Foldable Yurt Lattice Roof and Wall Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional Mongolian yurts require significant time and manpower to set up, take down, and pack up, making them unsuitable for modern outdoor activities like camping, hunting, and yoga retreats.
Innovation Solution
A foldable yurt design featuring two foldable walls and a five-piece lattice roof, eliminating the need for two support posts and using a simpler structural framework with fastened wooden, metal, or aluminum strips, covered with waterproof materials, allowing for quick setup and takedown by one person.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional Mongolian yurt structure is used with many wooden radial rafters and two support posts, then structural strength and stability are improved, but setup time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The yurt structure is divided into modular components: a lattice roof made of five separate lattice structures that can be assembled independently, and foldable wall panels. This segmentation allows each module to be prepared separately and quickly connected during setup, reducing overall assembly time while maintaining structural integrity through the interlocking modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces dynamic, foldable wall panels that can be collapsed for easy storage and transported in a compact state. The walls can be quickly deployed and locked into position during setup, and then folded back down for takedown. This dynamic capability enables a single person to rapidly assemble and disassemble the yurt without requiring extensive manual labor or time.
2Stability of the object's composition
If traditional Mongolian yurt with 25-45 radial rafters is used, then dome support is improved, but device complexity and number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The roof structure is segmented into five distinct lattice structures instead of using 25-45 individual radial rafters. Each lattice structure serves as an integrated unit that provides both structural support and geometric stability. This segmentation reduces the total component count while maintaining dome support capability, as each lattice structure is designed to work cooperatively with the others to distribute and bear the load.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functional elements are merged into integrated lattice structures. Each lattice structure combines the functions of multiple rafters, ribs, and bracing elements into a single unified component. This merging reduces the number of separate parts that need to be handled, stored, and assembled, while the lattice design itself provides the necessary structural reinforcement and geometric stability for dome support.
3Stability of the object's composition
If two support posts are used in traditional Mongolian yurt, then roof support stability is improved, but ease of operation and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the two heavy support posts from the traditional yurt structure. Instead, the roof is supported directly by the five lattice structures that are integrated into the wall framework. This extraction removes the portability barrier created by the posts while maintaining roof support stability through the distributed lattice design, allowing the entire structure to be more easily assembled, disassembled, and transported by a single person.
Solution Approach 2:
The support function previously separated into distinct posts is merged into the wall and roof lattice structures themselves. The vertical walls and roof lattices are designed to work together as an integrated load-bearing system, eliminating the need for separate support posts. This merging maintains structural stability while improving portability, as the integrated design reduces the number of heavy components and simplifies the assembly process.
4Productivity
If foldable walls and lattice roof are used, then setup speed and portability are improved, but structural complexity of individual components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wall panels are designed as foldable structures with hinges and locking mechanisms that allow them to collapse into a compact configuration for easy transport and storage. During setup, the panels are quickly unfolded and locked into their upright position. This dynamic design enables rapid deployment and takedown by a single person, and the folding mechanism, while adding some complexity to individual components, is offset by the dramatic reduction in assembly time and improved portability.
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AI summary
The present invention comprises a novel foldable yurt structure generally consisting of at least two foldable lattice walls and a foldable lattice roof. The foldable roof is to be positioned substantially on top of the foldable walls. Once the roof sits on the wall and securely and fastened with zip ties, an inner tension band or rope is encircled to prevent structure expand and hold the structure in substantially same structural position. The whole structure is covered by PVC tarpaulin, Vinyl tarpaulin, or polyethylene tarpaulin.