Modular Playground Frame With Pass-Through Crossbar Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing playground equipment often requires specialized installers and offers limited customization in terms of footprint, features, and aesthetics, making it difficult for laypersons to assemble and customize according to their preferences.
Innovation Solution
A modular playground system featuring a playground base structure with upright poles and crossbars that can be easily assembled and customized, allowing for various playground modules to be attached, including pass-through and non-pass-through crossbars, enabling wide-ranging design options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional playground equipment is used, then structural stability is achieved, but assembly complexity and installer specialization requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The playground structure is divided into modular components including upright supports, crossbars, and connection elements that can be independently manufactured and assembled. Each module features standardized connection interfaces that simplify the assembly process while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection elements are designed with universal interfaces that can accommodate different module configurations. The standardized connection system allows the same connection element to be used across various playground structures, reducing the need for specialized installers while maintaining stability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional playground equipment is used, then structural stability is achieved, but customization options decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The structure is segmented into interchangeable modules that can be configured in multiple arrangements. This segmentation enables customization of footprint, features, and aesthetics while each module maintains standardized connection points that ensure structural stability regardless of configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows the playground structure to be dynamically reconfigured by adding, removing, or repositioning modules. The standardized connection system ensures that structural stability is maintained throughout the reconfiguration process, enabling both customization and stability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If modular components are introduced for customization, then adaptability increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A universal connection system is implemented across all modular components, allowing the same connection mechanism to be used throughout the entire structure. This universality enables high adaptability and customization while actually reducing overall system complexity by eliminating the need for multiple specialized connection types.
Data Source
AI summary
A playground frame includes upright support posts with respective through-holes configured to accept passthrough crossbars to connect the passthrough crossbars to the upright support posts. The playground frame further includes a plurality of non-passthrough crossbars to connect to the upright support posts at an elevation corresponding to the through-holes, where a first subset of the passthrough crossbars are oriented parallel to a first horizontal axis when passed through through-holes of the upright support posts, a second subset of the passthrough crossbars are oriented parallel to a second horizontal axis when passed through through-holes of the upright support posts.