Tablet holder, sunshade, and heated helmet box for climate controlled bench
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heating and cooling technologies for extreme temperature environments provide incomplete, insufficient, and/or localized heating or cooling, posing health risks and productivity issues in harsh work environments and outdoor activities.
Innovation Solution
Development of climate-controlled benches with integrated HVAC units, retractable shades, and tablet holders, along with heating and cooling components to provide localized climate control and support for equipment, enhancing user comfort and productivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If localized heating or cooling devices are used, then specific areas can be warmed or cooled, but the coverage is insufficient and incomplete
Solution Approach 1:
The bench is divided into multiple heating zones with independent temperature control, allowing different sections to be optimized for different needs (e.g., seat area vs. backrest area). This segmentation enables comprehensive coverage while maintaining localized precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench integrates multiple functions including heating, cooling, and temperature regulation capabilities into a single unit. The system can operate in different modes (heat only, cool only, or both simultaneously) to provide complete environmental control for various scenarios.
2Reliability
If comprehensive climate control is implemented, then complete heating or cooling coverage is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating and cooling systems are integrated into a single bench structure with shared control mechanisms. The HVAC unit combines both heating and cooling capabilities in one system, reducing overall complexity compared to separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses adjustable temperature parameters and control settings to achieve different climate conditions. By changing operational parameters rather than physical configuration, the system maintains reliability while minimizing structural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If multiple functions are integrated into the bench, then user comfort and productivity are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bench is constructed from modular components that can be manufactured separately and assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while simplifying the overall manufacturing process through standardized production of individual modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench design incorporates universal structural elements that serve multiple functions. For example, the frame structure provides both structural support and mounting surfaces for HVAC components, reducing the need for separate specialized parts and simplifying manufacturing.
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
The benches offer effective temperature management, reducing health risks and improving productivity by providing localized climate control, warming or cooling specific body areas, and supporting equipment in extreme conditions.
Implementation Method 1
an HVAC unit fluidly coupled to an interior of the bench, the HVAC unit providing heated, cooled, and/or ambient air to the interior of the bench
Implementation Method 2
a fan disposed in the interior of the bench directing air from the interior of the bench to each of the first plurality of perforations and the second plurality of perforations
Implementation Method 3
a seat bottom portion including a first plurality of perforations fluidly connecting an interior or exterior of the bench to an exterior of the bench; a back support wall including a second plurality of perforations fluidly connecting the interior of the bench to an exterior of the bench
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes: a climate-controlled bench; a retractable shade positioned near the climate-controlled bench and including multiple foot supports coupled to the climate-controlled bench; and at least one tablet holder attached to a component of the climate-controlled bench. In some embodiments, the system instead, or in addition, includes at least one HVAC unit and at least one heater box, both of which are thermally and/or fluidly coupled to at least one other component of the system.