Storage Composite Partition Rib Spacer Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional permeable storage facilities face issues such as complex manufacturing molds, deformation of flat plates during assembly, reduced operating efficiency, excessive material costs, and waste of materials due to exclusive goods and shapes, as well as structural inefficiencies and operability challenges.
Innovation Solution
A storage composite comprising square plate partitions with cylindrical ribs, funnel-shaped end spacers, and cylindrical connecting spacers, where the diameter of the cylindrical ribs fits within a specific range, and convex and concave portions on the partitions for engagement, allowing for simpler shapes and reduced mold manufacturing steps, improved stability, and effective use of waste materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If flat plates and cylindrical portions are integrally formed to create tabular members, then structural strength is improved, but the number of mold manufacturing steps increases and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tabular member is divided into separate components: flat plates and cylindrical portions are manufactured independently using different molds, then assembled together using connecting members. This segmentation reduces mold complexity while maintaining structural integrity through the connection mechanism.
2Loss of substance
If the cross-sectional area of the cylindrical portion is made smaller than the surface area of the flat plate, then material usage is optimized, but the flat plate deforms or strains during assembly
Solution Approach 1:
Connecting members are introduced as intermediary components between the flat plates and cylindrical portions. These connecting members provide support during assembly, preventing flat plate deformation while allowing the cylindrical portions to maintain their optimized smaller cross-sectional area.
3Stability of the object's composition
If reinforcing materials are used to prevent displacement of flat plates, then structural stability is improved, but material cost increases and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The functions of reinforcement and connection are merged into a single connecting member component. This integrated approach prevents flat plate displacement while eliminating the need for separate reinforcing materials, thereby reducing both material cost and assembly complexity.
4Ease of manufacture
If all tabular members are given the same shape along the vertical direction, then manufacturing consistency is improved, but excessive strength is assured in upper members leading to material waste
Solution Approach 1:
Different flat plates are designed with locally optimized properties: lower flat plates have greater thickness for higher strength requirements, while upper flat plates have reduced thickness. This local quality differentiation maintains manufacturing consistency through standardized processes while avoiding material waste in less critical areas.
Data Source
AI summary
The interior of a storage tank is filled with a storage composite and one cylindrical rib is positioned on each of the lower surface and the upper surface of partitions to project therefrom. Funnel-shaped end spacers have a large-diameter tube portion for engaging with and connecting to the cylindrical ribs on the upper and lower surfaces of the partitions, and a small-diameter tube portion having a smaller diameter than the large-diameter tube portion. Both ends of cylindrical connecting spacers engages with the small-diameter tube portion of a pair of end spacers, and the length of one side of a partition is S, the diameter of the section in which the cylindrical rib engages the large-diameter tube is set within the range of 0.40 S to 0.95 S. Multiple levels of horizontal connected units are provided, and end spacers and connecting spacers are interposed between the horizontal connected units of multiple levels.