Deployable Tent Canopy With Integrated Pivoting Reinforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing deployable tents require manual installation of metal rods to deploy the canopy, which is time-consuming, hazardous, and complex, especially when placed on a vehicle roof.
Innovation Solution
A deployable tent design featuring a frame with pivotable base parts and poles that unfold like a fan, incorporating a reinforcement system with pivotable rods that automatically deploy the canopy when the frame is unfolded, eliminating the need for manual rod installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual metal rods are used to deploy the canopy, then the canopy can be tensioned and deployed, but the setup process becomes time-consuming and hazardous
Solution Approach 1:
The metal rods are pre-integrated into the frame structure during manufacturing, positioned within the poles. When the frame is assembled by connecting the poles to the base parts, the rods are automatically positioned and inserted into the canvas eyelets, eliminating the need for separate manual installation of the rods.
Solution Approach 2:
The metal rods are nested inside the hollow poles of the frame structure. The rods are stored within the pole cavities during transport and storage, then automatically deployed when the frame is assembled, reducing the number of separate components to handle.
2Strength
If manual metal rods are used to deploy the canopy, then the canopy can be tensioned, but the process becomes complex and dangerous
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure itself performs the function of deploying and tensioning the canopy through its own assembly process. When the poles are connected to the base parts, the integrated metal rods automatically engage with the canvas eyelets and tension the canopy, eliminating the need for separate manual tensioning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The functions of the frame structure and the canopy support rods are merged into a single integrated assembly. The metal rods are combined with the poles to form a unified structure that simultaneously provides frame support and canopy tensioning when assembled.
3Reliability
If metal rods are manually installed and tensioned, then the canopy can be deployed, but the risk of injury increases
Solution Approach 1:
The metal rods are pre-positioned within the poles during manufacturing, so they are already in their final deployment positions before the tent is assembled. This eliminates the need for users to handle and position the rods manually, removing the associated injury risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame assembly process automatically performs the rod installation and canopy tensioning functions, eliminating dangerous manual operations. The structure deploys itself through the mechanical connection of poles to base parts, without requiring users to manually tension or position load-bearing components.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the tent is placed on the roof of a vehicle, then mobility is improved, but the deployment process becomes more dangerous
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure automatically deploys the canopy through its own assembly process, eliminating the need for users to perform manual rod installation and tensioning operations at height on a vehicle roof, thereby removing the associated fall and injury risks.
Solution Approach 2:
All deployment-critical components (metal rods, eyelets, connection points) are pre-positioned and pre-integrated into the frame structure during manufacturing, so that when the tent is assembled on the vehicle roof, the canopy deploys automatically without requiring dangerous manual intervention at height.
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 tent can be quickly and safely deployed without manual rod installation, reducing setup time and risk of injury, while maintaining effective canopy tension and stability against wind.
Implementation Method 1
the first reinforcement being articulated pivotably with respect to the first wall of the tent canvas in at least a first lower part
Implementation Method 2
the first and second connecting line portions and the first and second edge portions are tensioned and exert a force on the first reinforcement such as to pivot the first reinforcement
Data Source
AI summary
A deployable tent including a frame including a first pole, a first and a second base part pivoting between a folded position and an unfolded position, the tent including a first canopy delineated from a canvas body by a connecting line having first and second connecting line portions, the first canopy further including a free distal edge having first and second edge portions, the tent including a first reinforcement configured to pivot into the deployed position when the frame is unfolded, such as to deploy the first canopy.