Foldable Bath Support with Segmented Body for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bath supports are not foldable, leading to large size and high transportation costs, and occupy significant storage space when not in use, posing challenges in portability and space utilization.
Innovation Solution
A foldable bath support design featuring a bath support body with a first and second support body connected by a folding component, including a first and second folding part and a locking member, allowing for easy unfolding and folding, and optionally including a detachable foot stool.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the bath support is designed to be non-foldable, then the structural stability is improved, but the transportation cost and storage space occupation increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The bath support is divided into multiple support bodies that can be folded relative to each other. The folding component allows the support to be segmented into collapsible sections, enabling compact folding for transportation while maintaining structural integrity when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The bath support transitions from a static, fixed structure to a dynamic, adjustable structure. The folding component enables the support to change its configuration between expanded (for use) and folded (for storage/transport) states, optimizing both stability and portability.
2Strength
If the bath support is designed to be non-foldable, then the load bearing capacity is improved, but the volume occupied during storage and transportation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is segmented into multiple collapsible support bodies connected by folding components. When folded, these segments stack compactly to reduce volume; when expanded, they distribute and bear load effectively through their geometric configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The folding mechanism allows support bodies to nest within each other when folded, similar to nested dolls. This nesting arrangement minimizes the overall volume occupied during storage and transportation while maintaining full structural capacity when deployed.
3Ease of operation
If the bath support is made foldable, then the portability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to folding components
Solution Approach 1:
The folding mechanism is segmented into discrete, modular components that connect the support bodies. Each folding component is a self-contained unit with standardized elements (limiting holes, clamping blocks, locking members), making the overall system easier to manufacture, assemble, and maintain despite the added foldability.
4Ease of manufacture
If the bath support is designed without folding capability, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the transportation efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The manufacturing process is segmented into standardized components (support bodies, folding parts with limiting holes, clamping blocks, locking members) that can be produced independently and assembled. This modular approach maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling the foldable design that improves transportation efficiency.
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AI summary
A foldable bath support comprises a bath support body and a foot stool detachably connected to one end of the bath support body, wherein the bath support body comprises a first support body, a second support body and a folding component connecting the first support body and the second support body, and the first support body and the second support body are unfolded or folded through the folding component.