Table base asssembly and kit for assembly into table base
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional X-shaped table bases require large and inefficient packaging due to air space, impacting shipping and logistics costs, and lack easy assembly methods.
Innovation Solution
A modular assembly system for X-shaped table bases comprising a bottom base, top base, and post with threaded members and alignment features that allow for easy assembly and storage in a single box, ensuring stability and alignment with the tabletop.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the base is shipped in a flat box and the post shipped in another box, then packaging can accommodate the components, but packaging efficiency is low and logistics costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the base and post into a single integrated X-shaped base component that can be shipped in one box, eliminating the need for separate packaging of base and post components. This merging approach improves packaging space utilization and reduces logistics costs while maintaining assembly capability through integrated design features.
2Strength
If a single cast or stamp X-shaped bottom is used, then structural integrity is maintained, but packaging size increases due to air space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the traditional single-piece X-shaped base into multiple components that can be nested or stacked together in a compact configuration for shipping. The segmentation allows components to fit together efficiently, reducing packaging volume and air space while maintaining structural integrity through precise joining mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If conventional X-shaped table base assembly methods are used, then assembly can be completed, but alignment precision of feet with tabletop is difficult to achieve
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates preliminary alignment features directly into the base components during manufacturing, such as pre-formed registration pins, guide slots, or molded alignment protrusions that automatically position the feet correctly relative to the tabletop during assembly. This preliminary action eliminates the need for complex alignment procedures while ensuring precise positioning.
Data Source
AI summary
A tabletop assembly having two base members that form an X with a post attached to the point in the X where the two base members cross. This assembly does not rotate because post is attached to the two base members at two places. The kit of this assembly can be more readily packaged and shipped cheaper than previously known assemblies.