Collapsible privacy enclosure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing marine privacy enclosures lack a versatile and efficient design that can seamlessly transition between a privacy enclosure and a seating configuration, often requiring separate structures for each function.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible enclosure framework comprising three sections - a lower frame section, a middle frame section with pivotally connected L-shaped sections, and an upper frame section - that can be reconfigured using support struts and hinges to switch between a deployed privacy enclosure and a collapsed seating configuration, allowing for easy conversion between uses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate structures are used for privacy enclosure and seating functions, then each function can be optimized independently, but the overall device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The framework is designed to perform multiple functions: it can be configured as a privacy enclosure with vertical posts and horizontal beams, or collapsed into a seating arrangement where the same components form seat backs and seats. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate structures for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework employs movable and reconfigurable components including pivotally connected L-shaped sections and adjustable support struts that can be positioned in different configurations. This dynamic design allows seamless transition between privacy enclosure and seating modes, optimizing space utilization.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid fixed structure is used for privacy enclosure, then structural stability is improved, but the ability to convert to seating configuration and save space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The framework uses pivotally connected L-shaped sections that can rotate and adjust between different angles, allowing the structure to maintain stability in the privacy enclosure configuration while enabling smooth transition to the collapsed seating configuration. The pivot connections provide both stability and flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework is divided into multiple sections including vertical posts, horizontal beams, and L-shaped sections that can independently move and reconfigure. This segmentation allows each component to contribute to structural stability when needed while enabling overall configuration changes for space-saving collapse.
3Volume of moving object
If collapsible mechanisms are added to enable configuration changes, then adaptability and space-saving are improved, but the device complexity and number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
When collapsed, the framework sections nest within each other with L-shaped sections fitting inside vertical posts and horizontal beams compactly arranged. This nesting mechanism achieves significant volume reduction without requiring complex external storage structures or additional components.
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AI summary
A collapsible privacy enclosure includes a lower frame section, a middle frame section, and an upper frame section. The middle frame section is reconfigurable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration. The upper frame section includes a tilting portion and is reconfigurable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration. A curtain rod is deployable from the upper frame section.