Round-Object Holder with Articulated Plates for Secure Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing holders for round utensils, such as bottles and plates, are not designed to securely hold multiple items and often require complex mechanical adjustments or loose placement, making them inefficient for stacking and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A holder with a central recess and lateral limit stops on the setting plate, where holding plates are mounted non-rotatably on shafts connected via gears, allowing easy insertion and secure fixation of stacked items, with optional elastic covering and latching elements for enhanced security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If holding plates are brought into closed holding position using complex mechanical gears, then secure holding of items is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex mechanical gear system from the holder design. Instead of using gears to control the holding plates, the invention uses simple articulated connections between the lid and base plate, allowing the holding plates to move freely between open and closed positions without complex transmission mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding plates are designed to automatically move into the closed holding position when the lid is folded down onto the base plate. The gravitational force and the articulated connection structure enable the plates to self-position without requiring complex mechanical control systems.
2Reliability
If holding plates are under spring tension on commodities, then secure holding is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to required deflection during insertion
Solution Approach 1:
The holding plates are designed with dynamic movement capability through articulated connections. The plates can move between open and closed positions, and during insertion, they can deflect to accommodate items without requiring excessive force. The spring tension is applied in a way that provides holding force while allowing controlled deflection during the insertion process.
3Ease of operation
If items are stored loosely on the setting plate, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability of secure holding deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holding plates transition from an open position where items can be easily placed on the setting plate to a closed position where they securely hold items. The articulated connection allows the plates to dynamically adjust during the transition, providing ease of placement initially and secure holding after closure.
4Quantity of substance
If multiple holding plates are used for stacked items, then quantity capacity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple holding plates are merged into a single articulated structure that moves together as one unit. The lid and base plate are connected through articulated joints that allow the entire assembly to fold and unfold in unison, enabling multiple plates to handle stacked items without requiring independent control mechanisms for each plate.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy placement and secure holding of multiple items, ensuring safe transportation and storage by providing a stable, closed unit that can be easily opened for cleaning and stacking.
Implementation Method 1
DE 10 2011 004 507 A1 shows a holder for round individual objects, such as cups, cans or bottles, which has a housing with a through opening that can be closed with an elastic section. The section fixes the introduced object resiliently in the housing.
Implementation Method 2
The holding plates are prestressed on their shafts by springs when they rest against the objects of daily use that have been put down.
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AI summary
The invention proceeds from a holder for round objects for everyday use, such as bottles, plates, bowls, dishes and the like, which comprises a set-down plate (40) and two approximately semicircularly curved retaining plates (10, 20), wherein the retaining plates (10, 20) can be moved out of an open, introduction position into a closed, retaining position and enclose the objects set down on the set-down plate (40). The specific configuration of the set-down plate and the novel configuration of the rotary mounting of the retaining plates create a closed unit in the retaining position, in which the set-down objects are fixed, and secured, on the set-down plate, this allowing the unit to be transported and set up again at some other location.