Collapsible Acoustic Panel Assembly for Portable Sound Reflection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing acoustic panel systems are cumbersome and difficult to set up, transport, and store due to their rigid structures, which limits their practicality for improving acoustic quality in musical performances.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible acoustic panel assembly with extendable and retractable support members and panels that can be folded into a compact housing, allowing for easy setup, use, and storage, featuring hinged panels and telescoping stands for adjustable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rigid structures are used for acoustic panels, then acoustic quality is improved, but ease of operation and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The acoustic panel is divided into multiple hinged sections that can be folded relative to each other. This segmentation allows the rigid acoustic surface to be collapsed into a compact configuration for easy transport and storage, while maintaining the rigid structure needed for acoustic quality when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The support members are designed to be extendable and retractable, transforming the static rigid structure into a dynamic one. The panels can be extended to provide a large acoustic surface when needed and retracted to a compact size for portability, resolving the contradiction between rigid structure requirements and ease of operation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If rigid structures are used for acoustic panels, then structural stability is improved, but device complexity and storage space requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is segmented into multiple sections connected by hinges, allowing the structure to be divided into manageable parts that can be folded. This reduces the overall space requirement and simplifies storage while maintaining structural stability when the sections are assembled in the deployed configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extendable support members are used, then adaptability and positioning flexibility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support members incorporate telescoping mechanisms that allow them to extend and retract, providing adjustable positioning and adaptability for different performance configurations. This dynamic capability enables the same structure to adapt to various spatial requirements while the telescoping design itself is a well-established mechanical solution that manages complexity.
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 solution simplifies the setup, use, and transportation of acoustic panels by allowing them to be easily folded and unfolded, providing improved acoustic quality while reducing the effort required for installation and storage, making them more practical for musical performances.
Implementation Method 1
one or more panels adaptable for reflecting sound waves
Data Source
AI summary
An acoustic panel assembly may have one or more panels adaptable for reflecting sound waves and a support member to which the one or more panels may be attached. The support member may be extendable and retractable. The one or more panels and the support member may be collapsible into a housing. The one or more panels may be configured in one or more substantially planar portions, one or more substantially curved portions, or a combination thereof.