Foldable bathtub
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Solution Overview
Problem
Foldable bathtubs often lack sufficient strength, posing a safety risk when unfolded, and occupy significant space when stored.
Innovation Solution
A foldable bathtub design featuring a tub body, supporting members, a foldable portion, and reinforcing elements that enhance structural strength by covering side surfaces of the foldable portion, connected via snap-fitting or insertion, allowing easy assembly and disassembly for storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the bathtub is made foldable to facilitate storage, then the storage space requirement is reduced, but the strength and safety during use is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The bathtub is divided into multiple detachable sections including the tub body, supporting members, and reinforcing elements. This segmentation allows the bathtub to be folded and stored compactly while maintaining structural integrity during use through proper reassembly of the segmented components
Solution Approach 2:
The bathtub employs composite structural design combining the tub body, supporting members, and reinforcing elements made of different materials with complementary properties. The reinforcing elements are specifically designed with greater strength than the foldable portion to compensate for strength loss during folding while enabling compact storage
2Adaptability or versatility
If the bathtub size is increased to accommodate children, then the bathing comfort is improved, but the storage difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bathtub transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic foldable structure. The supporting members and reinforcing elements are designed to be detachable and reconfigurable, allowing the bathtub to change its form factor from a large functional state during use to a compact stored state, thus resolving the contradiction between size and storage ease
3Ease of operation
If the bathtub is left exposed for easy access, then the convenience of use is improved, but the aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable design allows the bathtub to be segmented into storage-ready components that can be neatly organized when not in use, improving aesthetic appearance while maintaining quick reassembly capability for convenient access when needed
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure relates to the field of bathtubs, more particularly to a foldable bathtub. The disclosure provides a foldable bathtub, comprising a tub body, supporting members, a foldable portion, and a reinforcing element. The tub body defines an accommodating space. The supporting members are disposed on an upper edge of the tub body. Two supporting members are provided and are spaced apart; The foldable portion is arranged between the two supporting members, and provided with a first side surface and a second side surface along a thickness direction thereof; The reinforcing element is connected with at least one of the two supporting members, the reinforcing element has a strength greater than that of the foldable portion, and the reinforcing element covers at least a portion of the first side surface and at least a portion of the second side surface.