Platform having adjustably positionable immobilizers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing platforms lack the ability to adjustably immobilize objects of varying sizes and orientations, as they are not designed to accommodate different effective heights or angular movements.
Innovation Solution
A platform with specialized openings and pegs, where the pegs have nubs that act as a pivot axis when not aligned with notched openings, allowing for adjustable immobilization by changing the effective height and orientation of the pegs to secure objects of different sizes and shapes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-height dowels are used to hold objects on a platform, then objects can be immobilized, but objects of varying sizes and orientations cannot be accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The pegs are designed to be rotatable within the openings, transforming from fixed-position immobilizers to adjustable-position immobilizers. This dynamic capability allows the same simple peg structure to accommodate objects of varying sizes and orientations by rotating to different angular positions, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The pegs serve multiple functions: they act as immobilizers when rotated to certain positions, and their rotatable nature allows them to adapt to different object configurations. This multi-functionality enables a single simple component design to handle diverse immobilization needs without increasing overall system complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If retaining rods are made manually removable and repositionable, then containers of different sizes can be held, but the mechanism requires multiple positioning recesses and manual adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The pegs are designed to be rotatable within the openings, transforming from fixed-position immobilizers to adjustable-position immobilizers. This dynamic capability allows the same simple peg structure to accommodate objects of varying sizes and orientations by rotating to different angular positions, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The pegs can be manually rotated by the user to the desired position without requiring removal from the openings or complex adjustment mechanisms. This self-service capability allows users to quickly adapt the immobilizer configuration to different objects simply by rotating the pegs, eliminating the need for multiple positioning recesses and complex manual adjustment mechanisms
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AI summary
A platform having a plurality of specialized openings shaped to accept specialized pegs to act as immobilizers for objects to be placed on the platform. The pegs have a shaft and at least one pair of nubs protruding from the shaft of each peg. The openings are shaped to allow the first end of the shaft to pass therethrough but not the nubs unless the peg is positioned so that the nubs are aligned with a notched portion of the opening, and the head at the second end stops further movement of the peg through the opening. When the nubs do not pass through the opening, the nubs act as a pivot axis where a portion of the peg remains above the platform. Pegs so adjustably positioned in the openings can be arranged to surround and immobilize an object on the platform.