Pet Tent Support Structure Compact Folding Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pet tent supports are cumbersome due to their inability to fold compactly, making them inconvenient for storage and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A pet tent support structure featuring a top-portion support, bottom-portion support, and lateral supports that can be sequentially folded, utilizing slidable members and fixing devices like magnets and engaging blocks to stabilize the structure, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly while minimizing space occupation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the tent support uses a conventional non-foldable structure, then the structure is simple and stable, but it occupies large space and is inconvenient for storage and transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The tent support structure is divided into multiple separable components: top-portion support, bottom-portion support, and two lateral supports. Each component can be independently folded and connected through connection members, allowing the entire structure to be disassembled into compact segments for storage while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The support rods are designed to nest within each other when folded. The top-portion support rods can be inserted into the lateral supports, which in turn can be stored within or alongside the bottom-portion support, creating a compact nested configuration that minimizes storage volume while preserving the complete structure when deployed.
2Ease of operation
If the tent support is designed to be foldable, then storage and carrying become convenient, but the assembly and disassembly processes become troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The connection members are pre-configured with connection holes and fastening mechanisms positioned at optimal locations on each support component. This preliminary arrangement of connection points allows users to quickly assemble the tent support by simply connecting the pre-positioned elements, rather than requiring complex alignment or multiple assembly steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection members utilize a simplified mechanical fastening system with holes and fasteners that can be quickly connected and disconnected, replacing more complex traditional tent pole connection mechanisms. This substitution enables rapid assembly and disassembly while maintaining structural stability.
3Volume of moving object
If the tent support uses a foldable structure with slidable members and fixing devices, then the folding compactness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates slidable members that can move along the support rods to adjust the folded configuration. These dynamic elements allow the structure to transition between extended and compact states, optimizing the folded size while using relatively simple sliding mechanisms rather than complex joint systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and compact folding of the pet tent support, reducing storage and carrying space requirements while maintaining stability in both folded and unfolded states.
Implementation Method 1
The fixing devices include magnets provided on the slidable members and magnets provided on the horizontal rods of the two lateral supports.
Implementation Method 2
The fixing devices include engaging blocks provided on the slidable members and engaging buckles provided on the horizontal rods of the two lateral supports.
Implementation Method 3
The bottom-portion connection members each include a two-way connector connected with every adjacent two of the horizontal rods of the bottom-portion support, an adapter connected with the two-way connector, and a hinge.
Data Source
AI summary
A pet tent support structure includes a top-portion support, a bottom-portion support, and two lateral supports capable of being sequentially folded towards the bottom-portion support. The top-portion support includes two horizontal rods capable of being respectively folded towards the lateral supports. The bottom-portion support is a rectangular structure formed by four horizontal rods. The two lateral supports each comprise a horizontal rod and two vertical rods respectively connected to two ends of the horizontal rod. The vertical rods are connected to the bottom-portion support via bottom-portion connection members, and the bottom-portion connection members of the two lateral supports have a difference in height therebetween. The pet tent support structure can be folded easily and quickly, and the size of the structure after folding is small and occupies a small space, thus enabling convenient storage and carrying.