Deployable Decontamination Shelter for Fast Transport and Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing decontamination devices for persons exposed to contaminants are not easily transportable and require a long installation time, necessitating a device that is compact for transport and can be quickly deployed for effective deep decontamination.
Innovation Solution
A decontamination device with a pivoting panel that converts from a compact vertical position to a horizontal position, allowing for rapid expansion and forming a sheltered space for decontamination, utilizing canvas walls and actuating pistons for easy deployment, along with adjustable feet and illumination, and equipped with decontamination showers and water recovery systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If decontamination devices are made transportable, then ease of transportation is improved, but installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The decontamination device is divided into modular components including a container with pivotable panels, canvas walls, and detachable elements that can be independently handled during assembly, enabling rapid deployment without requiring complex installation procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates pivotable panels that can be quickly rotated from a vertical transport position to a horizontal operational position, and canvas walls that can be rapidly deployed and secured, allowing the structure to dynamically transform between compact storage and full operational configurations in minimal time
2Volume of moving object
If decontamination devices are made compact for transport, then transportation efficiency is improved, but operational volume decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The device utilizes pivotable panels that rotate from a vertical position during transport to a horizontal position during operation, and deployable canvas walls that expand outward, enabling the structure to transform from a compact transport configuration to a large operational volume without requiring multiple components
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs three-dimensional expansion through vertical-to-horizontal panel rotation and radial deployment of canvas walls, allowing volume multiplication in multiple spatial dimensions simultaneously, thereby achieving large operational space from a compact transport footprint
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
Enables rapid and efficient deep decontamination of persons by providing a compact, easily transportable device that can be quickly set up, reducing the need for extensive external equipment or resources, and accommodating multiple operators.
Implementation Method 1
the panel being able to pass into its second position... the canvas sheets being dimensioned so as to extend from the panel to the ground on which the container is placed, in the second position
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a device for decontaminating persons, having a container having at least one decontamination shower, the container having at least one panel defined in an opening in one of the vertical walls of the container, the panel being mounted to pivot around a horizontal hinge which joins an upper edge of the panel to the container so as to be movable between a first position in which the panel extends substantially vertically and closes off the opening, and a second position in which the panel extends substantially horizontally and forms a ceiling covering a sheltered surface. The decontamination device also includes walls capable of closing off the sheltered surface to form at least one portion of the decontamination device.