Single-Sheet Weight Rack Uprights for Easier Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional weight racks are typically assembled from multiple welded pieces, which can be cumbersome and complex to manufacture and set up.
Innovation Solution
A weight rack system comprising upright components formed from a single sheet of material, with features like cut-outs, mounting brackets, and protectors, allowing for easy manufacturing and versatile exercise options without welding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional weight racks are assembled from multiple welded pieces, then structural strength and stability are achieved, but manufacturing complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (uprights, crossbars, support brackets, adjustment mechanisms) into a single integrated rack structure made from one piece of material. This unitary construction eliminates the need for welding multiple pieces together, reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining structural integrity through the continuous material structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If multiple welded pieces are used to construct weight racks, then structural stability is achieved, but assembly time and setup complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
While the rack is made from a single piece of material, the design incorporates functional segments such as adjustable shelves, multiple exercise stations, and modular components that can be independently positioned or removed. This segmentation allows for easy adjustment and reconfiguration without requiring disassembly of welded joints, reducing assembly and reconfiguration time.
3Ease of manufacture
If a single sheet material is used for upright components, then ease of manufacture and assembly are improved, but structural strength may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs various cross-sectional geometries, thickness variations, and structural configurations within the single-sheet construction to optimize strength-to-weight ratio. By changing parameters such as material thickness in critical areas, adding reinforcement ribs, and designing optimized cross-sections, the rack achieves high structural strength while maintaining the manufacturing advantages of single-sheet construction.
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AI summary
A weight rack system, including: at least one upright component provided with at least one cut-out on a front of the at least one upright, wherein the upright component is formed from a single sheet and is of unitary construction.