Modular Panel Wrap With Straps for Easier Assembly and Transport
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collapsible furniture and panel systems face challenges such as difficulty in assembly and disassembly, transportation, and limited configurability.
Innovation Solution
A wrap device for a modular panel system that includes a flexible wrap material with strap attachment features and straps to securely wrap and carry stacked panels, allowing for easy assembly, disassembly, and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If panels are designed to be collapsible and configurable, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases making assembly and disassembly difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The panel system is divided into discrete panel units that can be individually handled, stacked, and configured. Each panel is a separate module that can be connected to others through standardized coupling mechanisms, enabling easy assembly and disassembly while maintaining high configurability.
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are designed with universal coupling features and standardized interfaces that allow the same panel components to be used in multiple different configurations and arrangements. This multi-functionality enables the system to be reconfigured for various uses without requiring complex specialized components for each configuration.
2Ease of operation
If panels are made collapsible for easy transport, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability of securing panels during transport deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The wrap material is integrated with the panel stacking arrangement, combining the securing function with the transport configuration. The wrap material works together with the stacked panel structure to create a unified secure package that maintains both ease of handling and reliable securing during transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The wrap material serves as an intermediary element between the panels and the external environment during transport. It provides the securing function by wrapping around the stacked panels, while the panels themselves remain in their collapsed configuration for easy transport. The wrap material mediates between the need for panel stability and the need for transport convenience.
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AI summary
A wrap device and wrapping for a modular panel system includes a flexible wrap material adapted to securely wrap stacked panels of the modular panel system for securing and carrying the panels. The flexible wrap material member includes at least two strap attachment features and at least one strap adapted to selectively couple to the at least two strap attachment features.