Offset Shelf Holder Layout for Wide Shelves Without Extra Recesses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shelving systems require multiple components and recesses to accommodate wide shelves, limiting flexibility and aesthetic appeal when trying to arrange multiple shelf supports at the same height.
Innovation Solution
A shelf support design featuring a hook-on section in a vertical plane and a support section offset parallel to it, allowing for a second shelf support to be positioned above or below without additional supports or recesses, with a groove for stable and aesthetically pleasing locking of the hanging section.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If two or more shelf supports are arranged next to one another to accommodate wide shelves, then the shelving system can support wider shelves, but the number of components and recesses increases, reducing flexibility and increasing complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The support section is offset parallel to the hanging section, creating a spatial separation that allows multiple shelf supports to share the same vertical plane while maintaining structural integrity. This dimensional offset enables wide shelf support without requiring additional recesses in the vertical rail.
Solution Approach 2:
A single recess in the vertical rail can accommodate multiple shelf supports at different heights due to the offset design. The hanging section engages with the recess while the support section extends outward, allowing one recess to serve multiple shelf support locations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple shelf supports are arranged at the same height, then flexibility in shelving configuration is improved, but additional supports and parallel recesses are required, increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
By offsetting the support section parallel to the hanging section, the design allows multiple shelf supports to be positioned at the same height without requiring multiple recesses at the same location in the vertical rail. The offset creates horizontal separation while maintaining vertical alignment.
3Device complexity
If the hanging section and support section are in the same vertical plane, then the structure is simpler, but space is not created for additional shelf supports at the same height
Solution Approach 1:
The support section is offset parallel to the hanging section, creating horizontal separation. This allows the hanging section to engage with the recess in the vertical rail while the support section extends outward to support the shelf, creating space for additional shelf supports at the same height without compromising structural simplicity.
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AI summary
The support (14) has a connecting section (22) connecting to a shelf support, and a supporting section (26) for holding a lower shelf. The connecting section lies in a vertical layer and the supporting section is movably arranged parallel to the layer so that the support does not contact the layer in a region of the supporting section. The connecting section partly lies in a height position within a region of a horizontal layer. The supporting section is arranged in another height position that is vertically displaced to the former height position. An independent claim is also included for a shelf system comprising a shelf support.