Stackable Pallet With Engagement Portions And Connection Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pallets for carrying and storing electronic devices lack efficient stacking mechanisms, leading to inefficient storage and handling, particularly in terms of reducing storage space and improving human power efficiency during collection and movement.
Innovation Solution
A pallet design featuring leg members and sidewall members with engagement portions and connection holes allows for multi-stage stacking, enabling easy connection and disconnection of pallets using elastic deformation and joint members, facilitating efficient stacking and handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional pallets are used for carrying and storing electronic devices, then the pallets can be collected and reused, but the storage space efficiency is poor and handling requires excessive human power
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is divided into modular components including leg members with engagement portions and sidewall members with connection holes, allowing the pallet to be segmented for compact stacking while maintaining structural integrity during use
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple pallets are nested vertically through the engagement portions fitting into connection holes of adjacent pallets, creating a compact stacked configuration that reduces storage space while enabling easy handling of multiple pallets as a unified structure
2Volume of moving object
If pallets are designed with stacking mechanisms, then storage efficiency improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stacking mechanism operates through self-aligning engagement portions and connection holes that automatically connect pallets when stacked, eliminating the need for complex locking mechanisms or manual assembly procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The engagement portions and connection holes serve multiple functions: they enable vertical stacking for storage efficiency, provide structural reinforcement when pallets are stacked, and maintain simplicity in both the stacked and unstacked states
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AI summary
A pallet is configured to be stackable in a plurality of stages. The pallet includes a bottom plate (10), a top plate (11) on which an object to be packed (100) is placed, a leg member (12), and a sidewall member (13, 70). The leg member (12) connects the bottom plate (10) and the top plate (11) and is disposed along the outer edges of the bottom plate (10) and the top plate (11). The sidewall member (13, 70) are vertically installed along the outer edge of the top plate (11) and are formed with a connection hole (26) to be used in a connection of an outside packing case (5) that covers the object to be packed (100). When the pallet is stacked on a top plate (11) of another pallet (2, 7), the leg member (12) is provided with an engagement portion (30, 50) that is disposed in correspondence to a connection hole (26) of a sidewall member (13, 70) of the other pallet (2, 7).