Modular Drying Rack Wings for Space-Efficient Laundry Drying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothes drying racks lack modular and flexible usability, limiting their functionality and space efficiency, especially when trying to dry damp or wet laundry in narrow spaces.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible clothes horse arrangement with a foldable base frame and detachable wings that can be coupled and decoupled using multifunctional fastening means, allowing for multiple functional states, including separate use of wings for drying in narrow spaces or over a bathtub, and the option to hang on walls or radiators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the drying rack wings are detachably coupled to the base frame, then the usability flexibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drying rack is divided into separate functional modules: a base frame with legs and detachable wings. Each wing can be independently coupled or decoupled from the base frame using fastening means, allowing the system to be segmented into different configurations (complete rack, half rack, or individual wings) to adapt to various drying needs and space constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening means are designed to enable multiple functions: they allow wings to be attached to the base frame for full rack operation, detached for storage or transport, or reconfigured for alternative drying positions. This multi-functional coupling mechanism provides universal usability across different scenarios without requiring separate attachment devices for each function
2Volume of moving object
If the two drying rack wings are decoupled from the base frame and joined together, then the space efficiency is improved, but the adaptability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The drying rack wings are designed with dynamic reconfigurability through the fastening means, allowing users to switch between different functional states based on space requirements. When space is limited, the wings can be decoupled from the base frame and joined together in a compact configuration; when space is available, the full extended configuration can be used, providing dynamic adaptation to varying spatial constraints
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a drying rack arrangement (1) for drying laundry, having a collapsible base frame (2) with two legs (3) and a frame (4) which is horizontal in a position of use and within which cord-like or rod-shaped elements for holding the laundry are arranged ; and two foldable drying rack wings (7), of which one drying rack wing (7) has a first fastening means (10) and the other drying rack wing (7) has a second fastening means (11); wherein in a first functional state the two drying rack wings can be detachably coupled to the base frame (2) in such a way that they can each be pivoted separately with respect to the frame (4); and in a second functional state the two clothes horse wings (7) can be detachably coupled to one another by means of the two fastening means (10, 11) in a state decoupled from the base frame (2), so that the clothes horse wings (7) can be 11) trained pivot axis (15) are pivotable.