Outdoor Bed with Solar-Powered Canopy for Electronic Device Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional outdoor beds with canopies lack versatility, as they only provide basic shelter and seating/lying functions without integrating features to enhance user experience, such as power supply for electronic devices.
Innovation Solution
A bed with canopy that incorporates a solar energy converter, power storage device, controller, and power consumer device, enabling the use of electronic products through solar-powered charging, along with movable canopy and adjustable bed features for diverse user needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional canopy and bed are simply combined, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the functionality remains limited to basic shelter and seating/lying only
Solution Approach 1:
The canopy is transformed from a simple shelter into a multi-functional platform by integrating a solar energy converter, power storage device, controller, and power consumer device. These additional components enable the canopy to provide electrical power for electronic devices, illumination, and other powered functions, thereby achieving multi-functionality without fundamentally changing the basic canopy-bed structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the canopy with multiple functional components (solar energy converter, power storage device, controller, power consumer device) into an integrated system. This combination allows the canopy to simultaneously perform sheltering and power generation/storage/distribution functions, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and versatility
2Adaptability or versatility
If solar energy converter, power storage device, controller, and power consumer device are added to the bed with canopy, then diversified functions are achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated electrical system (solar energy converter, power storage device, controller, power consumer device) enables the canopy to serve multiple purposes: generating electricity, storing power, and providing various powered functions such as device charging and illumination, thereby achieving versatility despite increased complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The solar energy converter enables the system to generate its own power, making the bed with canopy self-sufficient in terms of energy supply. This self-service capability reduces dependency on external power sources and justifies the added complexity by providing autonomous functionality
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The integration of solar-powered charging and adjustable bed features enhances user convenience by providing power for electronic devices, improved illumination, and adaptable seating/lying positions, meeting diverse user requirements.
Implementation Method 1
The solar energy converter is disposed on the canopy for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy into electrical energy
Implementation Method 2
The power storage device is electrically connected with the solar energy converter and disposed at the bed or the canopy. When the solar energy converter is operating, the solar energy is converted into the electrical energy, and the electrical energy is stored in the power storage device
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AI summary
A bed with canopy, including a canopy, a bed, a solar energy converter, a power storage device, a controller, and a power consumer device is described herein. The bed is disposed below the canopy. The solar energy converter is disposed on the canopy. The power storage device, the contoller are electrically connected with the solar energy converter The power consumer device is electrically connected with the power storage device. The bed with canopy of the present invention not only remains the shielding function of the canopy and the lying or sitting function of the bed, but also a charging device utilizing solar energy is added for powering a power consumer device, the power consumer device is used cooperatively with electronic products to realize diversified functions of the electronic products such that more functions is expanded to meet the needs of users on diversified products.