Modular Slide Tower Assembly for Connected Multi-Level Play
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional leisure sports facilities lack the ability to configure various slide towers of different sizes and shapes, and the slide paths are not organically connected, leading to low usability and limited user engagement.
Innovation Solution
A slide tower system composed of modular, polyhedral module members connected via a connection unit, with slide members at varying vertical heights, allowing for selective assembly and independent sliding play, and featuring start and arrival members for enhanced user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional leisure sports facilities are manufactured separately and installed independently, then each facility can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall system lacks versatility and cannot configure various slide towers of different sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The slide tower system is divided into multiple modular units, each capable of independent manufacture and installation. These modules can be selectively assembled to configure different tower sizes and shapes, enabling versatility while maintaining manageable complexity through standardization of connection interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular units are designed with universal connection mechanisms that allow the same basic module to serve multiple functions and be configured in various arrangements. This enables a single module type to contribute to different tower configurations, enhancing adaptability without requiring specialized components for each variant.
2Ease of operation
If slides are installed at fixed positions connected to the ground, then installation is simplified, but the slide paths are not organically connected and user engagement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The slide installation system transitions from fixed, ground-connected structures to a dynamic, modular configuration where slides can be positioned at varying heights and connected through intermediate modules. This allows organic path connections while maintaining installation simplicity through standardized connection protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
Slides and support structures are arranged in a nested configuration where smaller slide components are integrated within the modular tower structure. This nesting enables organic connections between slides at different levels while keeping individual components simple and easy to install independently.
3Device complexity
If a single centralized tower structure is used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but user interest is reduced due to lack of varied slide paths
Solution Approach 1:
The tower structure is segmented into multiple modular units with varying configurations, allowing the overall structure to maintain simplicity through standardized modules while creating variety in slide paths through different assembly arrangements. Users experience diverse paths without encountering complex structural designs.
Solution Approach 2:
Different modules within the tower structure have specialized local characteristics that create varied slide paths and experiences. Each module can be configured with specific slide arrangements tailored to its position, providing local variety while the overall tower structure remains relatively simple and modular.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a slide tower system, which includes module members formed in a polyhedral shape; a connection unit configured to connect the module members with respect to a floor to form a tower body; and a plurality of slide members selectively connected to connection holes formed in the module members that form the tower body by connecting the module members to the floor and configured to perform vertical sliding movement, so that various slide towers of different sizes and shapes may be constructed by selectively assembling the plurality of modules.