Collapsible Tripod Clothes Rack With Nested Pivot Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional clothes racks face challenges in accommodating a large number of clothes for hanging, drying, or ironing, as they lack the ability to expand and collapse efficiently for storage and multiple hanging options.
Innovation Solution
A tripod-based clothes rack with three subassembly sections - a lower, center, and upper subassembly - that can be expanded and collapsed, featuring pivotally secured arms with latches for secure locking and easy storage, providing multiple hanging options and support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the clothes rack is designed to accommodate a large number of clothes, then the hanging capacity is improved, but the device complexity and storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clothes rack is divided into multiple independent arm sections (first arm section, second arm section, third arm section) that can be individually adjusted and collapsed. Each arm section can be independently positioned at different heights and angles, allowing the rack to accommodate numerous clothes items while maintaining manageable complexity through modular segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm sections are designed with adjustable and collapsible features, allowing the rack to dynamically change its configuration. The arms can be extended to maximize hanging capacity when needed and collapsed to reduce complexity and storage space when not in use, resolving the contradiction between high capacity and simple structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the clothes rack is designed to expand for multiple hanging options, then the versatility is improved, but the storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The rack features collapsible arm sections that can be extended to provide multiple hanging options and configurations when needed, and collapsed into a compact form for storage. This dynamic capability allows the rack to adapt to different hanging needs while minimizing storage space requirements when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm sections are designed to nest within each other when collapsed, with inner arm sections fitting within outer arm sections. This nesting arrangement maximizes the reduction of storage volume while maintaining the capability to expand into multiple hanging configurations when deployed.
3Reliability
If the clothes rack uses pivotally secured arms with latches for secure locking, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The latch mechanism is designed to automatically engage and lock when the arm sections are adjusted to their desired positions. The self-latching feature provides secure locking without requiring manual intervention, thereby maintaining reliability while preserving ease of operation. The arms can be freely adjusted and the latches automatically secure them in place.
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AI summary
A clothes rack having a lower subassembly, a center subassembly and an upper subassembly. The lower subassembly is configured with a tripod base for support on a surface. The center and upper subassemblies having arms that pivotally expand to form extension arms that are each configured to hold hangers or articles of clothing.