A storage system for storing goods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage systems lack an easy-to-mount and adjustable design that optimally distributes forces applied to posts, bracings, and beams, leading to potential instability and difficulty in repositioning goods carrying elements.
Innovation Solution
A storage system with posts and bracings where the flat zone of the post is in contact with the outer side of the good carrying means, and holding means are designed to hook onto the bracing, ensuring balanced force distribution and easy repositioning of goods carrying elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional storage systems use simple post-bracing connections, then the structure is easy to manufacture, but the force distribution is unoptimized leading to instability
Solution Approach 1:
The post is designed with a differentiated cross-section featuring a flat zone specifically at the connection location with the good carrying means. This local geometric modification creates an optimized force distribution area without changing the entire post structure, thereby improving stability while maintaining overall structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The connection system allows the good carrying means to be easily repositioned along the bracing while maintaining stable contact with the post's flat zone. This provides dynamic adaptability for adjusting storage positions while ensuring force distribution remains optimized at each position
2Strength
If the good carrying means is securely hooked to the bracing, then the holding strength is improved, but the repositioning capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The holding means uses a hook design that engages with the bracing to provide secure holding strength, while the entire assembly can be easily detached and repositioned to different locations along the bracing. This dynamic design allows the connection to be both strong when in use and easily reconfigurable when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The good carrying means is divided into distinct functional elements: the hook portion for securing to the bracing, and the contact portion for engaging with the post's flat zone. This segmentation allows each element to perform its specific function optimally while enabling easy repositioning of the entire assembly
3Adaptability or versatility
If the good carrying means can be easily repositioned, then the adaptability is improved, but the rotational stability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The post features a localized flat zone that provides a stable contact surface for the good carrying means. This local geometric feature prevents rotation at the connection point while allowing the entire good carrying means to be repositioned to different locations along the bracing, thus providing both stability and adaptability
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AI summary
A storage system for storing goods is provided. The storage system comprises: - at least a first post having at least first side comprising a flat zone and at least a second side inclined to the first side; - at least a first bracing being connected to and protruding from said second side of said first post, said bracing having a front side, a back side and a top side, said front side being positioned between the back side and the plane defined by the flat zone of the first side of the first post; - at least one good carrying means comprising at least a first surface for carrying goods and an outer side, at least one holding means provided at the outer side and oriented away from the first surface, at least one holding means being adapted to hook to the first bracing; wherein the flat zone of the first post is in contact with the outer side of the good carrying means, the holding means contacting the first bracing at the back side and/or the top side of the first bracing.