force, thereby improving stability with controlled additions to the system.
Data Source
AI summary
A container is disclosed. The container includes a base portion and a support portion. The support portion is movably-connected to the base portion. Each of the base portion and the support portion include a plurality of panels and members. The base portion forms a support portion receiving cavity configured for receiving the support portion. The plurality of panels and members forming the base portion include at least a first leg member and a second leg member. An inner side surface of the first leg member and an inner side surface of the second leg member each forms a first guide track and a second guide track.