Universal Shelf Carrier With Slider Lock Against Shelf Tilting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shelf carrier systems require different front and rear components to prevent tilting, leading to complex installation processes, increased production costs, and the risk of incorrect assembly, which can result in tilting or displacement of shelves under load.
Innovation Solution
A versatile shelf carrier design featuring a slider that can be positioned to create either a standard longitudinal slit or a T-shaped suspension opening, allowing the same carrier to function as both front and rear, with locking mechanisms to secure the shelf in place and prevent tilting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If different front and rear shelf carriers are used to prevent tilting, then shelf stability is improved, but device complexity and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf carrier is designed with a T-shaped suspension opening that can accommodate both front and rear mounting requirements. The opening geometry allows the shelf to be secured in a direction opposite to the suspension direction, enabling a single universal shelf carrier design to replace previously required different front and rear carriers, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining shelf stability
2Reliability
If different front and rear shelf carriers are used to prevent tilting, then shelf stability is improved, but manufacturing and supervision costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a single universal shelf carrier with a T-shaped suspension opening that functions for both front and rear positions, the manufacturing process is simplified. Only one type of shelf carrier needs to be produced, stored, and supervised, eliminating the costs associated with producing and managing multiple different carrier types while still achieving the goal of preventing shelf tilting
3Reliability
If incorrect shelf carriers are inserted, then installation time is increased, but the risk of shelf tilting or displacement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf carrier design with T-shaped suspension opening allows the same carrier type to be used in both front and rear positions. This universality eliminates the risk of incorrect insertion that would occur with different carrier types, as there is only one type to install. The carrier can be suspended and secured in both positions without requiring differentiation, thereby reducing installation time while maintaining shelf stability
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AI summary
A shelf carrier having an insertion pot with a T-shaped suspension opening on a side wall, the suspension opening being formed by a longitudinal slit extending parallel to the pot axis and by a transverse slit extending perpendicularly thereto. The longitudinal slit is open at an end facing away from the transverse slit. A slider is supported in the insertion pot so as to be displaceable transversely to the longitudinal slit. A longitudinal slit is formed on the slider, which extends parallel to the longitudinal slit of the insertion pot and is open at an end facing away from the insertion pot transverse slit, and forms a common insertion slit together with the insertion pot longitudinal slit in a center position of the slider. The slider is lockable with the insertion pot in the center position and/or in end positions transversely shifted to both sides of the center position.