Movable Boat Tower with Retractable Canopy Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing boat canopies are inconvenient due to manual setup and retraction, limited adjustability, and difficulty in storing and moving to cover different areas of the deck.
Innovation Solution
A movable tower system with retractable canopies that can be easily extended and retracted using actuators, allowing for adjustable coverage of the deck and storage within a compartment on the tower.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a removable or retractable canopy is installed to protect the deck from rain or sun, then protection coverage is improved, but the canopy cannot be moved to cover different areas once set up
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the tower movable along the deck rather than fixed. The tower can be repositioned to different locations, allowing the canopy to dynamically cover different areas of the deck as needed, thus providing both protection and adaptability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the canopy frame is attached to the sides of the deck, then structural stability is improved, but the canvas cannot be easily repositioned or adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the canopy system into a movable tower portion and a separate canvas portion. The tower can be moved independently along the deck while the canvas remains attached to the tower, allowing the canvas to be repositioned by simply moving the tower without detaching or refolding the canvas itself.
3Device complexity
If manual setup and retraction of the canopy is used, then device complexity is reduced, but time consumption and labor effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated motion for the tower along the deck using a motorized or actuated mechanism. This dynamic automation reduces the manual effort and time required for setup and retraction while maintaining relatively simple overall device complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the tower is made movable along the deck, then adaptability to cover different areas is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automated motion for the tower along the deck using a motorized or actuated mechanism. This dynamic automation reduces the manual effort and time required for setup and retraction while maintaining relatively simple overall device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A boat has a hull and a deck is disposed on the hull. A tower is connected to the deck. The tower has a top. The top has at least one storage compartment defined therein. A canopy is connected to the top, the canopy has at least one frame member and a canvas connected to the at least one frame member. The canopy has an extended position and a retracted position. The canvas and the at least one frame member are disposed at least in part in the storage compartment of the top when the canopy is in the retracted position. A boat having a tower with a top and a canopy attached thereto is also disclosed where the tower is movable between a first position and a second position.