Modular barrier device for a double occupancy room partition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for creating double occupancy room dividers require high customization and are expensive, providing less functionality and privacy.
Innovation Solution
A modular barrier device comprising side-by-side and back-to-back storage modules with barn-style doors and an adjustable valence system that includes a header fascia, drop-in ceiling, and expandable filler to fill gaps between the partition and ceiling, reducing light and sound transmission and allowing for easy assembly in various room sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If high customization is used for room dividers, then privacy and functionality are improved, but cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The room divider is divided into modular components including closet modules, valence sections, and door assemblies that can be independently configured and assembled. This segmentation allows standardization of parts while maintaining customization of the overall system to meet different privacy and functionality requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The closet modules serve multiple functions as both storage units and privacy barriers, while the valence system provides both aesthetic completion and acoustic/light blocking. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate customized components, lowering overall system complexity and cost.
2Ease of manufacture
If standard-sized modular components are used, then cost and assembly ease are improved, but adaptability to different room sizes may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses segmented modular components that can be assembled in various configurations. Standard-sized closet modules and valence sections can be combined in different numbers and arrangements to accommodate different room dimensions, maintaining both manufacturing efficiency and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular system allows dynamic reconfiguration by adding or removing standard components based on room size requirements. The expandable valence system specifically enables adaptation to different ceiling heights and room dimensions while maintaining standardized manufacturing processes.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If expandable valence system is used, then light and sound blocking are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The valence system merges aesthetic finishing with functional acoustic and light blocking properties. By integrating these functions into a single integrated component system rather than separate elements, the overall device complexity is reduced while maintaining effective blocking performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The valence sections utilize composite construction combining rigid structural elements with acoustic insulation materials and light-blocking layers. This composite approach achieves superior light and sound blocking within a unified component design, avoiding the need for multiple separate systems.
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 modular device effectively partitions a room into two private spaces with adjustable components, enhancing privacy and reducing noise and light transfer, while being cost-effective and adaptable to different room dimensions.
Implementation Method 1
The expandable filler is made of compressed foam and insulation that fills the cavity between the top of the millwork closet system and the finished ceiling once deployed, reducing light and sound transference between the individual bedrooms and living room
Implementation Method 2
The ham doors are keyed and lockable using magnetic hardware specific for sliding doors which use a magnetic catch and plunger to create a positive hold within a millwork jamb installed along the drywall at the inside of the room
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AI summary
A modular barrier device for partitioning a room into two separate living spaces comprising: a plurality of storage modules, said storage modules arranged in a side-by-side as a well as a back-to-back fashion, and adjacent to a door module, to create a closet module to define the two separate living spaces in the room; at least one door rail attached to the closet module; at least one barn-style door slidably attached to the at least one door rail to provide user access to at least one of the two separate living spaces; and an adjustable valence system, said adjustable valence system capable of attaching to the closet module and further capable of expanding to fill any gap between the top of the closet module and a room ceiling.