Trade fair stand
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exhibition stands are time-consuming to assemble and lack adaptability to varying spatial conditions, making them inefficient for quick setup and use in different environments.
Innovation Solution
A modular, transportable exhibition stand with a frame-based structure, allowing for easy configuration and reconfiguration of elements such as side walls, roof, and windows, using a plug-in system and various materials like plastic, wood, and metal, enabling quick assembly and disassembly for different event setups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If exhibition stands are assembled at exhibitions using conventional methods, then adaptation to ambient conditions and geometric dimensions of exhibition areas can take place, but the assembly process is relatively time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The exhibition stand is divided into modular components including wall panels, roof elements, floor sections, and connection elements. Each wall panel consists of separate outer and inner panels that can be independently assembled and configured. This segmentation allows rapid assembly by simply connecting pre-fabricated modules together, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining adaptability to different spatial conditions through various configuration options.
2Productivity
If exhibition stands are made transportable in their entirety, then quick setup is enabled, but the structural complexity and requirements for stability increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connection elements are designed with universal functionality to serve multiple purposes: they structurally connect wall panels to each other and to the roof/floor elements, provide integrated fastening mechanisms, and enable various configuration arrangements. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining the ability to quickly assemble and transport the exhibition stand.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different window and door elements are provided in the exhibition stand, then adaptability to different spatial conditions is enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different window and door elements are integrated into specific wall panels according to the required configuration. Each wall panel can be customized with appropriate openings, glass inserts, or door assemblies localized to where they are needed. This allows the exhibition stand to adapt to different spatial conditions and functional requirements without requiring a completely different set of components, as the customization is achieved through localized modifications to individual panels rather than changing the entire structure.
Data Source
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AI summary
Exhibition stand (1), in particular for equipping trade fairs, conferences and the like with a floor (2), several side walls (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) and a roof element (6), wherein the floor (2), the side walls (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) and the roof element (6) form an essentially completely enclosed interior space (10), wherein a door element (8) is arranged in at least one side wall, characterized in that the exhibition stand is modular in design, so that different elements can be arranged in the side wall.