Collapsible Canopy With Overhang Frame Segmentation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collapsible canopies lack enhanced protection and refined appearance, with a need for improved coverage and design refinements to provide increased shade and aesthetic appeal within a given footprint.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible canopy design featuring a frame assembly with a perimeter frame, central frame, and overhang frame, where the cover includes a central and overhang portion, with the overhang frame automatically moving between collapsed and deployed positions in response to the perimeter frame's movement, and adjustable legs with a slider system for enhanced structural support and adjustability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the canopy uses a traditional frame structure without overhang, then the structure is simpler and easier to manufacture, but the coverage area and protection provided are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure is divided into separate components: a perimeter frame portion, a central frame portion, and an overhang frame portion. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together to provide extended coverage, resolving the contradiction between increased area and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The overhang frame portion is designed to nest within or alongside the perimeter frame structure when collapsed, and deploy outward to extend coverage when activated. This nesting approach enables increased coverage area without proportionally increasing the collapsed footprint or manufacturing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the overhang frame portion is made manually adjustable, then the structure can be adapted to different positions, but the operation becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The overhang frame portion is designed with dynamic characteristics that allow it to automatically respond to forces applied during canopy deployment. The frame members are positioned and configured to move autonomously between collapsed and deployed states based on the deployment direction and magnitude, eliminating the need for manual adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The overhang frame portion performs its own positioning and deployment without requiring separate manual intervention. The design allows the frame to self-adjust and self-deploy based on the primary canopy deployment action, thereby maintaining adaptability while significantly improving operational ease.
3Area of stationary object
If the canopy cover is extended to provide more coverage, then the shade and protection are improved, but the amount of material and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The canopy cover is divided into distinct portions: a central portion and an overhang portion. This segmentation allows the cover to be manufactured in separate sections that can be independently produced and then assembled, simplifying the manufacturing process while enabling extended coverage area through the overhang portion.
Data Source
AI summary
A canopy includes a frame assembly having a perimeter frame portion, a central frame portion and multiple legs. The frame assembly also includes one or more overhang frame portions, each of which can include a main overhang frame member and a strut. Each overhang frame portion can extend diagonally from the associated corner of the frame assembly. The canopy also includes a cover, which can be a fabric or flexible material cover capable of collapsing along with the preferably collapsible frame assembly. The cover can include a central portion located substantially within an area defined by the perimeter frame portion and an overhang portion, which surrounds or circumscribes the central portion of the cover. The overhang frame portions can support an overhang portion of the cover, which extends outwardly from the perimeter frame portion. A support of the canopy can be configured to leave a logo imprint on the ground.