| 摘要 |
A self-sorting rack for storing uniformly shaped and sized objects, which may be for compact discs, CDs. The structure consists of two parallel frames set upon one base. Each frame houses mechanisms that together support items suspended between both frames or otherwise enables the items to drop one at a time. Three alternative designs are shown. The first two employ the use of rotors fitted to spindles in the frame. The third method employs helical coils (helixes) mounted axially in the vertical within the frames to achieve the same self-sorting objective. In the first two designs each spindle includes a number of drum and rotors fitted axially along the spindles length. Each rotor has either two curved vanes or an arm and a rail (depending upon one of the two designs given). Typically there will be up to 60 spindles to each of two parallel frames fitted rigidly to a base enabling the storage of up to 60 items. The vanes act as rails which support stored items. These spindle/drum/rotor/vanes can rotate to allow items to pass vertically between the rotors in both frames. The racking may be constructed of a lightweight material such as perspex. |
