Pivotable Frame Compartments for Adaptable Plate-Like Object Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compartmented trolleys and racks are rigidly arranged, making it difficult to adapt to varying conditions and accommodate plate-like objects of different sizes and shapes efficiently.
Innovation Solution
The frames that delimit compartments can be pivoted relative to the base rack, allowing for adjustable orientation of the rods to accommodate objects of varying sizes and shapes, enabling easy insertion from either side and optimizing the position for the working process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If frames are rigidly arranged on the base rack, then structural stability is maintained, but adaptability to varying conditions and object sizes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the frames pivotable relative to the base rack. The frames can be rotated about vertical axes to change their orientation and the orientation of the rods they carry. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the device to adapt to different plate-like object sizes and insertion requirements, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and adaptability.
2Ease of operation
If frames are rigidly arranged, then ease of manufacture is improved, but ease of operation for accommodating different objects is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable frame mechanism allows operators to easily adjust frame orientations to accommodate different plate-like objects. The frames can be rotated to optimal positions for insertion from either side, significantly improving ease of operation despite the increased manufacturing complexity of the pivoting joints.
3Adaptability or versatility
If rods are fixed in rigid frames, then structural stability is maintained, but versatility in accommodating different object orientations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by making the entire frame assembly pivotable while keeping the rods fixed within each frame. This allows the rods to maintain their relative positions (structural stability) while the frames themselves can be oriented in different directions (versatility in accommodating different object orientations).
Solution Approach 2:
The pivotable frames provide multi-functionality by enabling the same rod configuration to serve multiple purposes - accommodating plate-like objects of various sizes and orientations. The frames can be rotated to create different compartment orientations, making the device universally applicable to different storage and handling requirements.
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AI summary
A device, which is designed as a compartmented trolley or compartmented rack and which has compartments for accommodating sheet-type objects (glass panes), comprises a base rack (2), on which a plurality of frames (4) projecting upward are arranged. Each of the frames (4) contains rods (5), which are arranged parallel to one another and at a distance from one another in the frame (4). The rods (5) delimit compartments for accommodating the objects in the device (1). The frames (4) having rods (5) that delimit the compartments are pivotably supported on the base rack (2), wherein the pivoting axes (8) are arranged at the lower end of the frames (4) in the region of the base rack (2). The objects that are accommodated in compartments delimited by the rods (5) in the frames (4) rest with their bases, i.e. the lower horizontal edges, on sliding surfaces or rollers (7).