Dual Door Assembly for Animal Enclosure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional animal enclosures face limitations in secure latching and accessibility, particularly in exercise pens, where large doors can be difficult to manage and may not prevent animal escape, and accessing multiple animals within the enclosure is challenging.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible animal enclosure with a dual door assembly featuring interconnected horizontal and vertical wires, a pivotable and slideable door system, and a latch assembly formed by a single wire with U-shaped structures, allowing secure closure and easy access, along with a clip mechanism for enhanced security and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a large door is used to provide access to the interior of the exercise pen, then the animal can enter or exit freely, but it becomes difficult for the owner to reach into the interior and retrieve animals
Solution Approach 1:
The door assembly is divided into a first door and a second door that can be separated from each other. The second door can be removed and held by the owner to reach into the interior, while the first door remains attached to the enclosure. This segmentation allows the door to provide both full access when closed and partial access when opened for retrieval operations.
2Reliability
If a conventional latch is used to secure the door, then the door can be locked, but it may not prevent animal escape effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The latch assembly is designed to be automatically engaged when the door is closed, without requiring manual operation. The latch member pivots to engage with the frame structure automatically, providing secure latching that prevents animal escape while maintaining simplicity in the mechanism.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the enclosure is designed to be collapsible for portability, then it can be easily transported, but the structural strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure members are designed with pivotable connections that allow the structure to be collapsed for transport and then reassembled into a rigid configuration for use. The vertical and horizontal wires are interconnected to provide structural strength when assembled, while the pivot connections enable collapsibility for portability.
Data Source
AI summary
An animal enclosure including a plurality of members defining an interior of the enclosure. One of the plurality of members includes a first member having a frame structure and door assembly formed by a plurality of interconnected horizontal and vertical wires. At least two of the horizontal wires of the frame structure form a hook positioned inside the defined opening. The door assembly is coupled to the frame and moves between an open and close positions. The door assembly includes a first door and a second door removably coupled to one another. The enclosure also includes a latch assembly for releasing the door assembly from the frame structure. In the close position, at least one horizontal wire of the first door and at least one horizontal wire of the second door are coupled to the hooks formed by the at least two horizontal wires of the frame structure.