Modular Therapy House with Detachable Wall Table

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing indoor therapy solutions lack the ability to provide indirect therapeutic treatment without direct physical contact between patients and therapists, and are not easily transportable, while also failing to create an optimal environment for focused play, learning, and communication in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders.

Innovation Solution

A multifunctional indoor therapy house with an entrance, seating, and a detachable table that can be attached to the wall, allowing patients to enter and be secured within, while the table can be locked in place for therapeutic treatment, and the structure can be easily disassembled and reassembled for transport, featuring adjustable components to control stimulus levels and promote focused interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the therapy house is designed as a fixed structure with direct physical contact between patient and therapist, then therapeutic treatment is effective, but the structure is not easily transportable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic treatment effectivenessVSAvoidtransportability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The therapy house is divided into separate modular components including walls, roof, floor, table, and seating that can be easily assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the structure to be transported to different locations while maintaining its therapeutic functionality when assembled.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A transparent partition or glass wall is introduced as an intermediary element between the patient and therapist. This allows indirect therapeutic treatment through the partition while maintaining visual contact and communication, enabling therapy without direct physical contact.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If the therapy house provides a controlled environment with reduced stimuli, then concentration and attention are improved, but the structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconcentration and attention controlVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The interior surfaces of the therapy house are specifically designed with smooth, non-reflective materials in neutral colors to reduce visual stimuli. The acoustics are optimized with sound-absorbing materials to minimize auditory distractions. These localized quality enhancements create the controlled environment needed for improved concentration without requiring complex overall structural modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP2618589B1Therapy house for indoors
Publication Date: 2015.09.23 KONTOZAMANIS KUNZENMANN MARIA REGINA
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AI summary

The therapy house (100) comprises an input (1) for the patient and a seat (2) for patient. A table (3) is fastened at wall on the therapy house. The table is releasable so that the access of patient in the therapy house from the region of the inlet is removable. An elevation adjustment device (20) is provided for seat. The intermediate bottom (4) is provided with elevation adjustment device (21). An independent claim is included for kit for therapy house.