Rack Storage Device With Selectable End-Loading Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users may experience inconvenience when removing racks stored in storage units due to varying installation positions and operations of the testing system.
Innovation Solution
A storage device with a setting unit that allows for selecting between two modes of rack storage, starting from different reference positions, and a moving unit to adjust rack placement accordingly, enabling suitable storage based on facility layout.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If racks are stored in a fixed position in the storage unit, then the storage structure is simple, but users experience inconvenience when removing racks due to varying installation positions and operations
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device applies the dynamics principle by making the rack storage position adjustable rather than fixed. The control unit dynamically changes the rack storage position based on different operation modes (first mode and second mode), allowing the system to adapt to varying installation positions and user needs. This resolves the contradiction by enabling easy rack removal through positional flexibility while maintaining relatively simple control logic through mode-based switching.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the storage device accommodates fixed installation positions, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to different facility layouts and operations
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device applies the universality principle by designing it to perform multiple storage functions through different modes. The control unit can operate in a first mode for one installation position scenario and a second mode for another scenario, making the single storage device universally applicable to different facility layouts and operational requirements. This resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability through multi-functionality while keeping the overall device structure relatively simple through mode-based operation.
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AI summary
Problem: To set a rack storage mode in accordance with the situation in a facility. Solution: A testing system 1 includes a storage device 240 for storing a rack R holding containers A in which samples tested by the testing units 13 and 14 are accommodated, and the storage device 240 includes a table 130 capable of accommodating a plurality of racks R, a setting unit 230 for setting a first mode for starting storage of a plurality of racks R from a first end 130a of the table 130 and a second mode for starting storage of a plurality of racks R from a second end 130b of the table 130, and a moving device 102 for moving the rack R according to the mode set by the setting unit 230.