Adjustable Mobile Stander With Pivoting Supports for Compact Folding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stander devices lack flexibility in adjusting to accommodate changing patient positions, comfort needs, and facilitate easy folding and storage.
Innovation Solution
A stander device with pivotable and adjustable components, including elongate support portions, adjustable body supports with polygonal cross-sectional attachment bars, and quick-release mechanisms, allowing for rapid repositioning and folding into a compact configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the stander device uses fixed rigid supports, then structural stability is maintained, but adaptability to different patient positions and comfort needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stander device employs pivotable elongate support portions that can rotate between a supporting configuration (extending upward) and a folded configuration (parallel to base portion), allowing the structure to dynamically adapt to different operational states. This dynamic capability enables the device to accommodate various patient positions while maintaining structural integrity through controlled movement rather than complex adjustable mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The stander device is divided into modular segments including the base portion, main support portion, and patient support portion, each with specific pivot points and articulation joints. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each module to accommodate different patient needs while keeping the overall device structure relatively simple and manageable.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the stander device uses multiple adjustment mechanisms, then patient comfort and positioning flexibility improve, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable connections between support portions allow for smooth, continuous adjustment of patient support position and angle. The elongate support portion can pivot at its connection to the base, and the patient support portion can pivot relative to it, creating a dynamic system that adapts to patient comfort needs through simple rotational movements rather than complex multi-step adjustment procedures.
3Volume of moving object
If the stander device uses a compact folded configuration, then storage space efficiency improves, but structural stability during operation may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The stander device transitions between a compact folded configuration for storage and a stable supporting configuration for use. When folded, the elongate support portion pivots to lie parallel to the base portion, minimizing storage volume. When in use, the same pivot mechanism allows the support portion to extend upward at an angle optimized for structural stability, with the pivot point positioned to maximize load-bearing capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The segmented modular structure with defined pivot points allows each component to be positioned optimally for its function - compact during storage and stable during operation. The base portion, main support portion, and patient support portion can be independently positioned relative to each other, enabling the device to achieve both compact storage and stable operational configurations.
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AI summary
A stander device with improvements to facilitate and/or make more convenient the adjustment and/or repositioning of various elements of the stander device for sizing and comfort of a patient/user, as well as making the folding, storage, and transportation thereof more convenient.