Foldable Greening Rack With Rivet-Mounted Artificial Plant Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current artificial plants for greening require complex assembly processes, are costly to produce, and are prone to detachment from frames due to poor design.
Innovation Solution
A foldable greening rack with hollow rectangular, round, or flat plastic supporting rods connected by solid rivets, allowing easy assembly and insertion of artificial plants, reducing production costs and preventing detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If artificial plants are wound around or tied to frames using conventional methods, then the assembly can be formed, but the assembly process becomes hard and complicated, production cost increases, and artificial plants are prone to detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The greening rack is divided into modular components: supporting rods, rivets with cone bosses, and artificial plants with insertion parts. Each component is independently manufactured and then assembled through simple insertion and riveting operations, eliminating the need for complex winding and tying processes while ensuring secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The rivet with cone boss acts as an intermediary component that connects the supporting rods and provides a dedicated insertion structure for artificial plants. This intermediary element simplifies the connection process by providing pre-formed attachment points, replacing the need for direct winding or tying of plants to frames.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional winding and tying methods are used to attach artificial plants to frames, then the assembly can be completed, but production cost increases and appearance quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rivets with cone bosses are pre-manufactured as integral components during the frame assembly process. The artificial plants are designed with insertion parts that fit into these pre-formed structures. This preliminary preparation of attachment points simplifies the final assembly operation to a simple insertion process, eliminating time-consuming winding and tying operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The rivet structure combines multiple functions into a single component: it serves as both the connection element for supporting rods and the mounting structure for artificial plants. The cone boss integration merges the attachment function with the structural rivet, eliminating the need for separate mounting hardware and simplifying the overall production process.
3Reliability
If artificial plants are attached using winding and tying methods, then assembly can be formed, but the appearance quality becomes poor and detachment occurs easily
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the mechanical winding and tying system with a rigid riveting connection system. The rivets provide permanent, rigid attachment points that eliminate the flexibility and instability inherent in wound or tied connections. This mechanical substitution ensures both superior appearance quality and long-term attachment durability.
4Ease of manufacture
If conventional assembly methods are used, then artificial plants can be attached to frames, but the production cost increases due to complex processes and materials
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the attachment function from the supporting rods themselves and incorporates it into separate rivet components. This extraction allows the supporting rods to maintain their primary structural function while the rivets provide dedicated attachment points. The result is simplified assembly processes and reduced material consumption, as no additional wrapping materials or complex fastening systems are needed.
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AI summary
A foldable greening rack, a plurality of first supporting rods are overlaid and intersect with a plurality of second supporting rods, they are in hinged connection through rivets to form the latticed greening rack; an upper end face of a base is centrally provided with a first column; the upper end of the first column is provided with a first cone boss; an upper end face of the first cone boss is centrally provided with a second column; an upper end of the second column is provided with a second cone boss; the outer diameter of the first cone boss and the outer diameter of the base are both greater than the outer diameter of the first column, the outer diameter of the second cone boss is greater than the outer diameter of the second column, and the outer diameter of the first cone boss is greater than the outer diameter of the second cone boss.