Collapsible Vehicle Shielding Device with Nesting Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle-covering sheds are bulky, obstruct traffic, and are difficult to store, failing to effectively protect vehicles from sunlight, rain, and snow while maintaining a compact form.
Innovation Solution
A shielding device with a collapsible design featuring a housing, slewing mechanism, and a covering cloth system that can be easily mounted and stored, allowing for compact storage and deployment without obstructing traffic, while providing protection from environmental elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional vehicle-covering shed is unfolded to cover the vehicle, then the vehicle is protected from sunlight, rain, and snow, but the device occupies a large volume and obstructs traffic
Solution Approach 1:
The covering cloth is wound around a rolling pipe, and the rolling pipe is stored within the housing. This nested arrangement allows the large-area covering cloth to be compacted into a small volume when not in use, resolving the contradiction between providing adequate vehicle coverage and occupying minimal space.
Solution Approach 2:
The shielding device transitions from a static, bulky structure to a dynamic, collapsible system. The covering cloth can be rapidly deployed and retracted using the rolling pipe mechanism, allowing the device to adapt between a large protective canopy and a compact stored form, thus eliminating traffic obstruction while maintaining protection capability.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional vehicle-covering shed is used, then the vehicle is protected from environmental elements, but the device is difficult to store due to its large folded volume
Solution Approach 1:
The covering cloth is nested around the rolling pipe, which itself is stored within the housing. This multi-level nesting reduces the storage volume to a manageable size that fits in vehicle trunks or garages, directly addressing the storage difficulty of conventional sheds.
Solution Approach 2:
The covering cloth is designed as a flexible thin film that can be easily wound and unwound. This flexibility allows the large-area protective covering to be compacted into a small package, making storage convenient while maintaining the ability to provide full environmental protection when deployed.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a conventional vehicle-covering shed is deployed, then the vehicle is shielded from damage, but the device obstructs traffic and affects city appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The shielding device is designed to be dynamically deployable and retractable. It can be quickly set up when vehicle protection is needed and rapidly collapsed when not in use, ensuring it does not obstruct traffic or affect city appearance during normal periods while providing protection when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The compact nested storage design allows the device to occupy minimal space when folded, reducing its visual impact and physical obstruction to traffic. The covering cloth, rolling pipe, and housing are arranged in a nested configuration that minimizes the device's footprint in public spaces.
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 effectively shields vehicles from sunlight, rain, and snow without obstructing traffic or storage space, ensuring vehicle protection while maintaining a compact form for easy storage and deployment.
Implementation Method 1
two assemblies mounted on the bottom surface of the body and respectively near the first cover and the second cover, and each assembly having a bottom surface and two first sucking discs
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AI summary
A shielding device has a body (10), at least one slewing mechanism (20) and two adsorbing assemblies (30). The body (10) has a first cover (13) and a second cover (14). The slewing mechanism (20) has a spindle (21), a rotor (22), a rolling pipe (23), a rotating casing (24) and a covering cloth (25). The spindle (21) is mounted in the second cover (14). The rotor (22) is mounted on and around the spindle (21) and has a fastening portion (222), a torsion spring (223) and a securing ring (224). The torsion spring (223) is connected to the fastening portion (222). The fastening portion (222) is fastened in the rolling pipe (23). The rotating casing (24) is mounted in the first cover (13). The covering cloth (25) is mounted on the rolling pipe (23). The adsorbing assemblies (30) are mounted on the body (10).