Pharmacy Picking Shelf Structure for Higher Storage Density
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drug picking devices in pharmacies do not optimize storage capacity effectively, leading to inefficient use of space and reduced storage capacity.
Innovation Solution
A drug picking device with a modular design featuring vertical struts, side wall elements, and storage floors with beveled corners, allowing for optimal space utilization by supporting storage floors flush against the rear wall, and incorporating longitudinal and cross struts for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional storage shelf designs are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but storage capacity and space utilization are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The storage shelf is divided into multiple modular components including vertical struts, side wall elements, storage floors, longitudinal struts, and cross struts. These segmented components can be independently manufactured and assembled, allowing the structure to achieve high storage capacity through optimized spatial arrangement while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces longitudinal struts extending in the longitudinal direction and cross struts extending in the transverse direction, adding structural dimensions beyond the basic vertical-horizontal framework. This multi-dimensional strut network maximizes space utilization and storage capacity while distributing structural loads efficiently across three-dimensional space.
2Quantity of substance
If storage floors are positioned away from the rear wall, then ease of access is improved, but space utilization and storage capacity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage floors are designed to be movable relative to the shelf structure, allowing dynamic adjustment of their position. This enables the storage floors to be moved closer to the rear wall to maximize storage capacity when needed, and moved forward to improve accessibility during operation, thus resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and ease of access.
3Stability of the object's composition
If vertical struts are positioned far apart, then ease of manufacture is improved, but structural stability and load-bearing capacity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention implements different vertical strut spacing in different regions of the storage shelf. Longitudinal struts are positioned closer together in areas requiring higher stability and load-bearing capacity, while greater spacing is used in regions where manufacturing simplicity is prioritized. This localized optimization resolves the contradiction between structural stability and ease of manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage shelf employs a composite structural system combining vertical struts, longitudinal struts, and cross struts made from different materials or structural configurations. This composite approach allows optimization of both structural stability and manufacturing ease by selecting appropriate materials and configurations for different structural elements.
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AI summary
A drug picking device includes a drug picking shelf device, including a pair of vertical struts, a rear wall connected to the pair of vertical struts, a pair of side wall elements each connected to an associated vertical strut, and a storage floor arranged between the side wall elements, wherein the associated vertical strut has a central portion to which a corresponding side wall element is fastened and from which a first support wing and a second support wing extend mirror-symmetrically to one another, the first and second support wings each having a connection portion connected to the rear wall and a support portion carrying a corresponding corner portion of the storage floor, wherein the connection portion runs parallel to and rests against the rear wall, and wherein the support portion extends at an acute angle relative to the connection portion in a direction pointing away from the rear wall.