Modular Absorption Panel with Interlocking Blocks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current protective panels for human body protection, such as those used in sports, are either too rigid and bulky, lack adaptability, or are heavy and do not allow air circulation, failing to meet ergonomic and European standard requirements for flexibility, modularity, and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A flexible modular panel composed of polyhedral truncated pyramid blocks with interlocking tenons and mortises, made from thermoplastic materials like polyamide and polyethylene, allowing for assembly into various shapes and sizes, with internal partitions and a design that enables air circulation through stitching or sewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If protective panels are made rigid and bulky to provide complete protection, then protection capacity is improved, but flexibility and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The protective panel is divided into multiple modular blocks that can be assembled in different configurations. Each block maintains protection capacity while the modular arrangement provides flexibility and adaptability to different body parts and usage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel structure transitions from rigid to dynamic through the modular block design with movable connections. The blocks can move relative to each other, allowing the panel to adapt to different shapes and movements while maintaining protection capacity.
2Reliability
If protective panels are made complete and solid to ensure full protection, then protection capacity is improved, but air circulation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The protective panel incorporates porous or perforated structures within the modular blocks. This allows air to circulate through the panel while the blocks maintain their shock and vibration absorption capacity, improving both protection and comfort.
3Ease of operation
If protective panels are made lightweight to improve comfort, then ease of operation is improved, but shock absorption capacity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The modular blocks are made from composite materials that combine lightweight properties with high shock and vibration absorption capacity. This allows the panel to be lightweight for comfort while maintaining adequate protection capacity.
4Reliability
If protective panels use complex cutting and assembly to provide complete protection, then protection capacity is improved, but manufacturing complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The panel is segmented into standardized modular blocks with simple geometric shapes and uniform connection mechanisms. This segmentation simplifies manufacturing compared to complex cutting operations while maintaining complete protection capacity through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular blocks are designed with universal connection features that can be assembled in multiple configurations without requiring different components. This universality simplifies manufacturing and assembly processes while providing adaptable protection for various applications.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a panel that is produced by assembling a plurality of adjacent individual absorption blocks; each block in the panel is in the shape of a polyhedral pyramid frustum, of which the base is a regular six-sided polygon; each individual block including six lateral walls surrounded by a lower peripheral lip of which each section is provided with a complementary tenon or a mortise arranged so as to allow two adjacent individual blocks to be assembled, in particular by engagement, in the vertical direction, of a tenon and a mortise belonging respectively to one and the other of the two adjacent individual blocks.