Portable Tire Rack Structure for Stackable Upright Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tire storage solutions, such as traditional tire racks and shipping racks, are inefficient for large volume storage and transportation, as they require tires to be removed and repositioned, leading to increased costs and logistical challenges.
Innovation Solution
A portable tire rack system with a base, posts, side bars, and crossbars that can be easily assembled and disassembled, allowing for upright tire storage and stacking, enabling efficient transportation and storage without the need to remove tires, and featuring adjustable components for accommodating different tire sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional tire racks are used for large volume storage, then storage capacity is improved, but tire handling complexity increases due to removal and repositioning requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The rack system is divided into modular components (bases, posts, side bars, crossbars) that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each rack unit can hold multiple rows of tires, and entire racks can be stacked vertically. This segmentation allows high storage capacity while simplifying handling, as complete rack units with tires can be moved together using forklifts or other material handling equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes vertical stacking of rack units to increase storage capacity in the vertical dimension. Multiple rack units can be stacked one on top of another, creating a three-dimensional storage structure. This allows significant increase in storage capacity without increasing the horizontal footprint, and entire stacked units can be handled together as a single load.
2Productivity
If tires are removed from racks for transportation, then storage efficiency is improved, but handling time and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The rack units are designed to be self-contained modules that can hold multiple rows of tires. Entire rack units can be moved together as a single unit using material handling equipment like forklifts. This merging of tires with their supporting structure eliminates the need to individually handle each tire during transportation, significantly reducing handling time while maintaining high storage efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Tires are pre-positioned in the rack units in the desired configuration before transportation. The rack units are assembled with tires already in place, eliminating the need for repositioning or reassembly during subsequent handling operations. This preliminary arrangement of tires in the rack structure streamlines both storage and transportation operations.
3Stability of the object's composition
If fixed rack structures are used, then storage stability is improved, but adaptability to different tire sizes decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The rack system incorporates adjustable components, particularly the crossbars that can be positioned at multiple heights along the posts. This adjustability allows the rack structure to adapt to different tire sizes and configurations while maintaining structural stability. The modular design also allows the rack units themselves to be dynamically assembled and disassembled based on storage requirements.
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AI summary
A tire rack includes a base having a plurality of apertures in a bottom surface, and a plurality of posts extending from a top surface of the base. Each of the plurality of posts has a reduced diameter portion having dimensions corresponding to the apertures in the bottom surface of the base. The tire rack further includes a plurality of side bars. Each side bar extending between two of the plurality of posts, and each side bar having a plurality of apertures. The tire rack also has a plurality of crossbars. Each crossbar extends between two of the plurality of side bars, wherein each crossbar has a first end removably received in an aperture of a first side bar and a second end removably received in an aperture of a second side bar. The plurality of crossbars are configured to receive a plurality of tires in an upright position.