Detachable Exercise Pad Base Segmentation and Nesting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional inflatable exercise pads are cumbersome for transportation and storage due to their non-detachable bases, which occupy large spaces and cause inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
An exercise pad design featuring a base composed of multiple curved units that can be easily assembled and disassembled, with an inflatable pad body that securely attaches to the base using a complementary convex bottom and annular connection flange, allowing for manual detachment and reassembly without tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the base is made as a single integrated structure, then the structural strength and stability are improved, but the device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates due to inability to detach
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into multiple detachable base units (first base unit, second base unit, third base unit, fourth base unit) that can be separated and recombined. Each base unit has connection posts and connection recesses that enable easy assembly and disassembly while maintaining structural stability when connected.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection posts of each base unit are inserted into the connection recesses of adjacent base units, creating a nested interlocking structure. This nesting mechanism allows the base units to be securely connected while remaining detachable, resolving the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the exercise pad is packaged and transported in whole form, then the assembly structure is maintained, but the volume occupied increases causing inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The base is segmented into multiple detachable base units that can be separated for compact packaging. When detached, the base units occupy significantly less storage space compared to the complete assembled base, while maintaining assembly integrity through the connection posts and recesses mechanism.
3Strength
If the base units are connected using fasteners, then the connection strength is improved, but the ease of manufacture deteriorates due to additional assembly steps
Solution Approach 1:
The connection posts and connection recesses are integrated directly into the base units as integral structures rather than separate fasteners. This merging of connection functions into the base units themselves maintains connection strength while eliminating additional fastening components and simplifying the manufacturing process.
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AI summary
An exercise pad has a base and a pad body. The base is annular and is composed of multiple curved base units. Each base unit has a concave top surface, a bottom surface, an inner edge, two ends, and a curved recess. The ends of the base unit are provided respectively with at least one connection recess and at least one connection post. The curved recess is defined in the bottom surface, and the curved recesses of the multiple base units form an annular recess. The pad body is inflatable, is combined with the base, and has a convex bottom and an annular connection flange. The convex bottom is complementary in shape with the concave top surfaces of the base units. The annular connection flange is formed around a bottom edge of the convex bottom and extends into the annular recess.