Modular Pet House with Detachable Engaging Members
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pet houses cannot be connected to each other, making them inconvenient for households with multiple pets.
Innovation Solution
A modular pet house design featuring a housing structure with detachable side plates, a top portion, and an auxiliary carrier, along with an engaging member that allows multiple pet houses to be connected and an auxiliary carrier for easy replacement of items like pet diapers or cat scratch boards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional pet houses are designed as single units, then they are simple in structure, but they cannot be connected to each other for multiple pets
Solution Approach 1:
The pet house is divided into separable components including a housing structure, an auxiliary carrier, and an engaging member. The housing structure can be detached into side plates and a top portion, allowing multiple units to be connected through engaging members while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.
2Ease of operation
If the housing structure is made as one piece, then it is structurally stable, but it cannot be disassembled for cleaning or accessory replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure is segmented into side plates and a top portion that can be detachably connected. This allows the structure to be disassembled for cleaning or accessory replacement while maintaining stability when assembled through the engaging structures on the side plates and top portion.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging structures allow the housing components to transition between fixed and movable states. When engaged, the components form a stable structure; when disengaged, they can be separated for maintenance or reconfiguration.
3Ease of operation
If accessories are fixed inside the pet house, then they are secure, but they are difficult to replace
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary carrier containing accessories such as pet diapers or cat scratch boards is extracted as a separate removable component from the housing structure. This allows accessories to be securely held when the carrier is in place, while enabling easy replacement by removing and reinserting the entire auxiliary carrier unit.
Data Source
AI summary
A pet house includes a housing structure, an engaging member, and an auxiliary carrier. The housing structure includes a bottom plate, four surrounding side plates, and a top portion. The inside of the housing structure is formed with an accommodating space which can communicate with the outside of the housing structure through an opening. One of the surrounding side plates and the top portion includes an engaging structure which is detachably engaged with the engaging member, and the engaging member can be engaged with the engaging structure of another pet house. The auxiliary carrier is disposed in the accommodating space. The auxiliary carrier can be placed on the bottom plate when the auxiliary carrier is disposed in the accommodating space. The auxiliary carrier can be disposed in the accommodating space when two of the bottom plate, the surrounding side plates, and the top portion are separated from each other.