Foldable Vehicle Safety Tripod With Automatic Rear Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional safety tripods for vehicles are difficult to quickly set up, occupy excessive storage space, and often go uninstalled due to time constraints, leading to secondary accidents and reduced visibility in emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
An automatic safety tripod designed to be foldable for compact storage within a vehicle, automatically unfolding at the rear end in emergency situations, equipped with a motor-driven mechanism, pulleys, and LED lamps for enhanced visibility, allowing for safe setup while driving.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conventional safety tripod is manually assembled, then the tripod can be set up, but it takes too much time and is difficult to deploy quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The tripod legs are pre-assembled and stored in a compact configuration within the housing. The motor-driven mechanism is pre-configured to automatically extend the legs when activated, eliminating the need for manual assembly during emergency deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The motor-driven mechanism automatically extends the tripod legs without requiring manual intervention. The system self-activates upon detecting an emergency situation or upon user input, performing the assembly function autonomously.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional safety tripod is stored in a vehicle, then it is available for use, but it occupies excessive storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The tripod legs are nested within the housing structure when retracted. The support unit is integrated into the housing, with the legs stored inside the housing volume, maximizing space utilization and minimizing the overall footprint in the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The tripod transitions from a static, space-consuming stored state to a dynamic, extended operational state. The motor-driven mechanism enables the legs to move between retracted and extended positions, allowing compact storage when not in use.
3Illumination intensity
If LED lamps are added to enhance visibility, then visibility in emergency situations is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The LED lamps are integrated into the existing tripod structure, combining the lighting function with the support legs. The control unit is merged with the motor control system, consolidating multiple functions into a unified device without requiring separate independent systems.
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
Enables rapid deployment and reduced storage space requirements, improving safety by alerting following vehicles to sudden stops, even in low visibility conditions like night or fog.
Implementation Method 1
a motor provided at a center portion of the rotation bar and configured to rotate the rotation bar
Implementation Method 2
pulleys respectively provided at opposite sides of the rotation bar based on the center portion; and a wire of which a first portion may be connected to each of the pulleys
Implementation Method 3
a rotation bar provided in the frame, and having screw threads at opposite ends thereof, the screw threads being screwed to one side of the frame
Data Source
AI summary
An automatic safety tripod for a vehicle includes a frame formed in a housing with one open surface, and a display part of which one portion is connected to the frame, the display part being folded or unfolded to be inserted into or protrude out of the frame. The frame includes a rotation bar in the frame, and having screw threads at opposite ends thereof, the screw threads being screwed to one side of the frame, a motor provided at the center of the rotation bar and rotating the rotation bar; pulleys provided at opposite sides of the rotation bar based on the center portion, and a wire of which a first portion is connected to each of the pulleys and a second portion is connected to the display part, the wire moving the frame by rotation of the pulley.