Mobile Carriage for Acoustic Panels with Interlocking Legs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for sound reduction in environments, such as sound panels and absorbing devices, often require complex installations and lack efficient mobility and interlocking capabilities for large acoustic panels.
Innovation Solution
A mobile carriage system with a U-shaped frame and casters that supports acoustic panels, allowing for easy movement and interlocking of multiple panels at various angles, including 90 degrees, while accommodating existing panels and facilitating linear or angular orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sound reducing panels are used to reduce sound levels in environments, then acoustic control is improved, but installation complexity and lack of mobility increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by equipping acoustic panels with wheeled carriages and support legs, transforming stationary acoustic panels into mobile units. This allows the panels to be easily moved and repositioned within the environment, resolving the contradiction between providing reliable acoustic control and maintaining ease of operation during installation and reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the acoustic panel system into modular components including the panel itself, the carriage with wheels, and adjustable support legs. This segmentation allows for easy assembly, disassembly, and reconfiguration of individual panels, improving both mobility and installation ease while maintaining the acoustic control function of each panel segment.
2Reliability
If multiple acoustic panels are deployed to improve sound reduction, then acoustic control is enhanced, but device complexity and interlocking difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a standardized interlocking mechanism that serves multiple functions: it connects panels horizontally in linear arrangements, vertically to create angular configurations, and provides structural support. This universal connector design simplifies the deployment of multiple panels while enhancing sound reduction capability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the interlocking function with the support structure by integrating connectors into the carriage and support leg assemblies. This consolidation combines multiple functions (panel connection, structural support, and positioning) into unified components, reducing overall system complexity while enabling effective deployment of multiple acoustic panels for enhanced sound reduction.
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AI summary
A carriage is disclosed for moveably supporting an acoustical panel. The carriage comprises a frame having rolling members for movably for supporting the acoustical panel. A first and a second pair of support legs extend angularly from the frame for enabling a plurality of carriages to orientate acoustical panels in a linear or angular relationship. Each of the unique acoustical panels provides sound absorption as well inhibiting sound transmission.