Combination Tent with Nested Inner Shelter for Vehicle Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tents do not provide adequate protection for motorcycles or bicycles from sunlight, rain, and theft, as they are typically parked outside and exposed.
Innovation Solution
A combination tent design featuring an arcuate tent frame with an open front and rear, an outer waterproof tent fabric, and an inner tent with openable doors, allowing for the parking of motorcycles or bicycles within the tent's arched space, shielding them from elements and theft.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If motorcycles or bicycles are parked outside of the tent, then the tent space remains simple and uncluttered, but the vehicles are exposed to sunlight, rain, and theft
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nesting by placing the motorcycle or bicycle inside the tent's arched space, with the vehicle nested within the protective fabric enclosure. The inner tent is also nested within the outer tent fabric, creating layered protection while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The tent structure is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides shelter for persons to rest and sleep, simultaneously serves as a protective enclosure for motorcycles or bicycles, and creates a secure storage space. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the same structure serve both human accommodation and vehicle protection purposes.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the tent is designed to accommodate motorcycles or bicycles, then vehicle protection is improved, but the tent size and volume increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tent employs flexible poles that can bend and adapt to different spatial requirements, allowing the arched space to dynamically accommodate vehicles of varying sizes. The flexible fabric and pole structure enable the tent to expand or contract its effective volume based on whether a vehicle is present, optimizing space utilization.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the outer tent fabric is made waterproof and weather-resistant, then protection from rain is improved, but the fabric weight and material requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The outer tent fabric is constructed as a composite material system combining waterproof coating layers with breathable fabric base material. This composite structure provides effective rain protection while maintaining relative lightness through the use of modern synthetic materials that offer high performance-to-weight ratios.
Data Source
AI summary
A combination tent includes a tent frame standing upright on the ground. An outer tent fabric is spread out and mounted on the tent frame. The outer tent fabric encloses an arched space having front and rear ends that are open. An outer tent door fabric is disposed on a first side of the outer tent fabric and is openable and closeable. An inner tent is disposed in the arched space and is connected to the first side of the outer tent fabric. An inner tent door fabric is disposed on a side of the inner tent, is aligned with the outer tent door fabric, and is openable and closeable. The arched space includes an open passage defined between another side of the inner tent and a second side of the outer tent fabric. The open passage extends from the front end to the rear end of the arched space.