Portable rebounding device with adjustable and collapsible features
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional rocking solutions are limited in versatility, adaptability, and portability, requiring significant space, and fail to accommodate diverse user needs and preferences, making them unsuitable for small spaces and travel.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible, modular rebounding device with adjustable force mechanism, allowing users to customize the bouncing motion and easily move between positions for use and storage, compatible with various surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional rocking solutions are used, then rocking function is provided, but device portability and space efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The rebounding device is divided into multiple segments including a rebounding surface, support structure, and collapsing mechanism that can be divided into movable and stationary parts. This segmentation allows the device to be collapsed into a compact form for portability while maintaining full rocking functionality when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates a collapsing mechanism with movable support legs that can transition between extended and retracted positions. This dynamic structure enables the device to adapt its size and weight characteristics based on whether it is in use or storage mode, resolving the contradiction between portability and functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional rocking solutions are used, then rocking function is provided, but space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support legs are designed to nest within each other or collapse parallel to the rebounding surface when not in use, similar to nested dolls. This nesting mechanism dramatically reduces the floor space required for storage while preserving the full rocking function when the legs are extended.
Solution Approach 2:
The device transitions from a three-dimensional extended structure during use to a flattened two-dimensional configuration during storage. By collapsing the support legs parallel to the rebounding surface, the device minimizes its vertical profile and floor footprint while maintaining structural integrity and functionality.
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 device provides a customizable, portable, and space-efficient rocking solution that accommodates different users and environments, promoting comfort and flexibility in use.
Implementation Method 1
a spring-loaded pawl configured to engage the ratchet gear and prevent rotation thereof
Implementation Method 2
a spring-loaded pawl configured to engage the ratchet gear
Implementation Method 3
a torsion spring. Application of pressure by a user against the front member causes the front member to move toward the rear member, thereby loading the torsion spring. Removal of the pressure against the front member causes the torsion spring to unload, thereby biasing the front member away from the rear member.
Data Source
AI summary
A rebounding device includes a front member, a rear member, and a junction member releasably coupling the front member and the rear member is disclosed. The junction member enables the front member and the rear member move between a collapsed position and an expanded position, and the front member is movable relative to the rear member during a rocking motion when the junction member is in the expanded position.