Inflatable Tent Connecting Rail and Rail Holder Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing inflatable tents face challenges in easy and quick assembly and dismantling, requiring significant effort and time due to cumbersome assembly processes, potential jamming of support arch rods, and the need for multiple personnel, which can lead to inefficiencies and safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates connecting rails and rail holders on the tent outer skin and support frame, allowing for a form-fitting connection that facilitates easier guidance and attachment of supporting arch rods, enabling single-person assembly and dismantling without reaching the roof ridge, and includes a variable base support for adaptable stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional assembly methods with ropes and eyelets are used, then the support arch rods can be connected to the outer skin, but the assembly process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming with potential jamming issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the rope and eyelet system from the assembly process and replaces it with a direct insertion mechanism where the support arch rod is inserted directly into a receptacle on the outer skin. This eliminates the intermediate rope element that caused jamming and time loss, allowing for quick and easy assembly without the need for threading operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a receptacle as an intermediary element between the support arch rod and the outer skin. This receptacle provides a dedicated insertion point that guides the support arch rod into proper alignment, eliminating the need for ropes and preventing jamming while simplifying the assembly process.
2Reliability
If multiple personnel are required for assembly, then the tent can be assembled securely, but the setup process becomes more complex and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the support arch rod to be self-aligning and self-securing through the receptacle mechanism. The rod is inserted into the receptacle which automatically positions it correctly and secures it to the outer skin, eliminating the need for multiple personnel to guide and secure the components. A single person can perform the entire assembly operation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the rope remains in the eyelets after deflation, then the connection is maintained, but the tent becomes difficult to fold and transport with safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the rope entirely from the system and replaces it with a direct mechanical connection where the support arch rod is inserted into a receptacle on the outer skin. This eliminates the rope that remains in eyelets after deflation, allowing the tent to be folded and transported without entangled ropes while maintaining secure connections during use.
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
This solution simplifies and accelerates the assembly and dismantling of inflatable tents by improving the guidance and attachment of support arches, reducing the need for multiple personnel and minimizing the risk of jamming, while providing robust and weather-resistant connections for secure and efficient tent setup.
Implementation Method 1
The tube system of the inflatable frame can be filled with air to a sufficiently high pressure using a compressor or blower, allowing the tent fabric to be erected and held in place
Implementation Method 2
The design incorporates connecting rails and rail holders on the tent outer skin and support frame, allowing for a form-fitting connection that facilitates easier guidance and attachment of supporting arch rods
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an inflatable tent (1) comprising a tent outer skin (10) and a support frame (2) which surrounds the tent outer skin (10) at least partially on the outside and is connected to the tent outer skin (10). The inflatable tent (1) is characterized in that the tent outer skin (10) has at least one connecting rail (18) and the support frame (2) has at least one rail holder (23), or vice versa, which connect the tent outer skin (10) and the support frame (2).