Storage Compartment with U-Shaped Slot for Visible Trouser Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage solutions for pants often obscure them, making them difficult to find and requiring complex installation and removal processes.
Innovation Solution
A storage compartment with a U-shaped slot and inclined rod-shaped areas allows easy insertion and visibility of trouser hangers, preventing slippage and simplifying manufacturing and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If pants are stored on conventional hangers hung on a central rod in a closet element, then the pants can be hung and stored, but they are hidden by shirts and suits and are difficult to find
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a single-dimensional central rod storage system to a multi-dimensional approach by providing separate storage compartments at the front of the closet element. This allows trousers to be stored in a different spatial plane, making them visible and accessible without being obscured by garments on the central rod.
2Loss of information
If pull-out extracts with rods are mounted on two sides of a cabinet element for storing pants, then pants can be stored separately, but hanging and removing trousers is complicated and production is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the storage space into separate compartments within the cabinet element, with each compartment containing a simple rod for hanging trousers. This segmentation allows independent access to each pair of trousers without complex mechanical extraction mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts only the essential storage function from complex pull-out mechanisms, using simple rods within fixed compartments. This eliminates the need for complicated extraction mechanisms while maintaining separate, accessible storage for trousers.
3Ease of operation
If a storage compartment with U-shaped slot and inclined rod-shaped areas is used, then trousers are visible and easy to access, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines the profile element with the storage compartment structure, integrating the U-shaped slot and inclined rod-shaped areas into a single molded or extruded component. This merging reduces the number of separate parts and assembly steps, offsetting the increased complexity of the individual profile element design.
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AI summary
A storage compartment (1), which can be inserted into a cabinet element, is provided with receptacles (2) into which trouser hangers (18) can be inserted. The receptacles (2) have a profile element that extends along one side edge of the storage compartment (1) and is equipped with a longitudinal U-shaped slot (7). Each trouser hanger (18) has a rod-shaped section (22) with which the trouser hanger (18) can be inserted into the U-shaped slot (7) of the receptacles (2) of the storage compartment (1). This ensures optimal storage of trousers on a storage compartment (1).