Inverted Conical Spring Module Splicing for Lightweight Camping Mats
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional spring beds are bulky, difficult to compress, and inconvenient to carry due to their weight and size, limiting their use as camping equipment.
Innovation Solution
An inverted spring module splicing unit comprising independent conical spring modules with detachable connections, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and customizable size and shape, enhancing stability and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional spring beds are used for camping, then comfort and support are improved, but weight and volume increase making them difficult to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The spring bed is divided into multiple independent spring modules that can be separated and carried individually. Each module contains a conical spring assembly with connecting members that allow detachable connection between modules, enabling campers to carry only the required number of modules or distribute weight across multiple carriers.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring modules are designed to be connectable in inverted configurations, allowing the spring assemblies to nest within each other when disconnected. This inversion principle enables compact storage where the spring modules occupy minimal space when not in use, yet provide full support functionality when assembled.
2Ease of operation
If traditional spring beds are used for camping, then comfort is improved, but size increases occupying more storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The conical spring modules are designed to nest within each other when disconnected, with smaller modules fitting inside larger ones. The connecting members allow the modules to be collapsed into a compact nested configuration that minimizes storage volume while maintaining the ability to assemble into a comfortable spring bed structure when needed.
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
Provides a lightweight, comfortable, and durable camping mat that is easy to carry and assemble, meeting the needs of modern campers for high-performance camping mats with improved stability and adaptability.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the plurality of independent spring modules comprises a conical spring sleeve and a conical spring disposed in the conical spring sleeve
Data Source
AI summary
An inverted spring module splicing unit for a camping mat includes a plurality of independent spring modules. Each of the plurality of independent spring modules includes a conical spring sleeve and a conical spring, and the plurality of independent spring modules are spliced together in pairs through one or more third members. The one or more third members include one or more first connecting members and one or more second connecting members, and the one or more first connecting members and the one or more second connecting members form a detachable connection. The one or more third members are disposed at any position in an area from a middle of the conical spring sleeve to a large end of the conical spring sleeve, and the large end of the conical spring sleeve is configured as a pressure-bearing end of a corresponding one of the plurality of independent spring modules.