Plastic Base With Beads For Fluid Container Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport and storage containers for liquids have a high empty weight, which affects stability and increases transportation costs, and they are not adequately designed to handle aggressive liquids.
Innovation Solution
A transport and storage container with a plastic injection-molded base featuring longitudinal and transverse beads for enhanced stability, allowing for reduced material thickness, lower tare weight, and the use of recycled plastic, along with a skid pallet design that increases nominal volume without altering external dimensions, and incorporates a drainage system for aggressive liquids.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the base material thickness is increased to improve stability, then the stability is improved, but the empty weight and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into multiple functional layers including a drainage layer, intermediate layer, and upper layer, each with specific thicknesses and properties. This segmentation allows optimization of stability without requiring uniform thick material throughout, reducing overall weight while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a vertical dimension to base design by creating a multi-layered structure with drainage channels and varying thicknesses at different heights and positions. This dimensional approach provides enhanced stability through structural complexity rather than simply increasing material thickness uniformly
2Stability of the object's composition
If the base material thickness is increased to improve stability, then the stability is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into multiple manufacturable layers that can be produced separately and assembled, allowing for cost-effective manufacturing of complex structures without requiring expensive monolithic thick-base production
Solution Approach 2:
The invention optimizes various parameters including layer thicknesses, material densities, and structural configurations to achieve the required stability at minimum manufacturing cost, rather than simply increasing all parameters uniformly
3Volume of moving object
If the external dimensions are increased to improve volume, then the nominal volume is increased, but the handling requirements and ground clearance requirements change
Solution Approach 1:
The invention increases volume by utilizing vertical space through multi-layered base structures and optimized internal configurations rather than increasing horizontal footprint, maintaining compatibility with standard handling equipment and ground clearance requirements
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AI summary
The container (1) has an inner container (2) made of plastic, and an outer casing (14) made of metal grating or sheet metal. A base frame (17) is made of plastic and formed with a runner pallet (18) or a frame pallet. The base frame has a base (21) supported on support legs e.g. central support legs (25), of a central runner (22) and two outer runners (23, 24). The base is made of plastic and formed as an injection molded part. The base has a longitudinal corrugation and a transverse corrugation that are provided for reinforcing the base and as a support for the inner container.