Marine Vessel Storage Frame Water Deflection and Drainage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Marine vessel storage compartments beneath the deck often collect water, leading to moisture issues that can cause mold growth and damage items stored within, and existing solutions fail to effectively prevent water ingress and promote organization.
Innovation Solution
A water control storage frame system featuring a frame structure with a peripheral opening and external wall that directs water away from storage compartments, combined with a peripheral track structure for item retention, and access doors with seals to prevent water entry and facilitate drainage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If storage compartments are provided beneath the boat deck, then storage capacity is improved, but water collects on the deck and enters the storage compartments causing moisture issues
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure is divided into separate functional segments: an external water-deflecting portion and an internal storage-defining portion. This segmentation allows the external structure to handle water diversion while the internal structure provides dry storage space, resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and water protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure acts as an intermediary element between the deck and the storage compartment. It includes a water-deflecting portion that intercepts water on the deck and directs it away from the storage compartment, while the internal portion defines the dry storage space. This intermediary structure prevents water ingress while maintaining storage capacity.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If storage compartments are sealed to prevent water entry, then water protection is improved, but access and organization of stored items becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it defines the storage compartment boundaries, provides water diversion capability through its external portion, and supports track structures for organizing stored items. This multi-functionality allows water protection and ease of organization to coexist without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage system incorporates dynamic elements through track structures that allow shelves and dividers to be repositioned. This enables the storage compartment to adapt its internal configuration based on organization needs while maintaining the sealed water-protective frame structure, resolving the contradiction between water protection and organizational flexibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the frame structure includes both water deflection and storage organization features, then functionality is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the water-deflecting function and the storage-defining function into a single integrated frame structure. The external portion handles water diversion while the internal portion defines storage space, both as part of one unified frame assembly. This combining approach provides enhanced functionality while avoiding the complexity of separate independent structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure employs a nested configuration where the internal storage-defining portion is positioned within and protected by the external water-deflecting portion. This nested arrangement allows the simpler internal structure to benefit from the protective complexity of the external structure, achieving high adaptability with managed overall complexity.
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 system effectively keeps storage compartments dry, prevents mold growth, and allows for customizable organization of items by directing water away from the compartments and into a drainage area, enhancing storage conditions.
Implementation Method 1
directing water from the deck to a drainage area
Implementation Method 2
Each access door has an upper surface provided with a seal, and peripheral edges extending downwardly from the upper surface
Data Source
AI summary
A water control storage frame system for at least one storage compartment is formed in a boat having a deck. The system includes a frame structure rising above the deck of the boat and defining an upper peripheral opening of the at least one storage compartment. The frame structure is provided with an external structure facing away from the at least one storage compartment and configured for preventing water collecting on the deck from entering the at least one storage compartment and directing water from the deck into a drainage area. An internal structure is integrally formed with the external structure, and is configured as a peripheral track structure for receiving and retaining storage items at various locations along the peripheral track structure within the at least one storage compartment.