Multi-functional luggage with pivoting seat frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Travelers face inconvenience when carrying multiple pieces of luggage, strollers, baby car seats, and pets, as they need to manage multiple items while moving, leading to a hassle in transportation.
Innovation Solution
A multi-functional luggage design featuring interconnected frames that pivot and transform into a portable carrier, seat, or scooter, allowing it to support humans, pets, and objects, with adjustable positions and storage compartments, and equipped with ground-engaging elements for mobility and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traveler carries multiple pieces of luggage, strollers, and baby car seats separately, then each item can be used for its specific purpose, but the traveler needs to manage and move multiple heavy items which increases physical burden and reduces convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate items (luggage, stroller, baby car seat) into a single integrated multi-functional device. The frame structure combines storage compartments with seat and stroller functions, allowing one device to replace several separate items, thereby reducing the total weight the traveler needs to manage while maintaining all necessary functionalities.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with universal multi-functionality, where the same structure can serve as luggage, stroller, and baby car seat depending on configuration. The seat can accommodate different age groups from infants to adults, and the device can transition between being pulled as luggage or pushed as a stroller, maximizing adaptability while minimizing the number of separate items needed.
2Ease of operation
If a traveler uses separate strollers and baby car seats, then each item provides specialized functionality, but the traveler needs to move and manage multiple items which increases complexity and reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple items into one integrated device, reducing the number of separate items from three or more (luggage, stroller, car seat) to a single multi-functional unit. This merging simplifies management and transportation while maintaining all specialized functions within one device.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates dynamic transformation capabilities through hinge structures that allow the seat to pivot between different positions. The frame can transition between configurations for different modes of use (pulled as luggage vs. pushed as stroller), and the seat angle can be adjusted dynamically to accommodate different age groups and comfort needs, enhancing ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the luggage is designed with fixed frame structure, then manufacturing is simpler and structure is more stable, but the luggage cannot transform into different configurations to support multiple functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic elements to the frame structure through hinge connections that allow the seat to pivot between different angular positions. These hinges enable the frame to transform from a closed luggage configuration to an open stroller configuration, and allow seat angle adjustment for different users, providing adaptability while maintaining structural integrity through well-defined pivot points.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame is segmented into distinct modules connected by hinges, allowing independent movement of the seat portion relative to the base luggage structure. This segmentation enables transformation between configurations while keeping each module relatively simple in design, balancing adaptability with manufacturing feasibility.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the third frame and second frame are kept closed in side-by-side relation, then the luggage maintains a compact enclosure for storage, but the frames cannot form a seat to support humans
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge structure enables the third frame to dynamically pivot relative to the second frame, transitioning between a closed side-by-side configuration for storage and an open configuration where the frames form a supportive seat structure. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the same structural elements to serve dual purposes without compromising stability in either mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge allows partial opening of the frame structure - not completely disassembled but opened sufficiently to form a seat while maintaining connection. This partial action enables the transformation from enclosed storage to supportive seat configuration, providing the necessary functional change while preserving structural integrity through the hinge connection.
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AI summary
A multi-functional luggage includes a first frame positioned such that an outer face of the first frame includes elements for engaging with the ground. The luggage further includes a second frame operably connected to the first frame and a third frame operably connected to the second frame using a hinge structure such that the third frame pivots from a first position wherein the second frame and the third frame are contiguous to a second position wherein the third frame and the second frame are partially open in order to expose interior of the third frame and the second frame. The third frame and the second frame form a seat in the second position that is sized to support a human such that a torso of the human rests in the second frame and feet of the human rests in the third frame.