Multi-Disc Angle Adjusting Mechanism for Foldable Clothes Drying Racks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional clothes drying racks occupy a large area and lack adjustability in unfolding angles, making them cumbersome and difficult to operate.
Innovation Solution
An angle adjusting mechanism for clothes drying racks featuring a rotating shaft with multiple connecting discs and a locking module, allowing adjustable unfolding angles and compact storage through a limiting and locking mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional integrated clothes drying rack is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but it occupies a large area and lacks adjustability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transforming the fixed structure of traditional drying racks into a dynamic, adjustable system. The connecting discs and rotating shafts enable the drying rack to change its configuration between folded and unfolded states, and to adjust to different unfolding angles, thereby improving adaptability while reducing occupied area when folded.
Solution Approach 2:
The drying rack is segmented into multiple independent components including first and second connecting discs, third and fourth connecting discs, and rotating shafts. This segmentation allows each component to move and adjust independently, enabling angle adjustment and compact folding while maintaining overall structural integrity.
2Ease of operation
If a foldable clothes drying rack is used, then the occupied area is reduced, but the unfolding angle cannot be adjusted and the operation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The locking module is designed to automatically lock the connecting discs at predetermined angles without requiring manual adjustment or complex operations. The limiting module similarly provides automatic limiting of rotation angles, making the system self-regulating and easy to operate while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameters by introducing predetermined locking angles through the locking module and limiting module. This allows the drying rack to transition between specific angular positions (folded, partially unfolded, fully unfolded) simplifying the operation compared to continuous manual adjustment while maintaining structural efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple connecting discs and locking modules are added for angle adjustment, then the adjustability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting discs serve multiple functions: they connect different sections of the drying rack, enable rotation for angle adjustment, and work with the locking module to provide predetermined angle locking. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while achieving angle adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking module and limiting module are integrated into the existing connecting disc structure rather than being separate add-on components. The locking blocks are disposed on the connecting discs themselves, and the limiting holes are formed in the connecting discs, merging the angle control functions with the structural connecting elements to minimize overall component count.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an angle adjusting mechanism for a clothes drying rack and the clothes drying rack. The angle adjusting mechanism for a clothes drying rack includes a rotating shaft (11), a first connecting disc (1), a second connecting disc (2), a third connecting disc (3), a fourth connecting disc (4), a limiting module (6), and a locking module (5), where the first connecting disc (1), the second connecting disc (2), the third connecting disc (3), and the fourth connecting disc (4) are sequentially disposed on the rotating shaft (11) from inside to outside, and are rotatable around the rotating shaft, the limiting module (5) is configured to limit a relative rotating angle of the first connecting disc (1) and the second connecting disc (2), and the locking module (5) is configured to lock/unlock the third connecting disc (3) to/from the fourth connecting disc (4). The present invention has the advantages of operation simplicity, adjustability of unfolding angles and small occupied area after folding.