Foldable Carrier Frame With Sliding and Rotating Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pet carrier frameworks have large sizes and cannot be folded, requiring significant storage space during carrying.
Innovation Solution
A carrier framework design featuring detachable and rotatable connecting assemblies that allow for folding by sliding and rotating components, including U-shaped rods and connecting rods, to reduce storage space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional pet carrier frameworks use fixed rigid structures, then structural stability is maintained, but storage space requirement increases and portability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the fixed rigid structure into a movable foldable structure. The support frames are designed with rotatable connections at corners, allowing the framework to transition between expanded (stable) and folded (compact) states. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction by enabling the structure to adapt its volume while maintaining stability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework is segmented into multiple support frames connected by connecting assemblies. Each support frame can be independently folded and reconfigured. The connecting assemblies are divided into detachable parts (first connecting assembly) and rotatable parts (second connecting assembly), allowing modular folding and reducing overall storage space while maintaining structural integrity during use.
2Ease of operation
If the carrier framework uses detachable connecting assemblies, then ease of assembly and portability improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting assemblies incorporate dynamic elements including slide rails with movable connecting members and rotatable joints. The slide rails allow linear movement for attachment/detachment, while rotatable joints enable angular adjustment. These dynamic mechanisms provide user-friendly operation for assembly and folding, outweighing the increased structural complexity through functional benefits.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates easy assembly and disassembly, reducing the storage space required by allowing the framework to be compactly folded, with enhanced stability and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
springs, where each of the springs is arranged in one of two oppositely arranged cavities of the cavities
Implementation Method 2
the second connecting assembly is rotatably connected to the two support frames
Data Source
AI summary
A carrier framework relates to the field of carriers. The carrier framework includes: two support frames arranged opposite to each other; a first connecting assembly including two ends connected to first ends of the two support frames respectively; and a second connecting assembly including two ends connected to second ends of the two support frames respectively. Since the first connecting assembly is detachably connected to the two support frames, and the second connecting assembly is rotatably connected to the two support frames, when the carrier framework is required to be folded and stored, the first connecting assembly can be slid rightwards to separate upper ends of the two support frames, and then, the second connecting assembly is folded to fold the two support frames for storage, further reducing a storage space of the carrier framework.