Rotating Multi-Tier Parts Stand for Separate Part Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of parts makes it difficult to identify and select the correct part when they are mixed together, leading to incorrect pick-up and cumbersome storage in separate boxes, which requires significant effort for access and inspection.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable parts stand with multiple layers, featuring a base with connection slots, radially extending foot members, and vertically stacked trays with a coupling system that allows for easy access and visual inspection, enabling efficient pick-up of parts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If parts are stored in separate boxes, then parts can be stored separately, but it is troublesome to identify and select a box and requires effort to open the boxes
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple independent trays that can be individually accessed. Each tray is a separate storage unit that can be rotated independently, allowing users to access only the specific tray containing the desired part without disturbing other trays or opening multiple boxes.
Solution Approach 2:
The trays are designed to be rotatable on the base, transforming the static box-opening operation into a dynamic rotation operation. This allows the desired tray to be easily brought to the front position for access, eliminating the need to manually open and search through multiple closed boxes.
2Volume of stationary object
If parts are mixed together, then storage space is saved, but it is difficult to identify and select the correct part
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system segments parts into different trays, with each tray potentially containing a specific category or type of parts. This segmentation maintains compact space utilization while providing visual separation that facilitates easy identification and selection of the correct part without mixing all parts together.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple boxes are used to store different parts, then parts can be stored separately, but a great number of boxes are needed and access requires picking up and opening selected boxes
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate box storage units are merged into a single integrated rotatable parts stand structure. The base and multiple trays form one unified device, eliminating the need to manage multiple separate boxes while maintaining separate storage capability for different parts.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple trays are nested vertically on a single base structure, with each tray accessible through rotation. This nesting arrangement consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate storage units into one compact, space-efficient device.
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AI summary
A parts stand includes a base that is coupled to and supports a coupling collar with a cylindrical section thereof. The coupling collar is coupled to and supports a tray. A support collar is then assembled thereto and another tray is further assembled. Guide blocks of the tray engage lug plates of the support collar. Afterwards, the support collars is coupled to another support collar, and the another support collars is fit into another tray, so that the trays are vertically and sequentially stacked. The parts stand may further include a coupling tube composed of tubular sections extending internally the parts stand and a coupling bar composed of bar segments extending internally through the coupling tube. The coupling bar is secured to a bottom cap and a crown tray with bolts to facilitate smooth rotation of the trays of the parts stand. The trays form storage chambers for storing parts. The trays and the support collars or the coupling collar are rotatable on the base or other support collars to facilitate access to the parts. An additional small-sized tray can be selectively provided above the trays to facilitate access to the parts stored in the next large-sized tray.