Triangular Car Door Camper Platform with Folding Table
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing car camping solutions do not allow campers to comfortably camp from within a vehicle, limiting convenience and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A car door camper system that includes a triangular connecting platform with adapter edges, a folding table, and straps to secure the platform to the vehicle door and frame, enabling users to sit or lie down in the foot well without leaving the vehicle, with a folding table and foot brace for stability and a latch loop strap to keep the door open.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing car camping solutions are used, then campers can camp outside the vehicle, but they cannot comfortably camp from within the vehicle without leaving it
Solution Approach 1:
The camping system is divided into separate functional modules: a platform for lying down, a folding table for activities, and a door holding mechanism. These segmented components can be independently assembled and configured within the vehicle's foot well, enabling comfortable camping from inside the vehicle while maintaining ease of setup and adaptation.
2Ease of operation
If a platform is added to the foot well, then users can lie prone or sit without leaving the vehicle, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform incorporates a folding table with movable legs that can transition between extended and retracted positions, and a door holding mechanism with adjustable straps. These dynamic components allow the system to adapt to different user needs and space configurations while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure that can be easily assembled and disassembled.
3Stability of the object's composition
If folding table with lockable feet is added, then stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The folding table legs incorporate spring-loaded or friction-based locking mechanisms that automatically engage when the legs are extended, providing stable support without requiring manual intervention. The legs self-lock into place on the platform surface, maintaining stability while keeping the overall device simple and easy to deploy.
Data Source
AI summary
A car door camper includes a connecting platform formed as a triangular platform having a connecting platform adapter edge, a platform inside edge, and a platform door edge. The platform door edge is configured to engage a door panel of a vehicle door. The platform inside edge is configured to engage a vehicle door frame at a door frame outside lower edge. A folding table has a table connecting edge engaging the connecting platform adapter edge. A latch loop strap having a latch loop hook is configured to engage a door latch loop on a vehicle door frame. The latch loop strap is mounted to a door latch loop corner formed at a junction between the platform door edge and the connector platform adapter edge.