Overhead Storage Rack Structure for Stable Open-Corner Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hanging storage racks face structural issues such as difficult item placement, wedging of items between supports, and undesirable swinging, particularly when loaded, necessitating a solution that enhances stability and disassembly for compact packaging.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a platform assembly with peripheral frame members, corner braces, cross braces, and support assemblies that allow for open corner access, improved stability, and easy disassembly, featuring a modular structure with adjustable components and clips for secure fastening to support structures like ceilings or walls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional hanging storage racks use supports located at corners or along edges, then the rack structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but items cannot be easily placed on the rack and items wedge between supports
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is divided into a platform assembly with multiple peripheral frame members positioned at different locations (not just corners), creating segmented support zones that allow easy item placement while maintaining structural simplicity through modular construction
2Strength
If conventional hanging storage racks use rigid support structures, then the rack provides strong support capacity, but the rack swings in an undesirable and potentially dangerous manner when items are placed on the rack
Solution Approach 1:
The support assemblies incorporate adjustable and flexible mounting mechanisms that allow the rack to adapt dynamically to loaded conditions, reducing unwanted swinging while maintaining strong support capacity through controlled flexibility in the suspension system
3Reliability
If storage racks are configured as permanent fixed structures, then the rack provides stable support, but the rack cannot be disassembled into component parts for compact packaging
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is designed as modular segmented components (platform assembly, support assemblies, peripheral frame members) that can be easily disassembled and reconfigured, while maintaining structural stability when assembled through secure connection mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The connection systems incorporate adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow the rack to transition between assembled (stable) and disassembled (compact) states, providing both structural reliability and packaging convenience
Data Source
AI summary
A storage rack including a platform and a plurality of upright support assemblies configured to mount the platform to one or more support structures located above the platform. The platform includes a peripheral frame with a plurality of corners. The support assemblies are mounted to the peripheral frame at other than the corners and extend upwardly from the platform. The platform may include a plurality of cross braces extending from a first side of the peripheral frame to a second side of the peripheral frame, and a plurality of poles supported by and extending transverse to the cross braces.