Non-vulcanized Tire Pallet with Non-stick Support Element
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pallets for transporting non-vulcanized tires face significant adhesion issues with the soft and sticky tire surface, requiring excessive force for detachment, leading to operational challenges and material compatibility problems, and are often heavy and non-recyclable.
Innovation Solution
A pallet design featuring a base element made of suitable plastic material with a truncated cone-shaped seat and a reversibly engaged support element comprising a flexible sheet material with non-stick properties, utilizing snap-in connections and tensioning elements to reduce adhesion and facilitate easy handling and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a monolithic plastic pallet is used to support the tyre weight, then the pallet has adequate strength and resistance to transport, but the tyre surface adheres strongly to the pallet requiring excessive force for detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is divided into a base element and a support element that can be separated. The base element provides structural strength while the support element with non-stick properties contacts the tyre, allowing easy detachment without compromising pallet strength.
Solution Approach 2:
A support element made of non-stick material acts as an intermediary between the tyre and the base element. This intermediary prevents adhesion while the base element maintains structural integrity for supporting tyre weight.
2Force
If the pallet is made robust to withstand pulling forces for tyre detachment, then the pallet can handle strong adhesion, but the pallet becomes particularly heavy
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet structure is segmented into a heavy base element that provides anchoring and a lighter support element that contacts the tyre. This segmentation allows the overall pallet weight to be reduced while maintaining the necessary force resistance through the base element's design.
Solution Approach 2:
The support element made of non-stick material reduces the pulling force needed for tyre detachment, thereby reducing the required robustness and weight of the overall pallet structure while still maintaining adequate force resistance.
3Reliability
If a continuous contact surface is provided on the pallet, then the pallet guarantees stable tyre support, but the pallet becomes particularly heavy and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The support element is made of a flexible non-stick material that can conform to the tyre shape, providing stable support contact without requiring a heavy continuous rigid surface. The flexible material adapts to the tyre while maintaining reliability.
4Ease of manufacture
If biodegradable or compostable materials are used for the pallet, then the pallet is recyclable and environmentally friendly, but the materials chemically alter or damage the tyre surface
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is segmented into a base element that contacts the ground (can be biodegradable) and a support element that contacts the tyre (made of non-stick material). This segmentation allows the tyre-contacting portion to be made of materials that do not chemically alter the tyre while still enabling recyclability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support element made of non-stick material acts as an intermediary barrier between the tyre and any potentially harmful base element materials, preventing chemical alteration while allowing the base element to be made from environmentally friendly biodegradable materials.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a pallet for the support and transport of a non-vulcanised tyre, including: - a base element (1) for the resting of said pallet on the floor; - a seat (14) obtained on said base element (1) adapted to house said tyre; - a support element (2) reversibly housed in said seat and comprising a portion (20) made of flexible sheet material suitable adapted to define a support surface for said tyre; - said seat (14) comprising first connection means (142); - said support element (2) comprising second connection means (210, 211) adapted to engage reversibly with said first connection means (142) to fix said portion (20) made of flexible sheet material; wherein said flexible sheet material of said portion (20) has non-stick properties with respect to the surface of said non-vulcanized tyre.