Modular Armchair Panels for Fast Appearance Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for personalizing seats are cumbersome, limited in variety, and can mask or distort the original design, failing to easily adapt to the atmosphere of the installation environment.
Innovation Solution
A customizable seat with a frame and removable personalization members, featuring a flexible sheet stretched over a frame composed of abutting sections, allowing quick customization without special tools, using quick-release and pivot mechanisms for easy attachment and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cushions are changed or added to personalize the seat, then the color and appearance can be adapted to the environment, but the customization process becomes cumbersome and the original design is masked or distorted
Solution Approach 1:
The seat is divided into modular components: a base structure and interchangeable personalization members. Each personalization member is a separate, self-contained unit that can be independently attached or removed, allowing easy customization without affecting the original seat design.
Solution Approach 2:
The personalization function is extracted from the original seat structure into separate personalization members. These members can be removed to reveal the original seat design underneath, preventing distortion while allowing customization when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional customization methods are used, then the seat can be adapted to different atmospheres, but the process is time-consuming and requires special tools or training
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple personalization members with different designs, colors, and patterns are prepared in advance. Users can quickly swap between pre-made members without needing tools or training, significantly reducing customization time while maintaining variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The personalization members are designed with self-adhering or easy-attach mechanisms that allow users to install and remove them without special tools or training. The clips or adhesive systems enable ordinary users to perform customization independently and quickly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If covers are placed on the seat for customization, then the appearance can be changed, but the original design is distorted and the process is cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a single complex cover that distorts the original design, the customization system is segmented into multiple flat personalization members that attach to the seat surface. Each member is a simple, independent element that preserves the underlying seat structure while providing customization options.
Solution Approach 2:
The personalization members utilize flexible sheets or thin fabric layers stretched over simple frames, creating a lightweight, adaptable customization layer that does not significantly alter or distort the original seat design underneath.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a customizable seat (1) comprising at least a framework (2) and a seat part (3) supported on said framework (2), this framework (2) having at least one generally vertical lateral surface (6, 7, 8) and at least one generally horizontal lower surface (9), at least one of said lateral and optionally lower surfaces (6, 7, 8, 9) has at least one at least partly removable customizing member (5, 15) the customizing member (5, 15) comprising a frame and at least one flexible sheet, stretched over said frame and having at least one pattern on at least a part of its visible surface, characterized in that the frame is closed and formed by a rail which itself consists of butt-jointed profiles, and in that the sheet comprises an extensible web.