Arc-Bottom Partition Board Structure for Gap-Free Tabletop Erection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing epidemic-preventing partition board structures are inefficient in material usage, difficult to assemble, aesthetically unpleasing, and hard to store due to gaps and multiple bases, leading to economic inefficiencies and weakened market competitiveness.
Innovation Solution
A gap-free partition board structure with a bottom portion featuring arc or curved surfaces that transition into a flat form, providing increased contact area with a tabletop for secure erection, and integrally formed with coplanar lateral side edges for simplified assembly, aesthetic appeal, and easy stacking or overlapping for storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple bases are used to support the transparent board, then the board can be erected, but material is wasted and it becomes hard to stow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the support bases and the transparent board into a single integrated structure. The arc-shaped bottom portion of the transparent board itself serves as the support base, eliminating the need for separate base components. This integration reduces material usage while maintaining erection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an arc-shaped bottom portion of the transparent board that curves upward to form a self-supporting structure. This curvature allows the board to stand stably on a tabletop without additional bases, while the arc shape tapers to a point that facilitates easy storage by inserting into another board's arc shape.
2Reliability
If multiple bases are used to support the transparent board, then the board can be erected, but assembly becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the support function and the partition board into one integrated component, the patent eliminates multiple assembly steps. The single-piece construction with integrated arc-shaped base requires no separate assembly operations, simplifying the overall assembly process while ensuring stable erection.
3Ease of operation
If the bottom is not in a close-fitting state, then assembly is easier, but aesthetics are compromised and market competition power is weakened
Solution Approach 1:
The arc-shaped bottom portion is designed with precise curvature that creates a close-fitting appearance when viewed from the front. The symmetric arc design provides aesthetic appeal while the tapered rear end maintains ease of assembly and storage. The curvature is optimized to balance visual appearance with functional requirements.
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 solution enables secure, aesthetically pleasing, and space-efficient epidemic prevention by allowing direct tabletop positioning, easy storage, and continuous partition formation, while reducing material waste and assembly complexity.
Implementation Method 1
a bottom portion that is for contacting a tabletop is made in the form of a plurality of arc surfaces or curved surfaces to help increase a contact area thereof with a tabletop for securely standing on the tabletop
Implementation Method 2
the gap-free epidemic-preventing partition board structure, in the entirety thereof, is made by means of thermal forming or injection molding
Implementation Method 3
the gap-free epidemic-preventing partition board structure, in the entirety thereof, is made by means of thermal forming or injection molding
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a gap-free epidemic-preventing partition board structure, which includes a transparent board, a plurality of arc surfaces, two lateral side edges, a flat form, and a plurality of arc surface transitions. The arc surfaces are arranged on a bottom portion of the transparent board. The arc surfaces gradually change in an upward direction into the flat form. The two lateral side edges are arranged on two opposite sides of the arc surfaces and are on the same plane as the flat form. The arc surfaces include the arc surface transitions. The arc surfaces, the flat form, the two lateral side edges, and arc surface transitions that make up the gap-free epidemic-preventing partition board structure are integrally formed together as a unitary structure. The bottom in the form of multiple arc surfaces helps increase a contact area with a tabletop for securely standing thereon to achieve separation for epidemic prevention.