Partitioned Collapsible Table With Wall-Mount Picture Frame Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collapsible tables lack the ability to be partitioned and hung on a wall for displaying images or graphics, and none efficiently combine ergonomic transportation and storage with wall-mounting capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible table design that allows for partitioning into independent sections, which can be combined to form a continuous surface, featuring a retracting leg assembly for easy storage and attachment means for wall mounting, enabling use as both a table and a picture frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the table is designed to be collapsible for ergonomic transportation and storage, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The table is divided into multiple independent sections that can be separated from each other. Each section includes its own support legs and mounting means, allowing individual sections to be collapsed, transported, and stored independently, thereby improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The support legs are designed with telescopic or folding mechanisms that allow them to extend when needed for table functionality and retract or fold when not in use, enabling ergonomic transportation and storage. This dynamic capability improves ease of operation while the modular segmentation helps manage the resulting device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If the table is partitioned into independent sections, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The table top is divided into multiple independent sections that can be separated, reconfigured, and mounted individually or in combination. Each section includes integrated mounting means, allowing flexible configuration for different uses (full table, partial table, or wall-mounted picture frame display), thereby improving adaptability while the standardized segmentation approach helps manage device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Each table section is designed to be multi-functional, serving as part of a complete table when combined with other sections or as an independent wall-mounted picture frame when separated and mounted individually. The universal mounting means integrated into each section enables this versatility without requiring complex additional mechanisms, managing device complexity while improving adaptability
3Adaptability or versatility
If mounting means are added to individual sections for wall hanging, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting means are integrated directly into the table top frame structure of each section, combining the table functionality with picture frame mounting capability in a single unified design. This merging approach allows individual sections to be mounted on walls as picture frames without adding separate or complex mounting mechanisms, thereby improving adaptability while managing device complexity through integration
Solution Approach 2:
Each table section incorporates universal mounting means that enable the section to function both as part of a complete table and as an independent wall-mounted picture frame. This multi-functionality is achieved through integrated mounting brackets or hooks built into the frame structure, allowing versatile use without increasing device complexity through additional separate mechanisms
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AI summary
A table that can be divided into separate sections, each section capable of being hung on a wall as a picture frame. When the sections are combined a table is defined that can be folded along a partition. The table further includes retractable, telescopic legs. A plurality of clamp members are used to hold a backing member in place, which provides support for a graphic mounted within the table top assembly.