Storage Mesh Plate Corner Reinforcement to Eliminate Sharp Edges

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing storage mesh plates have sharp corners that pose safety hazards and lack decorative appeal, limiting their application and consumer preference.

Innovation Solution

A storage mesh plate design featuring reinforced protection and decoration, with integrally formed frames and mesh plates, smooth surfaces, and protruding points for aesthetic appeal, along with taper sleeves for assembly ease and reinforcing ribs for enhanced strength.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the storage mesh plate is formed by welding frames and panels with sharp corners, then the manufacturing process is simple and the structure is straightforward, but the sharp corners pose safety hazards and lack decorative appeal

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing process simplicityVSAvoidsafety hazards from sharp corners

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies curvature by replacing sharp corners with rounded corner pieces that have arc-shaped edges. These corner pieces are welded to the frame at the four corners of the storage mesh plate, transforming the harmful sharp edges into safe curved surfaces while maintaining the overall rectangular structure of the plate.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

2Ease of manufacture

If the storage mesh plate uses basic welded frames and panels, then the manufacturing cost is low and the structure is simple, but the appearance is plain and lacks decorative function

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidaesthetic appeal

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by adding decorative elements specifically at the corner pieces rather than the entire plate. The corner pieces feature raised patterns, embossed designs, or textured surfaces that provide decorative appeal only where visually prominent, while the rest of the plate maintains its simple, cost-effective welded construction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If the storage mesh plate has reinforced corners with additional components, then the safety and decorative function are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesafety protectionVSAvoidstructural complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple functions into the corner pieces by integrating protective, decorative, and structural reinforcement functions into a single component. The corner pieces serve as both safety protectors (rounded edges), decorative elements (raised patterns), and structural reinforcements (welded joints), thereby improving reliability without proportionally increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11337522B2Storage mesh plate having reinforced protection and decoration function

Publication Date: 2022.05.24 CAO GUOHUA

AI summary

A storage mesh plate, which includes a first long frame, a second long frame and a mesh plate, one end of the first long frame and one end of the second long frame are provided with a first short frame, and another end of the first long frame and another end of the second long frame are provided with a second short frame; four corners where the first long frame is connected to the first short frame and the second short frame and the second long frame is connected to the first short frame and the second short frame are provided with a first reinforced protection decorating part, a fourth reinforced protection decorating part, a second reinforced protection decorating part and a third reinforced protection decorating part respectively.