Universal mount platform system with bent linear dual-rail mount platform module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modular building assembly systems for office and industrial workstations lack durability, strength, and flexibility, limiting their effectiveness in providing ergonomic and adaptable workspaces.
Innovation Solution
The Universal Mount Platform System, comprising substructure modules and accessory attachment mechanisms with rails and multi-rail mount platforms, offers a flexible and strong framework for mounting various workstation components, utilizing welded and bent linear dual-rail mount platform modules with adjustable and detachable components for enhanced usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional modular building assembly systems are used, then assembly is relatively simple, but durability and strength are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into discrete modular components including columns, beams, and platforms that can be independently manufactured and assembled. Each module contains standardized connection interfaces that maintain structural integrity while enabling simple assembly through bolted connections rather than traditional welding or permanent fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with universal connection interfaces that can accommodate multiple configuration options. The same column or beam module can be connected to different platform types and orientations, providing both strength through standardized robust joints and simplicity through reusable connection mechanisms across various workstation configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed configuration workstations are used, then structural stability is high, but flexibility and adaptability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The workstation system transitions from fixed to dynamically reconfigurable through modular components with standardized connection interfaces. Platforms, columns, and beams can be easily assembled, disassembled, and repositioned to adapt to changing workspace requirements while maintaining structural stability through robust bolted connections and precise alignment features during each reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows smaller functional modules to be nested within or attached to larger structural modules. Accessories, equipment, and additional platforms can be integrated into the existing framework through standardized interfaces, enabling adaptability without compromising the overall structural stability of the parent framework.
3Ease of operation
If complex assembly procedures are used, then precision and durability improve, but assembly time and ease of operation decrease
Solution Approach 1:
Connection interfaces and mounting features are pre-configured during manufacturing with precise tolerances and alignment features built into the modular components themselves. This preliminary precision work eliminates the need for complex field assembly procedures, allowing workers to simply connect pre-prepared modules together while maintaining high assembly precision through the built-in alignment and positioning features.
4Adaptability or versatility
If non-modular construction is used, then structural integrity is maintained, but reconfigurability and workspace utilization are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the workstation into modular components that maintain structural integrity through robust manufacturing of individual parts and standardized connection mechanisms. Each segmented module is engineered to bear appropriate loads, and the connection interfaces are designed to preserve overall structural strength while enabling reconfigurability through controlled disassembly and reassembly of these integrity-tested components.
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AI summary
A universal mount platform for office and industrial modular workstations including a linear dual-rail mount platform module. A linear dual-rail mount platform module has two double rail slot columns coupled by two sets of dual rails. Mount slots between dual rails are set and maintained by spacers or end plates.