Extendable Fluid Container with Segmented Elements for Variable Volume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers for fluids, such as swimming pools and tanks, lack the ability to vary their total volume and dimensions, making them unsuitable for sophisticated builds that require concealment or hiding, as they only allow adjustments in depth or lateral measurements without altering the overall volume or external/internal dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A container with independently movable elements, such as bottoms, seats, and backrests/containments, that can move in various directions (horizontal, vertical, rotational) to form multiple positional combinations, allowing for variable containment volumes and dimensions, enabling the container to be hidden or concealed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If a fixed carcass structure with mobile bottom is used, then depth variation is achieved, but total volume and dimensions cannot be varied
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple independent elements (bottom element, seat element, backrest/containment element) that can move relative to each other. This segmentation allows each element to contribute to volume variation independently, enabling total volume change rather than just depth adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The container elements are designed with multiple degrees of freedom, allowing them to move dynamically in horizontal, vertical, and rotational directions. This dynamic capability enables the container to transform from a static fixed-volume structure to a dynamic variable-volume structure.
2Area of moving object
If walls are moved horizontally to vary lateral measurements, then width or length changes, but total volume and external dimensions cannot be hidden
Solution Approach 1:
The container walls are segmented into movable elements that can change both lateral dimensions and vertical position independently. This allows the container to vary its footprint and height separately, enabling complete volume control and concealment capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The container elements can move in multiple dimensions (horizontal, vertical, rotational) simultaneously. This multi-dimensional movement capability allows the container to vary volume by changing dimensions in more than one direction at once, providing sophisticated volume control.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the container has variable dimensions for concealment, then hiding capability is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each container element is designed to perform multiple functions: structural support, volume definition, and positional adjustment. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting complexity growth despite the variable dimension capability.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an extendable container for fluids with variable containment volume and dimensions, which comprises one or more elements independent and capable of relative movement among themselves.