Foldable PEVA Sheets for Furniture Layout Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current visualization technologies for room layouts, especially with larger furniture items, are time-consuming and costly, and require laborious physical rearrangement, making it difficult to determine if furniture will fit and where it should be placed in a new space.
Innovation Solution
A portable and compact system using flexible, foldable sheets made of lightweight and durable material, such as PEVA, with printed dimensions and folding instructions, allowing users to visualize furniture placement without physically moving the items, by laying the sheets on the floor to assess layout and size compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If virtual 2D and 3D layout visualization technology is used, then furniture placement can be visualized, but the process is time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses printed sheets as simplified copies or representations of furniture items. These sheets replicate the essential dimensional characteristics of furniture pieces, allowing users to visualize layouts without requiring complex virtual reality systems or expensive software. The sheets serve as analog copies that convey spatial information effectively while being much simpler and faster to use.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs inexpensive printed sheets that can be easily manufactured and disposed of. These sheets are far cheaper than professional virtual visualization systems or detailed architectural models. The sheets are designed to be simple, single-use or reusable paper products that provide sufficient visualization capability without the high cost and complexity of digital rendering systems.
2Measurement precision
If physical furniture items are used for layout visualization, then accurate size representation is achieved, but laborious physical rearrangement and potential damage occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates simplified copies of furniture items in the form of printed sheets that maintain accurate dimensional proportions. These sheets replicate the essential size and shape characteristics of actual furniture pieces, enabling users to assess layout suitability without handling the real, cumbersome furniture items. The copies preserve measurement precision while eliminating the physical rearrangement burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses thin, flexible printed sheets that can be easily manipulated, moved, and repositioned on the floor. These thin-film representations of furniture allow users to simulate different layout configurations without the difficulty of moving actual furniture. The sheets maintain their dimensional accuracy while being incredibly easy to handle compared to solid furniture pieces.
3Reliability
If large furniture items are moved for layout testing, then accurate fit determination is achieved, but the process becomes laborious and damaging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs printed sheets as representative copies of large furniture items. These sheets are scaled to accurately reflect the dimensions and proportions of the actual furniture, enabling reliable fit determination in the desired space. Users can confidently assess whether furniture will fit without having to physically move the large items, as the sheets provide an accurate visual representation that maintains all necessary dimensional information.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention divides the complex task of furniture placement assessment into simpler components by using separate printed sheets for each furniture item. Each sheet can be independently handled, positioned, and adjusted without requiring the movement of actual furniture. This segmentation of the visualization process into discrete, manageable sheet-based operations greatly simplifies the overall complexity while maintaining assessment reliability.
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AI summary
An apparatus and method for visualizing a layout of one or more objects, such as furniture in an enclosed space, such as a room. The apparatus includes flexible and foldable sheets, wherein the dimensions of the sheets correspond to the floor area occupied by the respective objects. The sheets can be placed in a room to visualize how the objects can be placed or appear or fit in the room.