Modular Gated Barrier with Segmented Frame for Configurable Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gated barriers lack flexibility and space efficiency, as they are typically designed in fixed forms and require extensive assembly and storage, making them inconvenient for various user groups and environments.
Innovation Solution
A gated barrier system with a configurable design featuring a barrier frame, pivotally engaged gate, and swingable panels, allowing for multiple configurations, including endless playyards and forms with two ends, with a secure locking mechanism and minimal storage requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional gated barriers are designed in fixed forms, then manufacturing and assembly are simplified, but flexibility and adaptability to different user needs are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The barrier is divided into multiple interchangeable components including standards, panels, gates, and connectors that can be assembled in different configurations. Each standard can support panels and gates independently, allowing the barrier to be segmented and reconfigured into various forms such as straight barriers, playyards, or curved arrangements without requiring a completely different structure for each application.
2Ease of operation
If conventional gated barriers require extensive assembly, then structural stability can be ensured, but ease of assembly and disassembly by end users is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Specialized connectors serve as intermediaries between the barrier components. These connectors include engagement features that automatically align and secure panels and gates to standards through simple user actions. The connectors maintain structural integrity while requiring minimal assembly steps, allowing end users to assemble and disassemble the barrier easily without compromising stability.
3Area of stationary object
If conventional gated barriers occupy extensive storage space, then component durability can be maintained, but space efficiency for shipping and storage is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The barrier components are designed to nest within each other when not in use. Panels can be positioned vertically between standards, gates can be collapsed or positioned within the barrier frame, and connectors can be attached to standard locations. This nesting arrangement dramatically reduces the storage and shipping footprint while maintaining component durability through proper support and protection during storage.
4Adaptability or versatility
If conventional gated barriers are designed for fixed configurations, then manufacturing precision can be optimized, but versatility for different environments and user groups is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The barrier components are designed with universal features that allow them to serve multiple functions across different configurations and environments. Standards have universal connection points that accept various panel and gate types, connectors are designed to work with multiple component orientations, and the modular structure allows the same components to create barriers for different heights, lengths, and shapes. This universality achieves versatility without requiring different manufacturing precision for each configuration, as each component is manufactured to a single set of precise specifications.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a versatile, space-efficient, and safe solution that can be easily assembled and disassembled, accommodating different user needs and environments while ensuring stability and secure access.
Implementation Method 1
the gate is pivotally engaged to the barrier frame first portion
Implementation Method 2
the first uppermost junction and first lowermost junction are rotatable such that the first panel and barrier frame first portion are swingable relative to each other
Data Source
AI summary
A gated barrier that includes a barrier frame first portion, a barrier frame second portion, and a gate between the barrier frame first and second portions. The barrier frame first and second portions include first and second threshold portions that are spaced apart from each other and held in such a spaced apart orientation by a rigid elongate piece. The gated barrier further includes a latch apparatus, panels, and junction apparatus between the panels.