Exhibition Booth Dowel Assembly for Fast Secure Panel Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional booth installation methods for exhibitions are time-consuming and labor-intensive, requiring many workers and increasing the risk of accidents due to the need for threaded engagement of dowels, which can lead to productivity losses and panel instability.
Innovation Solution
A booth module system featuring a main body dowel with a button-activated mechanism that allows for quick attachment and detachment of bolts and cap dowels, enabling panels to be securely fastened with minimal manual effort, using a spring-loaded button system to ensure secure engagement without the need for threaded fastening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional threaded dowels are used to attach panels to booth modules, then the connection is secure, but the installation time is excessively long and labor requirements are high
Solution Approach 1:
The dowel is segmented into a main body dowel (with spring and button mechanism) and a separate bolt component. This allows the bolt to be quickly inserted and locked by simple button pressing, eliminating the time-consuming threaded engagement process while maintaining secure connection through the spring-loaded locking mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The dowel incorporates a dynamic spring-loaded button mechanism that automatically engages and locks the bolt in place. The spring provides continuous pressure to maintain the locked state, ensuring secure connection without requiring manual tightening or threading operations.
2Productivity
If multiple workers are deployed to install panels quickly, then installation speed increases, but the risk of accidents due to fatigue and congestion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The simplified one-touch dowel mechanism divides the installation task into simple, repeatable actions that can be performed by fewer workers. Each worker can independently and quickly attach panels without requiring coordination with multiple other workers, thereby reducing congestion and accident risk while maintaining high productivity.
3Device complexity
If conventional dowels are used without retention features, then the structure is simple, but dowels and panels may be lost due to small impacts or over time
Solution Approach 1:
The spring-loaded button mechanism creates a dynamic retention system that continuously applies force to maintain the locked state. The spring compensates for vibrations and impacts, ensuring the panel remains securely attached without requiring complex mechanical retention features.
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
Significantly reduces installation time and personnel requirements, enhances worker safety by minimizing fatigue and congestion, and prevents panel loss or instability, while allowing for rapid assembly and disassembly of booths.
Implementation Method 1
a spring (14) installed inside the body (12) so as to push one end of the button (11)
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a booth module for exhibition, comprising: a frame; a main body dowel (10); a bolt (40) detachably coupled to the main body dowel (10); and a cap dowel (30) detachably coupled to the bolt (40), wherein the main body dowel (10) comprises: a body (12) having a bolt insertion hole (121) formed therein; a button (11) of which a part is inserted and installed in the body through a button installation hole (123) formed in the body (12); and a spring (14) installed inside the body (12) and pushing one end of the button (11), and wherein the cap dowel (30) comprises: a body (32) having a bolt insertion hole (321) formed therein; a button (31) of which a part is inserted and installed in the body through a button installation hole (323) formed in the body (32); and a spring (34) installed inside the body (32) and pushing one end of the button (31), wherein the buttons (11, 31) are provided with bolt through holes (111, 311) communicating with the bolt insertion holes (121, 321).