Collapsible Enclosure With Selective Openings for Weather and Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing outdoor event shelters, such as umbrellas and camping tents, provide inadequate protection from the elements while obstructing the view of the event or complicating interaction with fellow attendees.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible enclosure system comprising multiple interconnected pods with deformable frames, doors, and windows that can be selectively opened or closed, allowing for unobstructed viewing and interaction, and a removable roof for complete weather protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a camping tent is used to provide shelter from the elements, then protection from weather is improved, but the ability to observe the event and interact with others deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure is divided into multiple modular walls that can be selectively opened or closed. The front wall can be separated into upper and lower portions, allowing the upper portion to remain open for viewing while the lower portion provides weather protection. Side walls can also be partially opened to enable interaction with other attendees while maintaining shelter.
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosure incorporates movable and selectively positionable walls rather than fixed structures. The deformable frame members allow walls to be adjusted between open and closed positions, enabling dynamic control over the balance between weather protection and event observation/interaction based on real-time conditions and user needs.
2Ease of operation
If an umbrella is used to provide shelter, then portability is improved, but the degree of protection from the elements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The shelter is divided into multiple modular wall sections attached to a portable deformable frame, creating a distributed protective structure that covers a much larger area than a single umbrella while maintaining portability through modular assembly and disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The design transitions from the two-dimensional coverage of an umbrella to a three-dimensional enclosed structure, providing comprehensive weather protection from multiple directions (rain, wind, sun) while the deformable frame maintains portability through collapsible geometry.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a traditional tent is used to provide full shelter, then protection from the elements is improved, but assembly and disassembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deformable frame members are designed to automatically assume their structural configuration through elastic recovery, eliminating the need for complex assembly procedures. The frame can be quickly deployed by simple actions such as expanding the structure, and collapsed for storage by reversing the process, dramatically reducing assembly and disassembly complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic frame members possess inherent memory and automatically return to their original configured shape after deformation, enabling the structure to self-assemble without requiring users to manually connect multiple rigid components or follow complex assembly instructions. The structure essentially assembles itself through the elastic recovery of its frame members.
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AI summary
A collapsible enclosure includes a body formed by a plurality of walls including a front, a back, a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom wall coupled to one another to form an interior. Each wall includes at least one of a plurality of deformable frame members. A window is defined in one of the front, back, first side and second side wall, and is selectively engageable with the respective wall such that the window is disposable between an open and closed position. A door is defined in one of the front, back, first side, and second side wall, and is further selectively engageable with the respective wall such that the door is disposable between an open and closed position. The front wall defines a first plane and the back wall defines a second plane, the first plane and second plane are substantially parallel to one another.