Expansible Luggage Sleeping Compartment with Accordion Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luggage beds are complex to open and store, lack privacy, and expose users to infection risks, especially in situations where standard beds are not available.
Innovation Solution
A luggage case with an expansible sleeping compartment apparatus featuring at least two housing members that define a volume for receiving the sleeping compartment in an unexpanded state, supported by an extendible accordion frame, and equipped with waterproof outer surfaces and thermal insulating inner surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional luggage beds are used, then storage space is provided, but the bed frame is complicated to open and store
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeping compartment is divided into multiple expandable sections that can be independently deployed. The frame is segmented into collapsible segments that can be easily folded and stored within the luggage case, simplifying the operation of opening and closing the bed structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The sleeping compartment employs a dynamic expandable structure that transitions from a compact stored state to a fully expanded sleeping state. The frame uses movable joints and expandable mechanisms that allow smooth transformation between configurations, making operation simple and intuitive.
2Ease of operation
If traditional luggage beds are used, then storage space is provided, but privacy is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The privacy enclosure is merged with the sleeping compartment structure itself. The expandable frame supports integrated side panels and a roof that form a complete enclosed space, providing privacy without requiring separate additional components.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing members serve multiple functions: they provide structural support for the expandable frame, form the walls of the privacy enclosure, and can be configured to provide both storage and sleeping functions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate privacy-providing components.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional luggage beds are used, then storage space is provided, but users are exposed to infection risks
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeping compartment is extracted from the open environment and enclosed within a private, enclosed space formed by the housing members and expandable structure. This isolation extracts the user from exposure to external harmful factors such as infectious agents while maintaining a simple structural design.
Solution Approach 2:
The sleeping compartment utilizes enclosed surfaces and panel structures that form a protective barrier between the user and the external environment. These flexible enclosures provide protection from infectious agents while allowing the structure to remain collapsible and storable.
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
The solution provides a simple and efficient way to expand a sleeping compartment, offering privacy, protection from insects and stains, and improved comfort, while being convertible into a backpack for convenience.
Implementation Method 1
The inner surfaces are thermal insulators
Data Source
AI summary
A luggage case includes expansible sleeping compartment apparatus. The expansible sleeping compartment apparatus comprises at least two housing members which define a volume when closed together for receiving therein or thereon an expansible sleeping compartment in an unexpanded state. The expansible sleeping compartment apparatus is attached to at least one of said housing members. In an expanded state the surfaces of expansible sleeping compartment defines an enclosure with an opening for receiving a person therein.