Piece Goods Box with Adjustable Holder for Mechanized Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current piece goods boxes require manual handling for transferring and storing items, which is inefficient and costly, and existing attempts to mechanize this process have been hindered by technical complexity, reliability, and promptness issues.
Innovation Solution
A piece goods box design with an adjustable holder that moves from a storage position to a transfer position outside the chamber, allowing a transfer device to move through a free space between holding regions for mechanized transfer and acquisition of items, enabling automated handling without operator intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual handling is used for transferring and storing piece goods, then operational simplicity is maintained, but handling efficiency and productivity are low
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed to automatically move between storage position and transfer position without external intervention. The holder itself performs the transfer function by utilizing the space between its holding regions, eliminating the need for complex external mechanization systems while achieving automated handling.
Solution Approach 2:
The transfer function is extracted from the holding regions by utilizing the space between them. The holder regions are positioned such that the space between them serves as the transfer path, separating the storage function (holding regions) from the transfer function (space between regions) while integrating them into a single compact structure.
2Productivity
If mechanized transfer systems are implemented, then handling efficiency improves, but technical complexity and reliability risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holder automatically performs the transfer operation by moving between storage and transfer positions using its own structure. The space between holding regions serves as the transfer path, eliminating the need for external mechanized systems and reducing reliability risks associated with complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage function (holding regions) and transfer function (space between regions) are merged into a single holder structure. This integration eliminates the need for separate mechanized transfer devices, reducing system complexity while maintaining automated handling capability.
3Ease of operation
If manual handling is used, then system simplicity is maintained, but personnel costs are high
Solution Approach 1:
The holder automatically moves between storage and transfer positions without human intervention, achieving automated handling. This eliminates the need for personnel while maintaining operational simplicity through the self-service mechanism of the holder itself.
4Productivity
If the holder remains fixed in the chamber, then structural simplicity is maintained, but transfer efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed to be movable between storage position and transfer position, transforming from a static to a dynamic structure. This dynamic capability enables automated transfer operations while the holder's self-contained design keeps the structural complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The transfer function is achieved by utilizing the spatial dimension between the holding regions. The holder moves in a way that utilizes the space between its holding regions as the transfer path, adding a dimensional aspect to the transfer mechanism without requiring complex external structures.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a piece goods box having at least one piece goods chamber for receiving at least one piece goods item. The at least one piece goods chamber is assigned at least one holder that is adjustable from a storage position to a transfer position in which the holder is disposed at least partially outside the piece goods chamber, for transferring the piece goods item to/from the piece goods box. The holder, in the transfer position, has two holding regions for holding the at least one piece goods item in the transfer position. In the transfer position, at least one free space is provided between the holding regions of the at least one holder that is accessible in the horizontal direction from outside the at least one piece goods chamber.