Spring-Loaded Wheeled Platform Locking for Impact Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wheeled platforms cannot be securely attached to walls without risking significant impact forces on the platform and articles placed thereon.
Innovation Solution
A wheeled platform locking system with a locking device, guide member, and spring configuration that absorbs impact forces and facilitates easy release, ensuring secure attachment to a wall.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a wheeled platform is provided with a locking device to be secured to a wall, then the wheeled platform can be securely attached to the wall, but a large impact force may act on the wheeled platform and articles placed thereon
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating a shock-absorbing mechanism that compresses upon impact. The cushioning element is pre-positioned between the locking device and the wall, ready to absorb impact forces before they reach the wheeled platform and articles. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining secure attachment while preemptively mitigating harmful impact forces.
2Reliability
If a locking device is used to secure the wheeled platform to the wall, then secure attachment is achieved, but the release operation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by using a spring-loaded locking mechanism where the spring provides automatic pushing force to maintain engagement. For release, the system utilizes the stored elastic energy of the spring to automatically push the locking member away from the wall when the pushing force is removed, making release easy without requiring significant manual force. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining secure attachment while enabling easy release through dynamic spring action.
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 system effectively absorbs impact forces and ensures easy release, preventing damage to the platform and articles while maintaining secure engagement with the wall.
Implementation Method 1
a spring configured to apply an elastic force to the guide member against a pressing force acting on the contact surface
Data Source
AI summary
A wheeled platform includes: a guide member that guides a striker to a locking device and includes a contact surface to be in contact with a wall-shaped portion in a state where the striker is engaged with the locking device, the guide member being displaceable in directions orthogonal to the contact surface; and a spring that applies an elastic force to the guide member against a pressing force acting on the contact surface.