Modular Tent With Zipper Channel Interconnects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ordinary tents have limited spaces and simple internal structures, failing to meet the requirements of children or pets for larger and more variable spatial structures for entertainment, and existing combinable tents have restricted combination modes and channel interconnectivity.
Innovation Solution
A modular combinable tent design featuring tent modules with openings for channel modules, connected via zipper assemblies that allow for flexible interconnection between channel and tent modules, enabling the creation of various spatial structures and accommodating items of different sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a single tent module is used, then the structure is simple, but the activity space is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The tent system is divided into multiple independent tent modules that can be separately manufactured and then combined. Each module has a standardized spatial structure with connection interfaces, allowing children to build larger activity spaces by assembling multiple modules together while maintaining relative structural simplicity of each individual module.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple tent modules are merged together through connection interfaces to form a combined tent system with expanded activity space. The modules can be connected in various configurations, allowing the overall structure to grow in complexity and size while each individual module remains relatively simple.
2Adaptability or versatility
If channels are connected via fixed structure, then the connection is stable, but the combination mode is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system transitions from fixed to dynamic through the use of zippers. The zipper assemblies allow channels to be connected, disconnected, and reconfigured easily, providing adaptability for different combination modes while maintaining stability during use through the secure zipper closure mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The zipper assembly serves multiple functions: it provides a secure connection between modules, allows for easy disconnection and reconfiguration, and works universally across different module types. This single mechanism enables both stable connection and versatile combination modes.
3Length of stationary object
If channel modules cannot be interconnected, then the structure is simple, but the distance between tents is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The channel system is segmented into multiple channel modules that can be connected in sequence. Each channel module has standardized connection interfaces that allow them to be linked together, enabling the creation of long channel corridors that can span greater distances between tents while maintaining the simplicity of individual module structures.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple channel modules are merged end-to-end to form extended channel corridors. The standardized connection interfaces allow seamless joining of modules, creating long continuous channels that can connect distant tent modules while each individual channel module remains structurally simple.
4Adaptability or versatility
If creative combination is restricted, then the manufacturing is simple, but the entertainment value is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
All tent modules and channel modules use standardized connection interfaces and zipper assemblies, allowing the same basic components to be manufactured using the same processes. This universality enables unlimited creative combinations while maintaining manufacturing simplicity, as no special components are needed for different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed to be dynamically reconfigurable through zipper connections, allowing children to freely assemble and disassemble modules in various creative arrangements. The standardized dynamic connection interface enables this creativity without requiring complex manufacturing, as the same modular components are used in all configurations.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a combinable tent, including a plurality of tent modules and channel modules connected to the tent modules. Each of the tent modules has a spatial structure formed by multiple surfaces in a surrounding mode, and at least one opening configured to be connected to a corresponding one of the channel modules is arranged in at least one of the surfaces; and each of the channel modules includes a channel and zipper assemblies arranged at two ends of the channel, where the zipper assemblies are configured to implement communication between the channel modules and communication between the channel modules and the tent modules.