Height-Adjustable Partition With Telescopic Rod Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing partitions are monolithic with fixed heights, making them unsuitable for various occasions with different height requirements.
Innovation Solution
A height-adjustable partition design featuring telescopic rods and positioning mechanisms, allowing for adjustable height adjustment by locking and unlocking the telescopic rods to extend or retract, with optional anti-skid pads and positioning blocks for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If partitions are made with fixed height, then manufacturing and installation are simple, but they cannot adapt to different height requirements in various occasions
Solution Approach 1:
The partition is divided into an upper base plate, a lower base plate, and multiple telescopic rods. The telescopic rods can be extended or retracted to different lengths, allowing the partition height to be segmented and adjusted according to different height requirements, thus improving height adaptability while maintaining manageable structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The partition incorporates telescopic rods with positioning mechanisms that allow the height to be dynamically adjusted between fixed positions. The telescopic rods can extend or retract smoothly and be locked at different heights, transforming the static fixed-height partition into a dynamic height-adjustable structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If telescopic rods are added for height adjustment, then height adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic rods采用 nested structure where one rod is inserted inside another, allowing compact storage when retracted and easy extension when needed. This nesting design reduces the overall space required and simplifies the mechanism compared to using separate components, thereby improving height adjustability while controlling mechanism complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning mechanisms are designed to automatically lock the telescopic rods at predetermined heights without requiring external tools or complex control systems. The self-locking feature simplifies the adjustment operation and reduces the complexity of the control mechanism while maintaining full height adjustability
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the partition to adapt to different height needs by increasing or decreasing its height as required, enhancing versatility across diverse applications.
Implementation Method 1
each of the positioning mechanisms includes a spring button and one or more through holes
Implementation Method 2
the second vertical rod is slidably connected in the first vertical rod
Implementation Method 3
an anti-skid pad is arranged on a bottom surface of each of the first positioning rods
Data Source
AI summary
A height-adjustable partition includes a lower base plate, an upper base plate, one or more first telescopic rods, two second telescopic rods, and positioning mechanisms. The upper base plate is arranged above the lower base plate. The one or more first telescopic rods are arranged equidistantly and vertically between the upper base plate and the lower base plate. The upper base plate is detachably connected to first connection members and second connection members. The lower base plate is detachably connected to the first connection members and the second connection members. The first connection members are detachably connected to two ends of a first one of the two second telescopic rods respectively, and the second connection members are detachably connected to two ends of a second one of the two second telescopic rods respectively. The positioning mechanisms are respectively arranged on the two second telescopic rods.