Collapsible Acoustic Panel Assembly for Easy Setup and Storage
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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
1Stability of the object's composition
If rigid structures are used for acoustic panels, then structural stability is improved, but ease of transport and storage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The acoustic panel system is divided into multiple detachable components including panels, support members, and housing elements that can be separated for transport and reassembled for use, resolving the contradiction between structural stability during operation and ease of transport when disassembled
Solution Approach 2:
The support members are designed to be extendable and retractable, allowing the structure to transition between a stable deployed configuration for acoustic performance and a compact retracted configuration for transport and storage, dynamically adapting to different operational requirements
2Reliability
If rigid structures are used for acoustic panels, then acoustic performance is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into modular panels and support members that can be independently manufactured and assembled, maintaining acoustic performance through proper panel design while reducing overall device complexity through standardized connection interfaces and simplified assembly procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The retractable support members provide adjustable positioning capability that allows the acoustic panels to be deployed at optimal angles for acoustic performance, while the ability to retract these members simplifies the overall device configuration when not in use, effectively managing device complexity
3Ease of operation
If extendable and retractable support members are used, then ease of setup is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are designed with extendable and retractable mechanisms that enable easy setup and adjustment of the acoustic panels, allowing users to deploy the system quickly while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through standardized mechanical components
Solution Approach 2:
The retractable support members are designed to nest within each other when retracted, similar to a nested doll structure, which simplifies the stored configuration and reduces the complexity of the extended mechanism by using telescoping sections that integrate smoothly
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The collapsible design simplifies the setup, use, and transportation of acoustic panels, enhancing their practicality by allowing for improved acoustic quality without the need for extensive space or labor, while maintaining effectiveness in sound wave reflection and deflection.
Implementation Method 1
one or more panels adaptable for reflecting sound waves
Implementation Method 2
reflect or deflect sound waves in desired directions
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.