Movable Support Frame for Variable Center-of-Gravity Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support apparatuses struggle to stably support and store wearable robots with complex structures and variable centers of gravity due to fixed configurations of cantilevered beams and base frames, leading to instability and potential overturning.
Innovation Solution
A support apparatus with a main rod supported by a floor or wall, a coupling unit, and a movable support frame that includes a guide part and sliding/rotation fixing parts, allowing the center of gravity to be adjusted horizontally and the object's position to be fixed, ensuring stable support for objects with varying shapes and structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed cantilevered beam and base frame configuration is used, then the structure is simple, but the support apparatus cannot stably support objects with variable centers of gravity
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame is designed to be movable relative to the main rod through a guide part, allowing dynamic adjustment of the support position. This enables the apparatus to adapt to objects with variable centers of gravity by repositioning the support frame along the guide part, thereby maintaining stability without requiring a completely reconfigurable structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling unit is divided into multiple components including a sliding part, sliding fixing part, and rotation fixing part. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of position and orientation, enabling precise positioning of the support frame to match the center of gravity of different objects while keeping each component relatively simple.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the support frame is fixed to the main rod, then the structure is simple, but the apparatus cannot adapt to objects with various shapes and structures
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling unit incorporates sliding and rotating mechanisms that allow the support frame to dynamically adjust its position and orientation relative to the main rod. The guide part provides linear movement, while the sliding and rotation fixing parts enable angular adjustment, creating a versatile system that can accommodate various object shapes and structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling unit serves multiple functions: it allows linear movement along the guide part, rotational adjustment, and secure fixing at various positions. This multi-functionality enables a single coupling mechanism to handle diverse object configurations without requiring multiple specialized components.
3Reliability
If the center of gravity position is fixed, then the structure is simple, but the apparatus cannot stably support objects with varying centers of gravity
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame can be dynamically repositioned along the guide part to align with the center of gravity of different objects. The sliding mechanism allows smooth movement, and the sliding fixing part provides easy locking at desired positions, making the adjustment process straightforward while ensuring stable support.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding fixing part includes a fixing protrusion that automatically engages with the guide part at predetermined positions, providing self-locking functionality. This reduces the complexity of operation as the system partially self-regulates the positioning and securing process.
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AI summary
A support apparatus for storing an object can include a main rod supported by a floor or wall surface, a coupling unit provided at an end of the main rod, and a support frame supported by the main rod and movably coupled to the coupling unit so that a center of gravity is movable, in which the support frame includes a support part having an upper surface on which a predetermined object is capable of being placed, and a guide part extending from one side of the support part in a horizontal direction and configured such that the coupling unit is slidably coupled to the guide part.