Articulating Dwelling Frame for Vehicle Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mechanical framing structures for personal enclosures, such as tents, require assembly and are not easily integrated with existing vehicles, particularly those with removable roofs or upper portions.
Innovation Solution
A deployable and retractable mechanized frame structure with a stationary frame and extension platform, featuring parallel channels, pivoting links, and an electrically powered translation system, allowing for easy assembly and integration with vehicles by extending and retracting the frame to create a personal environmental enclosure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional mechanical framing structures are used for personal enclosures, then the structure provides adequate support and stability, but assembly of framing components and covering fabric is required, increasing complexity and time for deployment
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure employs dynamic, movable components that can be deployed and retracted without assembly. The stationary frame with parallel channels allows an extension platform to slide in and out, enabling quick transformation from a compact state to a deployed enclosure state, eliminating the need for traditional assembly operations
Solution Approach 2:
The extension platform and mattress are nested within the stationary frame structure when retracted. The extension platform slides within the parallel channels of the stationary frame, allowing the entire structure to be stored in a compact configuration and quickly deployed by simple linear motion rather than assembly
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional mechanical framing structures are used, then the structure can be configured for various uses, but integration with existing vehicles is difficult, limiting versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The stationary frame is designed with universal mounting capabilities that can be attached to various vehicle types with removable roofs or upper portions. The frame structure serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, defines the enclosure space, and integrates with different vehicle platforms through standardized mounting interfaces on vehicle sides and windshield
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure is segmented into distinct components (stationary frame, extension platform, side panels) that can be independently mounted to different parts of a vehicle. This segmentation allows the structure to be adapted to various vehicle configurations by mounting components to different surfaces and positions
3Volume of moving object
If the extension platform is extended to provide more living space, then the volume of the enclosure increases, but the structure becomes more complex and harder to retract
Solution Approach 1:
The extension platform uses a simple linear sliding mechanism within parallel channels, allowing the platform to extend and retract along a single degree of freedom. This dynamic linear motion provides variable enclosure volume without requiring complex articulated mechanisms, maintaining structural simplicity while adjusting living space
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
Enables quick deployment and retraction of a personal enclosure without the need for assembly of framing components or covering fabric, and facilitates easy integration with various vehicles, providing a portable and versatile living space.
Implementation Method 1
a threaded shaft rotatably mounted to the extension frame and driven by an electric motor, and a translation nut engaging the threaded shaft, such that running the motor in one direction extends the extension frame, and in an opposite direction retracts the extension frame
Implementation Method 2
a threaded shaft rotatably mounted to the extension frame and driven by an electric motor
Implementation Method 3
a cover panel hinged to the extended edge of the extension frame, and joined by pivoting links to the opposite parallel channels of the stationary frame
Data Source
AI summary
An add-on articulated dwelling apparatus vehicles has a stationary frame having opposite parallel channels, an extension platform having slidably engaged in the stationary frame, a mattress carried by the extension platform, a cover panel hinged to the extension frame, and fabric panels joined to the cover panel and to the stationary platform, and to links pivotally joined to the stationary platform, and mounting apparatus for joining the articulated dwelling apparatus to the one of the vehicles.