Ceiling-mounted shower booth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shower booths are difficult to apply to mobile vehicles and temporary facilities, and they occupy planar spaces, reducing the user's living space and limiting its use.
Innovation Solution
A ceiling-mounted shower booth that can be mounted on top of a facility, featuring an upper frame unit, a lower bottom unit with an open-top accommodation space, and an ascending and descending unit to move the lower bottom unit between a folded position on top of the facility and a deployed position below, while a closing curtain unit can be used to seal the shower space from outside.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional shower booth is installed in a bathroom, then a functional shower space is provided, but the planar space is occupied and living space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The shower booth is transformed from a planar floor-based structure to a ceiling-mounted three-dimensional structure. The support bars extend vertically from the ceiling, and the glass plates are arranged in a spatial configuration that utilizes vertical space rather than horizontal space, thereby providing shower functionality without occupying valuable floor area.
Solution Approach 2:
The shower booth structure is designed to be folded and stored within the ceiling space when not in use. The support bars and glass plates can be collapsed into a compact configuration that nests within the available ceiling volume, effectively hiding the shower apparatus during non-use periods and maximizing living space.
2Area of stationary object
If a ceiling-mounted shower booth is designed to be folded and stored on top of a facility, then living space is optimized, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shower booth is divided into separate modular components including support bars, glass plates, and connecting joints. Each component can be independently folded and stored, simplifying the overall folding mechanism. The segmentation allows the structure to collapse into a compact form without requiring complex interlocking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The shower booth employs dynamic folding joints and movable connections that allow the structure to transition between deployed and stored configurations. These dynamic elements enable smooth transformation while maintaining structural integrity, reducing the need for complex locking and unlocking mechanisms.
3Area of stationary object
If the lower bottom unit is moved between folded and deployed positions, then space optimization is achieved, but the mechanism complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ascending and descending movement of the lower bottom unit is achieved using pneumatic or hydraulic actuators. These actuators provide smooth, controlled motion without requiring complex mechanical linkages, gears, or motors. The fluid-powered system simplifies the overall mechanism while enabling reliable position changes.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional mechanical lifting mechanisms such as cranks, levers, or screw jacks are replaced with a simpler cable-pulley or spring-based system. This substitution reduces the number of moving parts and mechanical complexity while maintaining the ability to move the lower bottom unit between positions.
Data Source
AI summary
A ceiling-mounted shower booth includes: an upper frame unit mounted on top of an installation space; a lower bottom unit located under the upper frame unit and having an accommodation space whose top is open formed therein to accommodate water falling down thereabove; and an ascending and descending unit adapted to selectively move the lower bottom unit so that the lower bottom unit becomes close to and distant from the upper frame unit.