Suspended Storage Rack with Hinged Folding to Reduce Space Occupation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing suspended storage racks either occupy space when not in use or have complex and inconvenient structures for folding and storage.
Innovation Solution
A suspended storage rack design featuring a second rack body hingedly connected to the first rack body, allowing for simple rotation and storage, with limiting parts to prevent excessive expansion and ensure stable storage, and a rotating sleeve for easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the storage rack is designed to be foldable and storable, then space occupation is reduced, but the structure becomes complicated and inconvenient to use
Solution Approach 1:
The storage rack is divided into a first rack body and a second rack body that can be independently positioned. The second rack body can be rotated between a stored position (aligned with the first rack body) and a deployed position (perpendicular to the first rack body), allowing space-saving storage without complex folding mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The second rack body is designed to be dynamically positionable through rotation around a hinge axis. This dynamic positioning allows the rack to transition between compact storage mode and expanded usage mode, providing both space efficiency and operational simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the second rack body is made expandable for storage, then storage capacity is improved, but stability and control over expansion are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A first limiting part is provided on the second rack body to prevent excessive expansion relative to the first rack body. This limiting part includes an upper part that restricts over-expansion and a lower part that ensures the storage part leans against the first rack body when rotated upward, maintaining stability while allowing controlled expansion for storage.
3Ease of operation
If the storage rack allows easy rotation and storage operation, then ease of operation is improved, but structural constraints and limiting mechanisms become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The first limiting part is integrated directly onto the second rack body, allowing it to self-regulate its expansion and positioning. The limiting part's geometry automatically provides the necessary constraints without requiring external control mechanisms, maintaining ease of operation while providing structural control.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design allows for space-saving storage and easy operation by enabling the second rack body to be rotated and stored on the first rack body, preventing excessive expansion and falling, while maintaining a stable storage position.
Implementation Method 1
a second rack body (200) hinged on a lower side of the first rack body (100)
Implementation Method 2
an upper part (220a) of the first limiting part (220) in a vertical direction is used to prevent the second rack body (200) from being excessively expanded relative to the first rack body (100)
Implementation Method 3
a lower part (220c) of the first limiting part (220) in the vertical direction is used to make the storage part (210) lean against the first rack body (100) after the second rack body (200) is rotated upward for storage
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AI summary
A suspended storage rack includes a first rack body for suspending, and a second rack body hingedly connected to a lower side of the first rack body and used for storing articles. The second rack body includes: a storage part and a first limiting part arranged on one side of the storage part and tilted upward. A middle part of the first limiting part arranged in a vertical direction is hingedly connected to the lower side of the first rack body, an upper part of the first limiting part arranged in the vertical direction is used to prevent the second rack body from being excessively expanded relative to the first rack body, and a lower part of the first limiting part arranged in the vertical direction is used to make the storage part lean against the first rack body after the second rack body is rotated upward for storage.