Zigzag Groove Height-Adjustable Container for Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional containers that adjust their inner space for food storage do not effectively utilize space in refrigerators or cabinets when not full, as their appearance remains unchanged, leading to inefficient space utilization.
Innovation Solution
A height-adjustable container design featuring guide grooves and locking grooves arranged in a zigzag pattern on the first and second bodies, allowing for incremental height adjustments with minimal effort and resistance to sudden external pressure changes, while a packing mechanism seals gaps to prevent leakage and unwanted movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the inner space of the container is adjusted according to the amount of contents, then the space utilization in the container is improved, but the appearance of the container remains unchanged, resulting in poor space utilization in the refrigerator or cabinet
Solution Approach 1:
The container employs a dynamic height adjustment mechanism where the upper body can be moved vertically relative to the lower body through guide grooves and locking grooves. This allows the container's overall height to change dynamically based on content volume, improving space utilization in refrigerators or cabinets while maintaining structural integrity through the groove-based guidance system.
2Volume of moving object
If the height of the container is adjusted by moving the upper body relative to the lower body, then the space utilization is improved, but the container may experience sudden height changes when external force is abruptly exerted
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates a packing member positioned between the upper and lower bodies that provides cushioning and frictional resistance. This packing member prevents sudden height changes by creating frictional forces that resist abrupt external forces, while still allowing controlled height adjustment when needed. The packing acts as a buffer that absorbs sudden impacts or forces.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide grooves are designed with curved or inclined surfaces that guide the movement of the upper body in a controlled manner. The curved geometry of the guide grooves ensures smooth, gradual height adjustment rather than sudden movements, providing mechanical guidance that prevents instability while enabling height changes.
3Ease of operation
If the guide grooves are arranged in a zigzag form, then the height adjustment becomes easier with minimal effort, but the structural complexity of the height adjustment part increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guide grooves are designed with zigzag or inclined curved surfaces that convert small rotational movements into vertical height adjustments. This curved geometry provides mechanical advantage, allowing users to easily adjust the container height with minimal effort by simply rotating the upper body, while the groove structure itself manages the complexity of the adjustment mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient space utilization in refrigerators and cabinets by allowing multiple step height adjustments with minimal effort, preventing sudden height changes under external pressure, and maintaining contents inside through frictional forces and sealing, facilitating easier height increases or decreases based on content changes.
Implementation Method 1
the guide protrusion of the second body is alternately moved from side to side along the plurality of locking grooves
Implementation Method 2
a packing mechanism seals gaps to prevent leakage and unwanted movement
Implementation Method 3
maintaining contents inside through frictional forces and sealing
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AI summary
A height-adjustable container is configured such that an upper body and a lower body thereof are rotated from side to side in a zigzag form while coming into close contact with each other, so that the height of the container can be easily adjusted. The present invention enables the height of a container to be adjusted, whereby it is possible to make better use of a space of a refrigerator, a cabinet, or the like, in which the container is stored.