Transport Device with Adjustable Supports for Bulky Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual transport of unbalanced, heavy, and bulky objects with flat shapes, such as tables and beds, poses risks of damage to both the objects and surrounding structures due to unbalanced loads and limited space constraints, especially when turning or navigating through narrow spaces without auxiliary tools.
Innovation Solution
A transport device with a platform and wheels, featuring adjustable supports and a shock-absorbing plate, allows for safe handling and movement by adapting to the object's size, distributing weight evenly and preventing damage during turns and movements, using pivotable wheels and locking mechanisms to stabilize the load.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If objects are manually transported without auxiliary tools, then handling flexibility is maintained, but physical load becomes unbalanced and damage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a transport device as an intermediary tool between the handler and the object. This device includes a platform with supports that contact the object, and wheels that contact the floor, serving as a mediator to transfer the object from one location to another while maintaining balance and reducing damage risk
Solution Approach 2:
The transport device segments the handling function into distinct components: supports for contacting the object, a platform for providing a stable base, and wheels for movement. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally, with supports adapting to object shape and wheels enabling controlled movement
2Adaptability or versatility
If objects are turned to vertical position for transport, then space navigation is improved, but physical load during turning becomes unbalanced
Solution Approach 1:
The transport device provides a dynamic platform that adapts to the object's position during turning. The supports can be adjusted to maintain contact with the object as it transitions from horizontal to vertical position, and the platform moves with the object throughout the turning process, maintaining stability throughout the dynamic transformation
3Adaptability or versatility
If transport device supports are made adjustable, then adaptability to different object sizes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The supports are designed to be adjustable in length, allowing them to adapt to different object sizes and shapes. This dynamic adjustability enables the same transport device to handle various objects effectively while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The supports can be pre-adjusted to the required length before the object is placed on the platform. This preliminary adjustment simplifies the handling process, as the supports are already positioned correctly to contact the object at the appropriate points, eliminating the need for complex real-time adjustments during loading
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This solution minimizes the risk of damage to objects and structures by ensuring balanced loads and controlled movement, facilitating the handling of heavy and bulky items through tight spaces with reduced physical effort, while allowing for easy adaptation to various object sizes and configurations.
Implementation Method 1
at least three around a vertical axis pivotable wheels intended to enable movement/ transport of the transport device with the platform in a horizontal position
Implementation Method 2
wherein said transport device comprises a shock-absorbing plate
Implementation Method 3
using pivotable wheels and locking mechanisms to stabilize the load
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method and a device for the manual transport of objects/goods, preferably tables, beds and the like, which object comprises a flat- shaped part extending in the horizontal or vertical direction during use, wherein the transport of said objects takes place by means of a transport device comprising a platform (1), which at its bottom side is provided with at least three wheels (2) intended to enable movement/transport of the transport device with the platform (1) in a horizontal position, and which platform (1) at its upper side is provided with at least three supports (3, 4), and wherein the method implies that said object is turned, so that its flat-shaped part is positioned in a vertical position on the upper side of the platform (1) before the movement/transport, wherein, before the turning of the object is commenced, said supports (3, 4) are adapted in such a way that the platform (1) may be arranged at the object and thereafter turn said object 90°, wherein the platform (1) takes a horizontal position with said object loaded and supported on the upper side of the platform (1). The invention also relates to a runner device and a coupling device.