Sink shelf organizer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sink shelf organizers are inconvenient to install and disassemble, have a fixed size, and provide a poor user experience due to their rigid structure and limited application scenarios, especially under sinks where pipes obstruct space.
Innovation Solution
A sink shelf organizer with a telescopic U-shaped frame and adjustable support legs made of PP material, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly without tools, accommodating different sink sizes and improving storage efficiency by allowing pipes to pass through.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a flat plate rack is suspended under the sink with an opening for pipe passage, then pipes can pass through and cleaning appliances can be stored, but installation and removal are inconvenient and the size cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is divided into multiple independent components: a U-shaped frame with telescopic sides, four adjustable support legs, and a shelf board. This segmentation allows each component to be independently adjusted or replaced, enabling size adaptation to different sink spaces while maintaining easy assembly and disassembly through simple connection structures
Solution Approach 2:
The rack incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms: telescopic U-shaped frame sides with comb structures for length adjustment, and adjustable support legs with clamping mechanisms for height adaptation. These dynamic features enable the rack to adapt to various sink sizes and configurations, resolving the contradiction between fixed structure and size adaptability
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-size rack is used under the sink, then the structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to different sink sizes and spaces
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the rack into modular components (U-shaped frame, support legs, shelf board) with standardized connection interfaces, the design achieves adaptability without excessive complexity. Each module remains relatively simple, but their combination provides flexible size adjustment for different sink configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The rack components are designed with universal features: the comb structure and clamping mechanisms serve multiple functions (connection, adjustment, locking), and the modular design allows the same components to adapt to various sink sizes. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple specialized parts, maintaining structural simplicity while achieving broad adaptability
3Ease of operation
If a telescopic U-shaped frame with adjustable support legs is used, then installation convenience and adaptability are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is segmented into essential functional modules (U-shaped frame, support legs, shelf board) without unnecessary subdivisions. This moderate segmentation achieves assembly convenience and adaptability while controlling the number of components to a manageable level
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functions are merged into single components: the U-shaped frame combines structural support with telescopic adjustment capability, and the support legs integrate height adjustment with stable grounding. This functional merging reduces the total number of separate components while maintaining ease of assembly and high adaptability
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AI summary
A sink shelf organizer comprising two first connecting plates, two second connecting plates and two front support legs and two rear support legs, wherein the first connecting plates each comprises one comb structure, the second connecting plates each comprises a first comb structure for coupling with the first connecting plate and a second comb structure for coupling with the opposing second connecting plate, the first and second comb structures of the second connecting plate fixed together and substantially perpendicular to each other, the two first connecting plates and two second connecting plates are coupled together to form a telescopic U-shaped frame with two corners and two free ends.